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The interpretation of trade mark goods and services: what about that definition in the regulation?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-interpretation-of-trade-mark-goods.html Kat friend Marcel Pemsel, who will shortly publish as a full-fledged Guest Kat, already shares his thoughts on a recent trademark decision by the General Court concerning that favorite of trade mark questions: what does the specification of goods and services cover? Interpreting the list of goods and services... Continue reading
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The IPKat team: arrivals, farewells, and news

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-ipkat-team-arrivals-farewells-and.html Every now and then, The IPKat team welcomes new contributors, says thanks and goodbye to existing contributors, and shares some news concerning the Kats. Let’s find out more! GuestKats The IPKat is delighted to welcome the following as new GuestKats for the next six months. Anna Maria Stein –... Continue reading
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Africa IP Highlights #3: Patents, other IPRs and reforms in IP policy, legislation and administration

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/africa-ip-highlights-3-patents-other.html This post is the third and final instalment in the “Africa IP Highlights 2022″ series of posts highlighting some of the key developments in IP in Africa in 2022. The first 2 posts covered copyright and trade marks. As previously stated, the Africa IP Highlights 2022 is the result... Continue reading
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Africa IP Highlights 2022 #2: All about trade marks

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/africa-ip-highlights-2022-2-all-about.html Yesterday, it was all about key developments in the copyright field in the Africa IP Highlights 2022 – the result of collaboration between myself and Doreen Adoma Agyei and Clarisse Mideva. Today, it’s all about trade marks. January: In South Africa, a High Court ruled on a trade mark... Continue reading
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SAVE THE DATE: The IPKat is turning 20 in 2023 .. and we will be celebrating on 8 June 2023!

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/save-date-ipkat-is-turning-20-in-2023.html Time flies when you are having fun, they say … That must be even truer when the fun is IP-related. In 2023, in fact, our beloved blog The IPKat will leave its teen years behind and turn … 20! As our readers know, The IPKat was co-founded by Jeremy... Continue reading
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Adam Williams appointed as CEO of UK IPO

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/adam-williams-appointed-as-ceo-of-uk-ipo.html The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has announced that Adam Williams has been appointed Chief Executive and Comptroller-General of the IPO. The announcement reported the following: Adam WilliamsImage: UK IPO Adam joined the Intellectual Property Office in 2009 and took up the role of Director of Business and International... Continue reading
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Book review: IP for Start-Ups

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/book-review-ip-for-start-ups.html This is a review of Intellectual Property Strategies for Start-ups: A Practical Guide, edited by Stefan Golkowsky, partner, PFENNING Patent Attorneys and Lawyers, Berlin, Germany. Leif Zierz describes in the foreword, that “this book illustrates how IP protection – especially in the early stages of a business – helps... Continue reading
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Africa IP highlights 2022 #1: Copyright matters

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/africa-ip-highlights-2022-1-copyright.html It’s December and time for …drumroll… The Africa IP Highlights! The Africa IP Highlights is an initiative of this Kat and is a series of posts put together to highlight some of the key developments in IP in Africa each year. Interested readers can find the Africa IP Highlights... Continue reading
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The post-Brexit trade mark order: (ir)relevance of use and acquired distinctiveness in the UK for EU trade marks

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-post-brexit-trade-mark-order.html Post-Brexit, evidence of use and acquired distinctiveness of a trade mark may be one of the areas within trade mark law that cause headaches for practitioners. The position of the EUIPO, when it comes to acquired distinctiveness through use in the UK for the purposes of an invalidation action... Continue reading
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[Guest post] Does election rhyme with copyright protection?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/guest-post-does-election-rhyme-with.html Can you use someone’s song without their permission, moreover in the context of a political event? The answer seems to be a straightforward one. Yet, many politicians continue behaving like that. Our Katfriends at Gorrissen Federspiel in Copenhagen – Hanne Kirk, Jakob Plesner Mathiasen and Paul Sina – comment.... Continue reading