In: The IPKat BLOG
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/guest-post-can-owner-of-artistic-work.html A few days ago The IPKat reported on the injunction issued by the Rome Court of First Instance regarding the unauthorized minting of NFTs from a trade mark perspective. Now, a further development on IP and NFTs comes from Spain, as Katfriend Mercedes Morán Ruiz (CEDRO) reports: Can the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/guest-post-ag-rantos-existence-of-ip.html The IPKat is pleased to host the following post by former GuestKat Jan Jacobi, analyzing the recently released Opinion of Advocate General (AG) Rantos in Castorama Polska, C-628/21, a referral for a preliminary ruling from Poland asking about the correct interpretation of the right to information under the Enforcement... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/is-use-of-sign-in-commerce-in-different.html Adding to the increasingly abundant case law on unconventional EU trade marks (EUTMs), in a judgment (Case T-273/21) from October this year, the General Court found that use of a three-dimensional EUTM with additional figurative and word elements to how such sign was register did not alter the distinctive... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/ip-and-tv-series-netflixs-playlist.html There was a time when the biggest concern of artists struggling with the machinations of the music industry was “just” the impossibility of being creatively free. When he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, Prince said, “When I first started out in the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/saturday-sundries.html Meow! December is just around the corner – and with it a few reminders, opportunities, and events for you to check out! “African Caracal” by jurvetson is licensed under CC BY 2.0. REMINDERS 21 November 2022 | IFIM-Stockholm University | “Overview and discussion of some of the most notable decisions of the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/on-repatriation-questions-of-copyright.html In July 2022, the Governments of Nigeria and Germany executed a Joint Declaration regarding the repatriation to Nigeria of ancient Benin bronzes looted during the colonial era. This Declaration constituted part of the efforts by the Nigerian Government to engage foreign governments for the repatriation of various cultural heritage... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/burden-of-proof-for-inventive-step.html The recent decision T 0555/18 from the EPO Boards of Appeal considered the burden of proof for unusual parameters relied on for inventive step. The patent in question (EP2117839) related to shrink wrap for use in food packaging. On appeal, the Opponent argued that the patent lacked inventive step. The only... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/latest-epo-user-survey-on-vico-oral.html The EPO has released the results of the most recent user survey on ViCo oral proceedings. Both supporters and critics of ViCo oral proceedings will find support for their view in the report. The EPO itself concludes that ViCo has been a huge success and is welcomed and supported by... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/epo-report-reveals-female.html This Kat is looking out for femaleinventors Gender balance in the European intellectual property profession is a topic of much comment, with the EPO’s recent publication of a study on female representation among inventors adding some interesting figures to the discussion. While the headline figure that 13.2% of inventors... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/dior-against-adult-film-star-gigi-diors.html This Kat, while still junior in his professional path, has a growing interest in luxury brands (Merpel says, just you wait…) and this “saucy” trade mark story on Page Sixkept him amused for the day. According to Page Six, “Porn star Gigi Dior – known for adult movies... Continue reading
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