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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/in-memoriam-ronald-j-lehrman-1932-2022.html IPKat was saddened by the announcement that Ron Lehrman passed away on Wednesday, February 9th. In 1969, Ron, together with Peter Weiss, Heinz Dawid and Alvin Fross, established Weiss, Dawid, Fross & Lehrman – now known as Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C. Based in New York City with... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/new-guidelines-for-trade-mark.html On 16 November 2021, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), through Announcement No 462, released the Guidelines for Trade Mark Examination and Trial (the Guidelines 2022, accessible here; for now, they are only in Chinese). As of 1 January 2022, the Guidelines 2022 have come into effect, repealing... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/dutch-court-rejects-copyright.html The diary of Anne Frank is renowned throughout the world. In some countries, the diary and other scripts and works of Anne Frank are still protected by copyright. After her tragic death, her father Otto Frank, inherited the copyrights on her works. In a recent case before the district... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/thomas-and-henrietta-maria-bowdler-and.html Unauthorized changes to a text reside in the murkier confines of the copyright system, where, at most, moral rights may hold court. Our lexicon captures this mist: Characterize such alterations as “expurgation,” distortion”, or “red- penciling”, and it may raise eyebrows. But call it “editing”, and furrows on one’s... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/new-referrals-to-enlarged-board-on-epos.html There have been two referrals (consolidated) to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) on the question of the EPO’s joint application approach to priority for PCT(EP) applications (G 1/22 and G 2/22). A referral on the co/joint applicants approach to priority has long been expected (IPKat), and the new referrals... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html Whilst Asia has been rather dormant in the IP field this past week due to the Chinese New Year holidays, there have been a number of developments on the European side:- The Dragon Kat Designs The UK IPO is carrying out a Call for Views on that country’s... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/changes-in-draft-2022-epo-guidelines.html The EPO has released the draft Guidelines for Examination 2022. The new Guidelines will come into force on 1 March 2022. Alongside the release of the draft Guidelines, the EPO has launched a user consultation. There had been cautious hope that the new Guidelines would soften the stringent description amendment... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/ipkat-book-of-year-2021-winners.html Thank you to readers for voting in the IPKat book of the year awards, here are your 2021 nominees and winners! Best Patent Law Book The nominations were: EPC.App and PCT.App (Self-editable EPC and PCT reference books) Patent Subject Matter Eligibility: A Global Guide, (eds) Paul W Browning, Christopher... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/atrip-2022-going-online-22th-24th-of.html IPKat friend Professor Jens Schovsbo, President of ATRIP (International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property) has informed us that the yearly conference of ATRIP, that would have take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, during the 22th to the 24th of June will be now held... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/sunday-surprises.html EVENTS UIC John Marshall Law School Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law “Music Copyright Infringement: Global Perspective” (18 March 2022 | online) On March 18, 2022, UIC LAW’s Center for Intellectual Property & Privacy Law will host a conference on how courts in Asia, Europe, and North... Continue reading
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