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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/non-distinctive-elements-similarity-of.html The relevance of weakly or non-distinctive elements in the comparison of marks and the assessment of the likelihood of confusion, is a hotly debated issue. The General Court and the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) long supported the notion that likelihood of confusion can be based on... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/20-years-of-ipkat-celebrate-with-us-in.html Can you believe that, this coming June, The IPKat will turn … 20?! It’s really true that time does fly when you’re having (IP) fun! Launched in June 2003 as a teaching aid for IP law students in London, The IPKat’s blog has become a popular source of material,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/sunday-surprises_12.html Masterclasses, conferences, and job openings. Here are the latest opportunities and events. Events Masterclass on Copyright & Platform Liability in the European Digital Single Market Professor Eleonora Rosati of Stockholm University will be giving this masterclass on February 16, hosted by the Intellectual Property and Technology Students Association... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/guest-post-engines-are-really-warming.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following conference report by former GuestKat Gabriele Girardello (Pavia e Ansaldo) on a life sciences conference that he attended in Amsterdam a few days ago. Here’s what Gabriele writes: Engines are really warming up: one (last?!) life sciences conference... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/registration-of-swiss-military-and-red.html Kat friend Latha Nair reports on an interesting decision from India on the registrability of two marks–SWISS MILITARY and design, and the word mark SWISS MILITARY. In the case of Armasuisse v. The Trade Mark Registry & Ors, the Delhi High Court issued a common judgment in two appeals... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/fashion-at-mcdonalds-when-happy-meal.html In an interview with GQ magazine, Raf Simons said: “I’m inspired by people who bring something that I think has not been seen, that is original. It’s not always about being new-new because who is new-new?”. Indeed, it is difficult in fashion to escape the influence of the pre-existing.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/recent-changes-to-madrid-system.html On 1 February 2023, several important changes to the Madrid System came into effect. They concern the following: The representation of colour marks; Colour claims in international registrations; Filing of non-traditional trade marks, such as sound, motion and multimedia marks; Representation of earlier rights in provisional refusals; and Communication... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_6.html Here is the latest recap of the posts written by the Kats since the last Never Too Late post. Image by Pixabay Copyright Nedim reported the words of Katfriends Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Oliver Faihurst, from Lewis Silkin, on the litigation commenced by Getty against the developers of the AI image... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/uk-government-axes-plans-to-broaden.html Ready to mine … As it was explained in the Impact Assessment accompanying the Commission’s Proposal for what would eventually become and be adopted by the Parliament and the Council as the DSM Directive [Katposts here], text and data mining (TDM) is a term commonly used to describe the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/digital-art-protectable-under-copyright.html As the well-known Sanremo Music Festival is approaching with the 2023 edition, the Italian Supreme Court recently issued decision No. 1107/2023 involving RAI – Radiotelevisione Italiana. This decision was rendered in the context of proceedings concerning the alleged unlawful use of an art work created using software in a... Continue reading
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