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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/around-ip-blogs_23.html Although a bleak winter week, the IPKat is here to warm you up with tales of interesting posts from the IP blogs. TRADE MARKS Following a public consultation that took place between June and August 2021, the UKIPO recently announced that the government is not proposing to change the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/book-review-performers-rights.html This is a review of Performer’s Rights by the Rt Hon Sir Richard Arnold, Judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. The book covers the rights of performers, particularly the rights conferred under Part II of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended). Recognising... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/off-we-go-unified-patent-court-is.html The entry into force of the Protocol on Provisional Application of the UPC Agreement has been a major milestone for the actual birth of the Unitary Patent Court. According to paragraphs a and b of Article 3(1) of the Protocol, there are two alternative conditions for the entry into... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/guest-post-new-german-competition-tool.html The IPKat has received the following comment from Katfriend Moritz Sutterer (Doctoral Student and Junior Research Fellow at Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition) on a new competition tool that the German Competition Authority tried very recently on a firm ‘of paramount significance for competition across markets’ – Google... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/urgent-requests-for-declaration-of-non.html Many domestic cats would probably like to know in advance whether a certain activity on their part is permitted (eg. jumping on the bed while the owner sleeps). Similarly, many business cats would like to know in advance whether or not one of their products could be considered to infringe... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/dusseldorf-higher-regional-court-asks.html While this Kat was inquiring about the role of alternative designs in examination of Art. 8(1) Regulation 6/2002, the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court (OLG Düsseldorf) sent a referral to the CJEU on just this issue (C-684/21). The case goes as follows. The claimant in the national case, Papierfabriek Doetinchem,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/cafc-reigns-in-obvious-try-attack.html Following on from last week’s post on the written description requirement in the US (IPKat), this Kat’s attention has been drawn to yet another interesting decision from the Court of Appeal of the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in the life sciences field. In Teva v Corcept Therapeutics, the CAFC soundly rejected an obvious-to-try attack... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/dutch-court-rejects-claims-for-sui.html In the era of fake news, reliable sources of information are more valuable than ever. When it comes to official registers held on a governmental level, administrative bodies are often tasked to ensure such registers are accurate and complete. Accessing those registers usually comes at a cost, prompting some... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_17.html We are happy to have our own Kats and Katfriends contribute to the IPKat last week! Let’s take a look at those posts in case you missed them. Patents GuestKat Rose Hughes provided a review of the US Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit decision in Juno... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/around-ip-blogs_16.html The year has barely begun, and another period of Mercury retrograde is already upon us. Take shelter in this post and check what was published last week around the IP blogs. A Kat being extra careful while Mercury is retrograde Copyright SpicyIP analysed a recent decision from the Bombay High... Continue reading
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