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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/wednesday-whimsies.html This Kat is in favour of removing end-user protectionfrom mice Welcome to this week’s roundup of events, opportunities, and more! Conferences and Events This year’s edition of the Kraków Intellectual Property Law Summer School for students and young professionals will be held online between 14-18 September 2020, with registration now... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/indivisibility-and-visibility-in.html Former Guest Kat Valentina Torelli takes a look at the recent decision of the EU General Court in “L. Oliva Torras v EUIPO – Mecánica del Frío (Attelages pour véhicules)” concerning invalidity of a Community design. On June 10, 2020, the General Court of the European Union conferred a... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/guest-post-virtual-fashion-law-update.html Last week, Fashion Law London (a project of which I am part) held its very first Virtual Fashion Law Update. Gemma Louise Nimmo (future trainee solicitor at CMS UK), who attended the 3 days of webinars led by Rosie Burbidge, Giulia Gasparin, and I, has now prepared a report.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/ibil-event-report-hybrid-future-of-ip.html The AmeriKat’s view of the IBIL session(as the summer rain comes crashingdown outside) Last Thursday evening, for those who weren’t already exhausted from the constant video calls and hearings, UCL Institute of Brand & Innovation Law (IBIL) hosted its final event focused on COVID-19 and the implications on IP... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/amsterdam-court-of-appeal-issues.html The Amsterdam Court of Appeal (CoA) recently issued a dynamic blocking injunction against two Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Ziggo and XS4All, aimed at preventing access to notorious torrent site The Pirate Bay [Dutch decision here, English translation here, courtesy of BREIN]. The decision is part of a long-running dispute,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/around-ip-blogs.html Enjoying the last bit of Sunday… The weekend is almost over and you are most likely enjoying the last waning moments with your Sunday tonics. The IPKat has some highlights for you to ponder…Patents The German Federal Court of Justice upheld a European patent for paper technology owned by... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-cjeu-brompton-bicycle-case-uk-view.html Kat friend Hugo Cox offers Kat readers a UK perspective on the recent decision by the CJEU in the Brompton Bicycle case. As reported by IPKat, here, the CJEU delivered a judgment concerning the Brompton bicycle on 11 June 2020. This judgment has the potential to turn the world... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/ip-federation-celebrates-100th-birthday.html In 1920, the Spanish flu was raging its final battle against the world. By the end of 1920, it had infected a third of the world’s population (an estimated 500 million people) and killed 50 million. Europe was seeing a rise of far-right radicalized political movements. In August 1920 the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/european-pharma-law-academy-returning.html Kat Academy The IPKat has just learned that the popular European Pharma Law Academy organized by Informa is also returning this year, though in a different format than the usual in-person one. For the first time, the European Pharma Academy will be a fully digital event, including live-streamed presentations,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/when-does-communication-to-public-under.html A public? Over the past several years, the right of communication to the public in art. 3(1) of the InfoSoc Directive has progressively and consistently taken centre stage in the EU copyright system. This has been so also given the great number of referrals (over twenty since the 2006... Continue reading
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