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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/guest-post-retromark-volume-x-last-six.html Darren Meale of Simmons & Simmons presents the tenth volume in his rundown of notable trade mark cases over the past six months. Here we go! Retromark Volume X: the last six months in trade marks by Darren Meale Retromark turns ten volumes, making it about four and a... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/board-of-appeal-sweeps-floor-with.html With the holiday season behind us, the vacuum cleaner is a valuable ally to get rid of leftover pine needles or bits of broken baubles. For those Kats that have a vacuum cleaner operating with cleaner bags, a decision by the EUIPO (Third) Board of Appeal (‘BOA’) may be... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/can-amending-description-to-summarize.html The EPO Guidelines for Examination require the description of a patent application to summarise the background art (F-II-4.3). This requirement usually manifests with a request from the Examiner for the description to be amended to identify the closest prior art. In contrast to other types of description amendment, amending the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/3d-trade-marks-return-to-equilibrium.html Former Guest Kat Peter Ling has not forgotten the ole’ Kat. This time, he reports on the end of the Gömböc-trade mark registration dispute, as the Supreme Court of Hungary has now spoken. In 2020, upon referral by the Supreme Court of Hungary (Kúria), the CJEU issued a leading... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/its-about-time-to-give-music-producer.html Kat friend Dr. Aleksandra Sewerynik shares her periodic insights on copyright in the recording industry, this time in connection with the rights of the music producer. Every songwriting process is a different story. You can get a closer look at it by watching ‘Diary of a song’ by The... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/around-ip-blogs.html We say goodbye to 2021 with the most interesting posts and articles from the surrounding IP blogs of the past week! TRADE MARKS Lise Charles (WTR) provides an overview of the most-read posts on Word Trademark Review (WTR) on European trade mark case law over the past year, including... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/how-long-is-too-long-james-bond-theme_31.html In light of the release of the latest movie in the series, Merpel wonders whether the James Bond theme is too long to be registered as a sound mark. This question was addressed in a decision issued early this year by the Fifth Board of Appeal (BoA) of the European Union Intellectual... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/epo-consults-on-patent-grace-periods.html The EPO has launched a user consultation on grace periods for patents, the results of which will be published in early 2022 (EPO press release). The EPC as it currently stands does not permit a grace period in which inventors may disclose their invention without prejudicing a future patent... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_30.html 2021 was certainly a wild ride, but this ride isn’t over just yet. Meanwhile, check the latest news from the IPKat before opening the doors to 2022. Copyright This Kat is counting the minutes for 2022 The Rt Hon Sir Richard Arnold, Judge of the Court of Appeal of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/european-commission-publishes.html Just before closing down for Christmas, the European Commission published the “Evaluation on geographical indications (GIs) and traditional specialities guaranteed (TSGs) protection in the EU” [to download the evaluation, click here and scroll down to the bottom of the page]. The evaluation is the penultimate step in the revision... Continue reading
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