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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/board-of-appeal-finds-that-humanpig.html A recent EPO Board of Appeal decision considered the patentability of human-animal chimeras and where the line should be drawn on moral acceptability (T 1553/22). The Board of Appeal found that the invention in question was an offence against “human dignity” given that the scope of the claims included... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_14.html Another eventful week in the world of IP, and this Kat is here to keep you updated with the latest from The IPKat. Trade marks and Plant Varieties Marcel Pemsel reviewed a recent decision of the General Court concerning the visual similarity between Armani’s well-known eagle-shaped logo and a... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/book-review-research-handbook-on.html This Kat is back from her Christmas break, where she enjoyed a recent addition to her library: “Research Handbook on Intellectual Property Rights and Arbitration”, edited by Simon Klopschinski and Mary-Rosy McGuire (Edward Elgar, 2024). The book, which consists of 31 chapters divided into three parts, focuses on arbitration... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/red-cross-stops-use-of-red-cross-on.html It is certainly enticing to use a famous trade mark on a book cover in order to make it appealing and promote the book. What could go wrong when doing so is shown in a recent decision from the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg. The case dealt with the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/bloody-good-outcome-for-impossible.html In recent years, there’s been a lot of innovation to develop alternatives to animal-based food products. Unsurprisingly, such efforts to create and market new products have been accompanied by plenty of IP disputes, from the EUIPO’s refusal to register a trade mark for vegan bacon to the EPO’s consideration... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/upckat-i-mop-case-previews-upcs.html Whether mopping – or dealing with default decisions in the UPC – it is best to imagine you are in a Dutch oil painting The UPCKat is covering something a little bit different this week, in the form of a default decision (UPC CFI 193/2024) handed down by the LD... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/epo-referral-g224-on-third-party.html Warming paws over the fires of more EPO referrals As the freezing air continues to set in across Europe, KatFriend, Ian Jones at GJE is back to warm our paws on an important EPO referral concerning third-party interveners. Over to Ian: “In European Patent Office (EPO) opposition proceedings, a company accused of patent infringement has... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/ecss-opinion-on-pelham-ii-and-its.html Last week this Kat started evaluating the Opinion of the European Copyright Society (ECS) concerning Pelham II [IPKat here]. In the first part, readers were briefly reminded of the prosecution history of the famous Pelham saga, and the four options – set by the ECS – that the Court... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/thursday-thingies.html Also looking for an “opportunity” … A new year has just begun and, as expected, new IP adventures and opportunities are on the horizon as well! Take a look below and, as always, do not forget to check our Events page on a regular basis. Katcall The IPKat is... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/uspto-awkwardly-forgets-to-follow-rules.html A story came to this Kat’s attention at the end of last year, which highlights that developing a good trademark strategy sometimes requires good awareness of plant variety names. The story also shows that examiners mustn’t forget about the requirement to consult the plant variety register for conflicting denominations... Continue reading
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