Never Too Late: If you missed The IPKat last week!

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has published the Guidelines for the Examination and Trial, which came into effect on January 1, 2022, and our GuestKat Tian Lu has provided a detailed overview of the substantive structure and major addiction.

A recent case before the Amsterdam District Court addressed the question of whether the unauthorized publication of manuscripts of the Diary of Anne Frank constituted copyright infringement. Our GuestKat Jan Jacobi presented the background, the outcome and a commentary on the case.

Have you ever heard of the word “bowdlerization”? And why this word might be relevant from a copyright perspective? PermaKat Neil Wilkof provides the answer with a link to the book publishing project “The Family Shakespeare” by Thomas and Henrietta Maria Bowdler.

There have been two referrals (consolidated) to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) on the question of the EPO’s joint application approach to priority for PCT(EP) applications (G 1/22 and G 2/22). Our GuestKat Rose Hughes reviewed the legal background, facts, and commentary on the EBA’s decision.

GuestKat Rose Hughes also reviewed recent changes of EPO’s Guidelines for examination on description amendments, which will come into force on March 1, 2022.

The IPKat in Memory of Ronald J. Lehrman.

The yearly conference of ATRIP will be held June 22-24 online! GuestKat Frantzeska Papadopoulou provides more information here!

The IPKat’s book of the year contest has ended! And here are the winners!