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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/09/uk-patent-exams-questions-and-answers.html Last week, candidates for this year’s UK patent exams had the opportunity to trial out the online exam system (PEBX). The PEB have indicated that they would welcome candidate feedback. There have also been some welcome indications that an updated Essential Information for Candidates will be issued in the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/09/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_27.html Sunday nap Trade marks Banksy’s trade mark, depicting the “Flower thrower”, has been declared invalid due to bad faith by the EUIPO. While numerous (misplaced) commentaries of this case in the blogosphere tend to confuses copyright with trade mark law, be sure to read the case comment authored by... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/09/sunday-surprises_27.html This Kat is excited to bring the events listed below to your attention! So excited ! Events The Institute for Business Innovation in conjunction with the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding presents “Living with COVID-19: Identifying, developing, and sharing work-life solutions”. The webinar will take place on 30... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/09/around-ip-blogs_26.html This Kat is pondering extra-territorial losses IP reporting and commentary continues to abound around the blogs, with last week having been particularly patent-tinged. Copyright CREATe (University of Glasgow) and the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia have published their response to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)’s public... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/09/wipo-lex-judgments-global-free-database.html On 24 September 2020, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) launched its new free database WIPO Lex-Judgments, which contains judicial decisions on IP matters from around the world. The database can be accessed through the portal WIPO LEX, which already contains various IP laws and treaties worldwide. The features... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/09/copyright-history-and-unappreciated.html Before there was the Statute of Anne (1709 or 1710, choose your calendar), there was a series of so-called licensing acts, dating from the 16th century and running until 1695, which regulated (censored?) printing and publishing in England in the interests of the Crown and the religious authorities. Law... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/09/uk-patent-exams-candidates-trial-of.html This week, candidates for the UK patent examination are trialling the online examination system “PEBX”. Candidates who are having issues with the trial system should email peb@cipa.org.uk. However, the PEB has already stated that, although they welcome candidate feedback, they will not be able to make any changes to the system... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/09/copyright-and-music-q.html This Kat spent lockdown writing a book all about copyright and music; looking at copyright management, infringement, enforcement, as well as AI and blockchain implications. She even created a playlist to go along with it, of the full immersive experience – you can listen on Apple Music or Spotify!... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/09/book-review-intellectual-property-and.html From Star Wars’s wars over uniforms to Banksy’s latest loss of trade mark rights, pop culture gradually made its way into intellectual property doctrine. The University of Strasbourg did not wait on the side-lines of these developments, and organised, in 2018, a conference on ‘Pop Culture and Intellectual Property’.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/09/guest-post-appeals-to-appointed-person.html The IPKat is pleased to publish this follow-up post from Ian Gill, who once again has been scouring decisions from the Appointed Person on trade mark appeals in the UK Intellectual Property Office. Nearly five months have passed since the original article in this series highlighting the low success... Continue reading
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