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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/guest-post-milan-loses-derby-against.html Katfriend Federica Combariati (TM IP Counsel at Assa Abloy) discusses a recent decision relating to AC Milan’s attempt to extend its international trade mark registration for its club logo to the territory of the European Union. The General Court rejected an appeal brought by AC Milan (nicknamed also Rossoneri) and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/book-review-we-robots.html The regulation of artificial intelligence is the topic of national and international public consultations and a growing area of literature. A recent contribution to that discussion is “We, the Robots? Regulating Artificial Intelligence and the Limits of the Law“ by Simon Chesterman, National University of Singapore. As Chesterman... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/changed-changed-utterly-or-not-germanys.html A view of the university city of Heidelberg to Ludwigshafen’s heavy industry With yesterday’s official signing of the new Coalition Agreement and today’s parliamentary voting on her successor, Germany’s so-called ‘Ampel’ (traffic light) coalition struck a blow to to Angela Merkel’s chances of becoming Germany’s longest serving Chancellor, should she... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/whither-goest-patent-troll.html A decade ago, patent trolls were all the rage in the patent world. Whether in speeches, conferences, or articles, no subject engendered more IP conversation. If there was a rock-star matter in the patent world, it was the debate over trolls. Since those heady days, this Kat has sensed... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/uk-ipo-launches-call-for-views-on.html Image: gov.uk As published today on gov.uk, the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched a call for views on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), intended to inform the position on whether the present framework requires change in order to best support innovation. This is a highly topical issue, with... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/epo-user-survey-vico-oral-proceedings.html Following the decision of the EBA in G 1/21 on the legality of mandatory ViCo oral proceedings, the EPO has continued with ViCo proceedings before the Boards of Appeal. The EPO has also now released a report of the user survey of the opposition division (OD) ViCo pilot program. As with the EBA... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/monday-miscellany.html We welcome December with some interesting IP events and opportunities to highlight! EVENTS ALAI Canada Conference “In conversation with William Patry” (9 December 2021) On December 9, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Montreal time), the new ALAI Canada Conference will be held on Zoom. The panel will... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/hong-kong-public-consultation-on.html The Government of Hong Kong has released a public consultation paper on updating Hong Kong’s copyright regime on 24 November 2021. Members of the public are invited to provide their views by 23 February 2022. Basic Background to the Existing Copyright Regime To those who are not familiar with... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/around-ip-blogs.html December is finally here and now part of our focus (and mostly our fears) have shifted to Secret Santa gifts. While looking for a suitable present for your fellow co-workers or distant relatives, take a moment to check what happened on the other IP blogs last week. Copyright This... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/adele-spotify-and-right-of-integrity.html A few days ago, Adele released her new studio album “30“. Following the news, a tweet went viral in which the singer called on streaming platform Spotify to disable the feature known as “shuffle” on her freshly released album. This feature allows users to listen to songs from an album, playlist... Continue reading
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