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[Guest Post] CREATe/BIICL conference report 2: new empirical research on IP litigation

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/guest-post-createbiicl-conference_6.html Following Rob’s report earlier this week, Ellie Wilson (former InternKat) has provided her take on the other half of last week’s CREATe conference at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. This covered some interesting new research on trends in IP litigation. Thanks, Ellie! IPEC Small Claims Track – Dr... Continue reading
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Around the IP blogs

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/around-ip-blogs.html Be sure not to miss any important developments with our tour around the IP blogosphere! Sunny days ahead Trade marks Marques reports on the seemingly never-ending story of Louboutin and its red sole trade marks: this time in China. After the Chinese Intellectual Property Office refused registration of a... Continue reading
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BREAKING: EQE and pre-EQE postponed until further notice

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/breaking-eqe-and-pre-eqe-postponed.html Candidates for the European Qualifying Exam (EQE) and pre-examination awoke this morning to the news that the exams were cancelled. The exams were due to be held 16-19th March. Trainee patent attorneys across Europe have been preparing for the exams for months. Trainees are required to pass the exams in... 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.html Did you have a busy week last week? Well, it is never too late to catch up with last week’s IP happenings! PATENTS UK got off the UPC bus! It now seems like the dream that the UK will continue to be part of the Unitary Patent and Unified... Continue reading
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Conference Report: The Second IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/conference-report-second-ip-innovation.html Kat friend Prof. Irene Calboli and Prof. Jacques de Werra provide IPKat readers with a summary of the Second IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference 2020, which was held at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia on 27-28 February 2020. Here’s what Irene and Jacques write: On... Continue reading
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EU General Court reiterates that low distinctiveness cannot be offset by specialised public in Balmain cases

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/eu-general-court-reiterates-that-low.html A brand’s own image is a very valuable asset, especially as far as luxury brands are concerned. The ability to register (supposedly) distinctive marks can play an important role in developing further a brand’s own signature image whilst also discouraging lookalikes. Renowned luxury fashion brand Balmain experienced a minor setback when... Continue reading
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to abandon “Sussex Royal” UK trade mark applications

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-to.html Last month, this blog reported that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were seeking to register “Sussex Royal” as a UK trade mark. In particular, the couple filed two trade mark applications with the UK Intellectual Property office (UK IPO): “Sussex Royal” and “Sussex Royal The Foundation of the Duke... Continue reading
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[Guest Post] CREATe/BIICL conference report: Mapping Platform Regulation in the UK

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/guest-post-createbiicl-conference.html On Wednesday 26 February, the BIICL hosted a half-day conference convened by CREATe (previously trailed on this blog) to discuss new empirical research on IP litigation and platform regulation in the UK. This GuestKat’s Kemp Little colleague, Rob Vile, was there for the platform regulation portion and reports as follows: Last... Continue reading
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Monday Miscellany

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/monday-miscellany.html This Kat likes to smell the springtime flowers Welcome to March, and to this latest edition of Monday Miscellany! Conferences, Lectures and EventsEU Law and New Technologies Lecture, LondonKing’s College London is hosting Advocate-General Szpunar of the CJEU to give the Centre for European Law’s annual lecture. He will... Continue reading
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Cancellation of MARQUES Spring Meeting 2020

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/cancellation-of-marques-spring-meeting.html COVID 19 has caused the cancellation of another IP event. For Kat readers who may not yet be aware and are still planning to attend the MARQUES Spring meeting, scheduled to begin this Wednesday in Frankfurt, please take note as follows: It is with much regret that we are... Continue reading