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Book Review: Intellectual Property as a Complex Adaptive System

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/06/book-review-intellectual-property-as.html This Kat is delighted to review “Intellectual Property as a Complex Adaptive System” (eds. Anselm Kamperman Sanders and Anke Moerland, 2021), the latest publication within EIPIN series of Edward Elgar. The book opens with Anselm Kamperman Sanders and Anke Moerland advancing their vision as to why intellectual property (IP)... Continue reading
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UK IPO clears IP rights examination backlog

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/06/uk-ipo-clears-ip-rights-examination.html Readers will be pleased to hear that the UK intellectual property office (IPO) has announced that its IP rights examination has cleared a backlog – of more than 45,000 patent, trade mark and designs applications – which is now down to zero, for the first time in several years.... Continue reading
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Informa IP events return as in-person events and come with a special IPKat readers’ discount

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/06/informa-ip-events-return-as-in-person.html Summer time, study time … The IPKat is pleased to inform its readers that the traditional IP events organized by Informa are back as in-person events and that IPKat readers are entitled to a VIP discount in the registration fee. The events taking place over July and August are:... Continue reading
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From Open Access to Open Science; as open as possible as closed as necessary?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/06/from-open-access-to-open-science-as.html The Commission Report on Open Science and Intellectual Property Rights was published in April 2022 (read it here). According to the Commission, this report provides a critical analysis of the literature on the relation between Open Science (OS) and IPR protection and how they might live harmoniously, by scoping... Continue reading
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Long walk to copyright reform #4: South Africa’s Parliamentary Committee approves a revised Copyright Amendment Bill

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/06/long-walk-to-copyright-reform-4-south.html Some progress has been made on the legislative front in terms of South Africa’s journey to amend its copyright statute. On Friday last week (10 June 2022), South Africa’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry adopted its report on the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) and the Performers’ Protection Amendment... Continue reading
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CJEU: existence of earlier local right sufficient to fend off trade mark claims

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/06/cjeu-existence-of-earlier-local-right.html Trade marks are very strong rights, on the basis of which a proprietor can bring forward a wide variety of claims. Yet, the rights conferred by a trade mark may be limited, for instance when the proprietor faces an earlier right applying in a particular locality. With respect to... Continue reading
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Ten things to know about NFTs

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/06/ten-things-to-know-about-nfts.html Recently, I spoke in the PRS London Members’ Day panel about NFTs, alongside Cliff Fluet (Lewis Silkin) and Mike Walsh (Serenade). There has obviously been a considerable amount of excitement around non-fungible tokens (NFTs) over the last few years and some interesting developments in the last few months. Here... Continue reading
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UK IPO report: use of intellectual property rights across UK industries

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/06/uk-ipo-report-use-of-intellectual.html The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has published a report which shows that over a third (34.95%) of UK industries are found to be ‘IP intensive’. The report, published on 9th June 2022 here, is an update to a similar publication by the IPO in September 2020. The research... Continue reading
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Could ‘COVIDIOT’ be a trade mark in the EU?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/06/could-covidiot-be-trade-mark-in-eu.html The rush to file trade mark applications to capitalize on a trending term or phrase is not new. Just to mention a few recent examples, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) received applications relating to ‘JE SUIS CHARLIE’ in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attack and ‘BLACK... Continue reading
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EU General Court dismisses Apple’s appeal against revocation of ‘THINK DIFFERENT’ EU trade mark

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/06/eu-general-court-dismisses-apples.html For long-time Apple users, followers, and fans, the phrase ‘THINK DIFFERENT’ will undoubtedly ring a bell or two. Do a quick Google search and you will find many sites explaining the history and significance of the phrase to Apple and its branding, and how it brought a new wave... Continue reading