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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/no-rose-without-thorn-loreal-could-not.html Many famous brands do not only use word marks but also figurative marks. The question often is: How famous is the figurative mark on its own? This can be challenging to prove as the following case concerning LANCÔME’s rose device shows. Background On 21 April 2022, Guangzhou Ya Ti... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/sunday-surprises.html September always brings this back-to-school-feeling, so if you are looking for ideas to learn new things (or to apply your existing skills at a new job), check the opportunities we share in this post and in our ‘Forthcoming events’ page. Vacancies Maynooth University is currently recruiting a Post-Doctoral Researcher... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/eu-copyright-takes-it-all-including.html Vitra’s DSW chair One of the cornerstones of international copyright law – specifically: the Berne Convention (BC) – is the principle of national treatment under Article 5: authors who are nationals of a Berne Union member state are eligible for protection under the law of other member states at... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html If you find yourself traveling after traveling, whether for work or vacation like this Kat, who is writing from Japan this time, here is your weekly NTL post to stay in touch with IP developments. Book Review Katfriend Maciej Padamczyk (Herchel Smith Doctoral Researcher, Research Associate QMIPRI) reviewed Research Handbook... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/keeping-up-with-belgian-patent.html The BelgianKats leaning into some favorite pastimes (sans the beer,chocolate, frites….just the moules and patent law please) With patent practitioners diligently keeping pace with the UPC’s numerous decisions over the past year, the AmeriKat’s IP friends over at Stibbe has made sure that the IPKat’s readers do not miss out on... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-cjeu-reform-and-its-impact-on-ip.html On 1 September 2024, Regulation (EU, EURATOM) 2024/2019 (‘Regulation’), Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of The General Court [2024/2095] and Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice [2024/2094] entered into force and brought significant changes to the Statute of the Court of Justice of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/guest-post-book-review-research.html This book review of “Research Handbook on Intellectual Property Rights and Inclusivity” is kindly provided by Katfriend Maciej Padamczyk (Herchel Smith Doctoral Researcher, Research Associate QMIPRI). Here is what Maciej has to say: This is a book review of Research Handbook on Intellectual Property Rights and Inclusivity, edited by... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/im-feeling-supersonic-give-me-gin-and.html Oasis are back, so … If you, like me, are now experiencing the full post-traumatic stress disorder caused by failing to secure a ticket yesterday for one of the 2025 UK and Ireland dates, you will agree that the biggest story of the week has been indeed the announced... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/laguiole-may-only-be-used-for-knifes.html It seems that the Laguiole saga [covered by The IPKat here, here, here and here] is far from over: the Appeal Court of Aix-en-Provence has recently cancelled the registration of “Couteau Laguiole” (Laguiole knife) as a French geographical indication (GI) because the consumers would be confused as to the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/publicity-rights-in-ai-era-key.html This cat is totally spooked by the idea of mew cloning!(photographed by Mina) In Arijit Singh v. Codible Ventures LLP and Ors., the Bombay Court recently took a pro-publicity and -personality rights stance in an ex-parte ad-interim order concerning the unauthorized use and cloning of Indian artist Arijit Singh’s... Continue reading
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