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CJEU upholds Burlington Arcade’s grounds of appeal against Burlington trade mark applications

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/cjeu-upholds-burlington-arcades-grounds.html Last week marked the end of a lengthy battle between Tulliallan Burlington (‘Tulliallan’), proprietor of the high class shopping arcade in central London, ‘Burlington Arcade’, and German Fashion GmbH (‘BF’). The dispute arose in response to the latter’s application for registration of the word mark ‘Burlington’ and other figurative... Continue reading
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Conference Report: CIPIL 2020 (Part 2)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/conference-report-cipil-2020-part-2.html This Kat hopes you enjoyed the first instalment of her coverage of CIPIL 2020. We now turn to the second half of the conference. After lunch, the discussion turned to Precision Medicine, Drug Repurposing & the Next Steps for Competition Law, with perspectives from academia. Dr Mateo Aboy (University... Continue reading
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Crown use defence successful in telecom patent infringement case

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/crown-use-defence-successful-in-telecom.html In its ruling of 28 January 2020 (2020) EWHC 132 (Pat) (read here), Justice Douglas Campbell QC of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales ruled in favor of the crown use defence in a case of alleged infringement of patent EP (UK) 2,579,666 B1, entitled “Allocation... Continue reading
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Conference Report: CIPIL 2020 (Part 1)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/conference-report-cipil-2020-part-1.html Chaired and introduced by Lord Justice Richard Arnold, this year’s edition of the Annual Spring Conference organised by the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law at the University of Cambridge addressed the question: ‘Is IP Good for Our Health?’. It would appear that Prof Lionel Bently (CIPIL) chose... Continue reading
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Around the IP blogs

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/around-ip-blogs_11.html This Kat is opining on IP law It’s been a busy week in the IP blogosphere. So without further ado, let’s take a look at recent commentary and developments. Trade MarksThe Trademark Lawyer and The Fashion Law reported here and here on British comedian Joe Lycett’s name change to Hugo Boss,... Continue reading
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Proportionality and FRAND in France – Paris appeal court upholds anti-anti-suit injunction but first instance court refuses PI in IPCom v. Lenovo

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/proportionality-and-frand-in-france.html IPCom is one of Europe’s most active – and infamous – patent assertion companies and is currently involved in litigation against various parties in Germany, the UK, and France. The litigation resulted in a string of interesting decisions: in the UK, the High Court held that one of IPCom’s... Continue reading
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House of Lords EU subcommittee: Is the UK Government’s rejection of the UPC “cutting off its nose to spite its face”?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/house-of-lords-eu-subcommittee-is-uk.html Last month, the UK Government revealed that the UK would not seek membership of the Unitary Patent Court (UPC). News of the UK Government’s position filtered out slowly. The first indications came in the form of the UK’s Brexit negotiating objectives. These objectives established the UK government’s “red line” that... Continue reading
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[Guest post] One Database to Rule Them All? The Musical Works Database under the Music Modernization Act

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/guest-post-one-database-to-rule-them.html The IPKat is pleased to host this guest contribution by Natasha Mangal (EIPIN Innovation Society; CEIPI, University of Strasbourg), which reflects on the recently adopted Music Modernization Act [Katposts here]. Here’s what Natasha writes: One Database to Rule Them All? The Musical Works Database under the Music Modernization Act... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: if you missed the IPKat last week

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_12.html Have you been too busy to check on the IPKat? Here’s what happened last week! Mondays in the sun Trade Marks Mexit has been vividly discussed not only in tabloids, but also among IP professionals. GuestKat Nedim Malovic discusses the rise and fall of the “Sussex Royal” mark. Although... Continue reading
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Reflections on IP exclusivity in the wake of the Corona virus outbreak

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/reflections-on-ip-exclusivity-in-wake.html The global outbreak of COVID-19, better known as the Corona-virus, makes daily headlines around the world. As the virus spreads to two of this Kat’s most beloved cities – Florence and Tilburg – it is clear that it is affecting many people’s lives, even if in most cases it... Continue reading