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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/06/uk-samsung-liable-for-trade-mark.html A recent judgment that caught this Kat’s attention was delivered by the High Court of England & Wales further to a trade mark infringement claim brought by members of the Swatch group of watch makers against Samsung (Montres Breguet S.A. and others v Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Samsung... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/06/after-michael-jordan-new-typical-case.html On the topic of unauthorized use of a celebrity’s image, readers might recall the IPKat post covering the high-profile Michael Jordan case in China in 2017. Regarding the monochrome red-coloured silhouette of, let’s say, an unspecified person, this Kat commented as follows: Iconic scene of 2017 China IP Without... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/06/ag-szpunar-advises-cjeu-not-to-extend.html Gigi was also awaiting her delivery … Is the operator of an online marketplace (more specifically: a hybrid marketplace, which also provides logistics assistance to third-party sellers through a fulfilment programme) using third-party trade marks itself, in accordance with Article 9(2) EUTMR, when it displays, on its marketplace, advertisements... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/06/hong-kong-copyright-amendment-bill-2022.html Readers may recall that the Government of Hong Kong launched a 3-month consultation on updating Hong Kong’s copyright regime on 24 November 2021 (see here). Following this consultation, the Government reported that the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2022 was gazetted on 27 May 2022 (last Friday). A copy of the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/05/around-ip-blogs_31.html One week is over and the next one has just begun. Perfect timing to take a look at what the surrounding blogs have posted over the past few days! “Cat in the Box” by admiller is licensed under CC BY 2.0. TRADE MARKS The impact of Brexit on trade mark cases involving... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/05/monday-miscellany.html Hope all of you have had a restful weekend! It’s now time to have an overview of some upcoming IP events and opportunities to kick start the new week. OPPORTUNITY King’s College London – Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law The Dickson Poon School of Law is... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/05/guest-post-grand-rights-of-great.html The IPKat is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriends Hanne Kirk and Jakob Plesner Mathiasen (both Gorrissen Federspiel) on the topic of ‘grand rights’ in a recent Danish decision. Here’s what they write: ‘Grand rights’ of great importance: copyright on the big stage (part II): Danish... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/05/guest-post-could-your-beliefs-about.html As IP aficionados, many readers of this blog will have strong views about the proper scope of copyright law. Can and should those beliefs be protected under the Equality Act 2010, protecting copyright believers against discrimination in employment law and in the exercise by public authorities in their functions?... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/05/epo-workshop-to-provide-users-with-more.html There has been a ream of recent decisions from the EPO Boards of Appeal on whether the requirements in the Guidelines for Examination on description amendments has legal basis in the EPC (IPKat). The significance of the two decisions finding a lack of legal basis for the description amendment... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/05/board-of-appeal-agrees-that-description.html Following the excitement over T 1989/18, there has been a second Board of Appeal decision finding a lack of legal basis for the requirement to amend the description in line with the claims. The decision in T 1444/20 found that it was not necessary for the applicant to delete claim-like clauses and redundant subject matter... Continue reading
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