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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-past.html The IPKat has published several posts over the past two weeks! Here they are in case you missed them: TRADE MARKS Katfriend Marijus Dingilevskis posted on a recent decision of the Lithuanian Supreme Court, which states that even if a trade mark has been registered in the international register for 40... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/general-court-to-decide-whether.html The EUIPO’s Board of Appeal recently addressed whether consumables shall be regarded as component parts of complex products (R2843/2019-3). The BoA decision has been appealed, so the General Court (and potentially, the Court of Justice) will provide guidance as to whether consumables fall under the scope of Art. 4(2)... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/chanel-is-reminded-trademark.html Even a mark that has been on the International Registry for 40 years does not assure registration of a subsequent national designation. Kat friend Marijus Dingilevskis reminds us of this in reporting on a recent decision by the Lithuanian Supreme Court. On 12 January 2022, the Lithuanian Supreme Court... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/volkswagen-is-happy-camper-as-boa.html 3D trade marks are always a topic of interest, with some proprietors despairing as to whether trade mark law will provide them with any practical protection. The recent decision of the EUIPO’s Board of Appeal may provide some comfort. In its decision, the BoA considered whether two 3D trade... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/using-that-classic-piece-of-art-on-book.html Works of art, in the form of the reproduction of a painting, frequently adorns the cover of a reissued edition of a renowned novel. Beyond the obvious attempt to draw a connection between the artwork and the book based a shared sense of the “classical”, the artwork also seeks... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/monday-miscellany.html Some of us may be counting the days till it’s finally spring, but this Kat is still enjoying the wonders of winter. While spring is not here yet, get comfortable with new IP events. A Kat enjoying the wonders of winter. Events French Patent and Trade Mark Office (INPI)... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/eu-general-court-upholds-finding-of.html Can something be simultaneously iconic and lack distinctiveness under trade mark law? Last week, the General Court (GC) answered this question in the affirmative in its decision in T-483/20 Tecnica Group, concerning trade mark protection of the shape of an icon of Italian fashion design and history: the Moon... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/dusseldorf-regional-court-grants-second.html The AmeriKat is stunnedby the number of injunctionsbeing granted in Düsseldorf A recent series of German injunctions (on the merits) granted by the Düsseldorf Regional Court in respect of generic versions of Novartis’ Afinitor (everolimus) has been flagged to the AmeriKat’s attention by a dear Scottish Kat friend. Why are they... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-challenge-of-patenting-combination.html A patent relating to combination claims is the subject of the latest referral to the CJEU on the interpretation of the SPC regulation (IPKat). Even before you get to the question of whether SPCs are available for combination therapies, demonstrating the patentably per se of combination therapies is a challenge... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/reminder-to-vote-for-ipkat-book-of-year.html A friendly feline reminder to vote for your favourite intellectual property law book of the year 2021 in the IPKat Book of the Year Awards! Vote for your best IP book of 2021 by taking the survey here PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF IP, only complete the survey... Continue reading
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