• Tokenization of intellectual property for IP rights management

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/tokenization-of-intellectual-property.html Kat friend, Dr. Julia Hugendubel, describes recent developments concerning tokenization of IP rights to manage IP. Interest in blockchain technology, tokens, and IP, continues apace. Consider the recent WIPO webinar, “Blockchain Whitepaper for IP Ecosystems”, at which the view was expressed that the future of IP management rights could... Continue reading

     
  • France to push design, GI, UPC, and safe harbours reform as president of the Council of the EU

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/france-to-push-design-gi-upc-and-safe.html On January 1, France took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. As the current president, France is responsible for the functioning of the Council of the EU. Among its responsibilities, France will determine the Council’s agenda in discussing the Commission’s draft acts and set priorities... Continue reading

     
  • Around the IP Blogs

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/around-ip-blogs_10.html This Kat has now woken up from his winter slumber.  Let’s see what happened in the IP blogosphere during the first week of 2022:-  Copyright The Kluwer Copyright Blog wrote about the EU concept of work in relation to football matches (see here) and the possible sources of originality... Continue reading

     
  • [Conference Report] Patents, truth, PCT and more at the UIC School of Law International IP Practice Seminar

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/conference-report-patents-truth-pct-and.html Back in October, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property (“IP”), Information, and Privacy Law organized and virtually hosted its International IP Practice Seminar. The Seminar, co-organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Kuhnen & Wacker, brought together international policymakers and practitioners to discuss... Continue reading

     
  • In memoriam: William (Bill) Cornish (1937 – 2022)

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/in-memoriam-william-bill-cornish-1937.html The IPKat Team was extremely saddened to be informed of the passing of Professor William (Bill) Cornish.  The co-founder of our blog, Professor Jeremy Phillips, remembers him as follows: In memoriam: William (Bill) Cornish (1937 – 2022) by Jeremy Phillips I first encountered Bill Cornish in 1974 when, as... Continue reading

     
  • Strict US written description requirement applied to CAR-T-cell therapy (Juno v Kite)

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/strict-us-written-description.html In the US, functional antibody claims have increasingly failed to satisfy the strict “written description” sufficiency requirement. The written description requirement stipulates that a patent specification should sufficiently describe the claimed invention such that a skilled person would be convinced that the inventor had possession of the claimed subject matter at the... Continue reading

     
  • Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html We have slowly entered 2022, which gives us a chance to take one last look at last week’s (and year’s) posts, in case you missed them! TRADE MARKS Remember the James Bond theme? Is it “too long” to be registered as a sound mark? Merpel and TechieKat Verónica Rodríguez... Continue reading

     
  • IPKat Book of the Year Awards 2021

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/ipkat-book-of-year-awards-2021.html Back by popular demand, it is time to vote for your favourite intellectual property law books of 2021! Anyone who managed to publish a book during 2021 most certainly deserves an award in any event, given the added pressures and stresses of the pandemic, but alas there can be only... Continue reading

     
  • Friday Fantasies

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/friday-fantasies.html As we welcome a happier (and more importantly) a healthier new year, this Kat brings to you a handful of events and opportunities.  Event 4iP  CouncilSolution in Search of a Problem: Licensing Negotiation Groups in the Internet of Things  The 4iP Counsel will be organizing the subject line webinar... Continue reading

     
  • The IPKat welcomes new GuestKats

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-ipkat-welcomes-new-guestkats.html The dawn of a new year is here, and in the spirit of renovation, The IPKat welcomes new GuestKats Gabriele Girardello, Jan Jacobi and Becky Knott to our family. Here’s a bit more about them: Gabriele Girardello Gabriele is an Italian-qualified lawyer and holds an LLM in Intellectual Property... Continue reading