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Is Elton confusingly similar with Elon?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/is-elton-confusingly-similar-with-elon.html When you read the names Elton and Elon, two prominent representatives of people bearing these names might come to mind. But is this association sufficient to exclude a likelihood of confusion? This question was answered by the Board of Appeal (‘BoA’) of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (‘EUIPO’)... Continue reading
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Austrian Supreme Court tackles right of reproduction, three-step test, and parody defence in Robber Hotzenplotz copyright case

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/austrian-supreme-court-tackles-right-of.html The owner of the rights to children’s book series Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (‘The Robber Hotzenplotz’) by German author Otfried Preußler sued a political party for copyright and trade mark infringement in connection with the unauthorized reproduction of the book cover (below, left) in the latter’s political campaign ‘Räuber Rathausplatz’ (below,... Continue reading
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[Event Report] #2 Digital Knowledge – The Library and Copyright in a Global Digital Economy

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/event-report-2-digital-knowledge.html This TechieKat is delighted to continue reporting on the Digital Knowledge – The Library and Copyright in a Global Digital Economy conference, organized by the National Library of Sweden in collaboration with the national IPO Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV) and the Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law at the... Continue reading
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Another grating decision for Halloumi producers as High Court rejects opposition to GRILLOUMI trade mark

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/another-grating-decision-for-halloumi.html In the latest instalment in the Halloumi saga, the High Court of England & Wales (the “Court”) handed down its judgment in Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v Fontana Food AB on 9 September 2024. This is the first decision from Tom Mitcheson... Continue reading
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[Event Report] #1 Digital Knowledge – The Library and Copyright in a Global Digital Economy

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/event-report-1-digital-knowledge.html This TechieKat is thrilled to attend the Digital Knowledge – The Library and Copyright in a Global Digital Economy conference which is taking place today and tomorrow in Stockholm, Sweden. As reported here, the event is organized by the National Library of Sweden in collaboration with the national IPO... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_11.html If you missed the IPKat last week and want to stay up to date on the latest IP events, job opportunities, and key trade mark and copyright cases, join this Kat in catching up! Trade Marks Image by Riana Harvey Marcel Pemsel demonstrated how difficult it can be to... Continue reading
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No rose without a thorn: L’Oréal could not prove fame of its LANCÔME rose device

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/no-rose-without-thorn-loreal-could-not.html Many famous brands do not only use word marks but also figurative marks. The question often is: How famous is the figurative mark on its own? This can be challenging to prove as the following case concerning LANCÔME’s rose device shows. Background On 21 April 2022, Guangzhou Ya Ti... Continue reading
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Sunday Surprises

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/sunday-surprises.html September always brings this back-to-school-feeling, so if you are looking for ideas to learn new things (or to apply your existing skills at a new job), check the opportunities we share in this post and in our ‘Forthcoming events’ page. Vacancies Maynooth University is currently recruiting a Post-Doctoral Researcher... Continue reading
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EU copyright takes it all … including Article 2(7) of the Berne Convention: AG Szpunar advises CJEU to rule that EU Member States can no longer rely on reciprocity clause for works of applied art

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/eu-copyright-takes-it-all-including.html Vitra’s DSW chair One of the cornerstones of international copyright law – specifically: the Berne Convention (BC) – is the principle of national treatment under Article 5: authors who are nationals of a Berne Union member state are eligible for protection under the law of other member states at... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html If you find yourself traveling after traveling, whether for work or vacation like this Kat, who is writing from Japan this time, here is your weekly NTL post to stay in touch with IP developments. Book Review Katfriend Maciej Padamczyk (Herchel Smith Doctoral Researcher, Research Associate QMIPRI) reviewed Research Handbook... Continue reading