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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/iconic-welsh-word-trade-marks.html Recently, this Kat reported on Beyoncé’s decision to remove a sample from her song, after Kelis took to social media to complain, even though the rights had been cleared and there was no copyright infringement. As I explained in the Guardian: “It doesn’t matter that Beyoncé didn’t actually infringe... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/contradictions-between-guidelines-and.html A recent decision from the Boards of Appeal considered when a first instance department should reconsider a decision before sending an appeal to the Boards of Appeal (interlocutory revision) (T 682/22). The decision highlights the self-contradictory stipulations in the Guidelines for Examination on interlocutory revision. Parts of the Guidelines also contradict the established... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/vico-oral-proceedings-waiting-for-end.html According to even the most recent decisions from the Boards of Appeal of the EPO, we are still in a state of general emergency justifying holding oral proceedings by ViCo without the consent of all parties. However, as the heightened threat of COVID-19 slowly diminishes, the Boards’ justifications for... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/kenya-copyright-board-on-responsible.html Last week, Kenya’s government agency in charge of copyright matters, Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) published an advisory via its Twitter handle. The advisory titled “Advisory on memes and copyright law” was published to inform the public that in its (KECOBO’s) view, memes are adaptations of copyright-protected works and may... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/epo-responds-to-criticism-over-st26.html The European Patent Office (EPO) has issued a response to epi’s letter voicing concerns over implementation of the new sequence listing format, ST.26, for patent applications (IPKat). The EPO’s full response has been published by epi and can be read here. Sequence of cats Unsurprisingly, the EPO will not be changing... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/uk-government-responds-to-design-right.html With Brexit being “behind” us, the UK government is now looking to improve and modernize the protection of intellectual property rights. As a first step, the UK announced that it has joined the Global Brands Database made available by WIPO. The database is (relatively) easy to use and has over... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/book-review-copyright-in-digital-single.html This is a book review of Copyright in the Digital Single Market: Article-by-Article Commentary to the Provisions of Directive 2019/790, by our very own Kat – Professor Eleonora Rosati who has been contributing to the IPKat blog since 2012 and is Professor of IP Law and Director of the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/uk-government-publishes-responses-to.html A patent that protects technology which is essential to implementing a standard is known as a standard essential patent (SEP). The number of declared SEPs doubled on average every five years between the early 1990s to 2014 [see here page 61, figure 10.1]. As of 2020, around 95,000 patents have been... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/guest-post-made-in-italy-and-false.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the guest contribution below by Anna Maria Stein (Eversheds Sutherland), who comments on two recent decisions of the Italian Supreme Court concerning use of the designation ‘Made in Italy’. Here’s what Anna Maria writes: ‘Made in Italy’ and false indications... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/beyonce-brings-all-samples-to-yard-and.html Beyoncé has received backlash on her latest album “Renaissance,” which has resulted in the removal of a sample from her song “Energy” – but not for legal reasons. Headlines such as “Beyoncé Has Removed A “Milkshake” Sample From Her Song “Energy” After Kelis Called It Theft” and “…for allegedly... Continue reading
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