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Strict US written description requirement applied to CAR-T-cell therapy (Juno v Kite)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/strict-us-written-description.html In the US, functional antibody claims have increasingly failed to satisfy the strict “written description” sufficiency requirement. The written description requirement stipulates that a patent specification should sufficiently describe the claimed invention such that a skilled person would be convinced that the inventor had possession of the claimed subject matter at the... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html We have slowly entered 2022, which gives us a chance to take one last look at last week’s (and year’s) posts, in case you missed them! TRADE MARKS Remember the James Bond theme? Is it “too long” to be registered as a sound mark? Merpel and TechieKat Verónica Rodríguez... Continue reading
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IPKat Book of the Year Awards 2021

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/ipkat-book-of-year-awards-2021.html Back by popular demand, it is time to vote for your favourite intellectual property law books of 2021! Anyone who managed to publish a book during 2021 most certainly deserves an award in any event, given the added pressures and stresses of the pandemic, but alas there can be only... Continue reading
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Friday Fantasies

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/friday-fantasies.html As we welcome a happier (and more importantly) a healthier new year, this Kat brings to you a handful of events and opportunities. Event 4iP CouncilSolution in Search of a Problem: Licensing Negotiation Groups in the Internet of Things The 4iP Counsel will be organizing the subject line webinar... Continue reading
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The IPKat welcomes new GuestKats

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-ipkat-welcomes-new-guestkats.html The dawn of a new year is here, and in the spirit of renovation, The IPKat welcomes new GuestKats Gabriele Girardello, Jan Jacobi and Becky Knott to our family. Here’s a bit more about them: Gabriele Girardello Gabriele is an Italian-qualified lawyer and holds an LLM in Intellectual Property... Continue reading
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[Guest post] Retromark Volume X: the last six months in trade marks

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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Board of Appeal sweeps floor with Invalidity Division: vacuum cleaner bags do enjoy design right protection

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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Can amending the description to summarize the prior art add matter to the patent application as filed? (T 0471/20)

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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3D trade marks return to equilibrium? The end of the Gömböc saga

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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It’s about time to give the music producer her/his copyright due

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