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Supreme People’s Court of China issues first comprehensively revised judicial interpretation of anti-unfair competition law since 2007

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/supreme-peoples-court-of-china-issues.html On 16 March 2022, the Supreme People’s Court of China (SPC) issued the Judicial Interpretation by the SPC on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL; see the translation by WIPO Lex here) of China (JI 2022; full context here in Chinese), which took effect on... Continue reading
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EPO Board of Appeal toes the party-line on description amendments (T 1024/18)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/epo-board-of-appeal-tows-party-line-on.html Following on quickly from the controversial Board of Appeal decision T 1989/18, in which the description amendment requirement was found to lack legal basis, comes another Board of Appeal decision concluding the opposite. T 1024/18 is an appeal decision revoking EP 2609899 on the grounds that an amended description had not been filed... Continue reading
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EPO Board of Appeal toes the party-line on description amendments (T 1024/18)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/epo-board-of-appeal-tows-party-line-on.html Following on quickly from the controversial Board of Appeal decision T 1989/18, in which the description amendment requirement was found to lack legal basis, comes another Board of Appeal decision concluding the opposite. T 1024/18 is an appeal decision revoking EP 2609899 on the grounds that an amended description had not been filed... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html It’s time for the weekly recap! Repetita iuvant if you missed last week’s IPKat posts! “BusinessCat“ by brownpau is marked with CC BY 2.0. The CJEU ruled in the Ferrari case that the burden of proving genuine use of a mark lies with the owner of that mark. But does this mean that... Continue reading
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Around the IP Blogs

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/around-ip-blogs.html The IPKat is back with your weekly roundup of the goings-on around the IP blogosphere:- This Kat likes looking back in time with friends. Trade Marks Patently-O reported on a pending US trade mark case involving the mark CLEAR that Dolce Vita uses on their shoes. The USPTO refused... Continue reading
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Monday Miscellany

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/03/monday-miscellany_28.html We’re past the equinox and this means (for the northern hemisphere) that spring will bring blooming flowers, better weather, and winds that will hopefully take us to a better place. While temperatures are still struggling to raise above 15°C, check the latest IP events to warm up! This Kat... Continue reading
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Back to Life (Sciences) in Amsterdam. A conference report

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/03/back-to-life-sciences-in-amsterdam.html On 14-16 March, this GuestKat had the opportunity to attend the “Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation” conference in Amsterdam, which, as many readers will know, not only hosts the Kattenkabinet museum (here below a sample of the oeuvres of the museum…), but it’s also an important IP and Life... Continue reading
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Around the IP Blogs

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/03/around-ip-blogs_27.html April is just around the corner! A good time for The IPKat to report on some of the posts compiled this week on the surrounding IP blogs. TRADE MARKS A few days ago, the virtual event “Metaverse Fashion Week” (MVFW) started in the virtual environment called “Decentraland“. The Wall... Continue reading
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“Elasticated gusset” saves the day before Recorder Amanda Michaels in Fairfox & Favor’s design right case against House of Bruar

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/03/elasticated-gusset-saves-day-before.html For anyone who has spent hours doom scrolling on Instagram or Twitter, and your algorithm is set up like the AmeriKat’s, you may have seen ads for leather riding boots. One of these brands that has popped up on the AmeriKat’s Instagram are riding boots from Fairfox & Favor. ... Continue reading
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‘Wonder Woman’ versus ‘Wonder Mum’ – DC Comics’ appeal against UKIPO decision is dismissed in England and Wales High Court

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/03/wonder-woman-versus-wonder-mum-dc.html Back in June 2021, an unexpected outcome arose in the UKIPO when a Hearing Officer determined that all of the grounds of opposition submitted by DC Comics (‘DC’), the owner of the ‘WONDER WOMAN’ EU trade mark, should fail in relation to an application for registration of a UK... Continue reading