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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/entry-into-force-of-12th-edition-of.html Trade mark practitioners should be aware that the 12th edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (“Nice Classification”) will enter into force on 1 January 2023. The 12th edition can be assessed here. In its recent Information Notice... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/c-25621-cjeus-interpretation-of.html By its decision C-256/21 of 13 October 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) answered a referred question regarding the jurisdiction of EU trade mark courts: under Regulation 2017/1001 (EUTMR), does an EU trade mark court have jurisdiction over the invalidity of an EU trade mark... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/katcall-reminder.html The deadline for submissions to the openings for GuestKats and InternKats positions (as announced here) is approaching. Those interested must submit their complete applications no later than Friday, 21 October 2022 (midnight, GMT). Complete applications must contain CV details, interest in IPKat, and a 400-word writing sample (or a link to... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/general-court-considers-whether-light.html Adding to the increasingly abundant case law on unconventional EU trade marks (EUTMs), in a recent decision (Case T-168/21, only available in French and German) rendered earlier this month, the General Court had to consider whether the colour mark below (described as light blue: RAL 5012) could be sufficiently... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/laguiole-knife-at-origin-of-french-gi.html The French Patent and Trade Mark Office (INPI) recently registered “Couteau Laguiole” as a geographical indication (GI) for a knife produced in the French communes of Laguiole and Thiers. It is a French-only GI, as no EU-wide GI protection is currently foreseen for craft and industrial products (also known... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/breaking-epo-to-abolish-10-day-rule.html The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) is reporting that the EPO Administrative Council (AC) has decided to abolish the 10 day rule. Old style delivery The EPO “10 day rule” is currently provided by Rule 126(2) EPC. The Rule stipulates that notification from the EPO is considered to occur 10 days... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/when-you-cant-know-book-by-its-title.html A major contribution of economics to our understanding of trademarks is “search costs”, generally here . This idea is that trademarks are an efficient tool for consumers because a consumer can rely on the mark, rather than having to search for sufficient information about the source of the product... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/uffizi-museum-sues-jean-paul-gaultier.html Jean Paul Gaultier’s Le Musée Yesterday the news broke that the Uffizi museum in Florence is taking legal action against Jean Paul Gaultier over the unauthorized reproduction of the stunning and well-known Renaissance painting Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli in garments and accessories that are part of Gaultier’s... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/book-review-artificial-inventor.html Image: Thomson Reuters In ‘The Artificial Inventor’ (Thomson Reuters), Luz Sánchez García (University of Murcia) characterises humanity as standing at the cusp of an ‘Artificial Invention Age’ in which Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer used as a tool but rather a creative partner or independent innovator. The challenges... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/limitations-in-berne-convention-dutch.html In international copyright disputes, the Berne Convention (‘BC’) is often applicable. One of the main principles of the BC is that an author seeking protection in another country should be able to rely on the same level of copyright protection granted to nationals in that other country. Article 2(7)... Continue reading
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