• Tuesday Thingies

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/tuesday-thingies.html Feeling the January blues? Let the IPKat spice up your life with events and opportunities. JOB OPPORTUNITIES Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, University of Leeds Are you an outstanding individual with expertise in intellectual property law and the ambition to contribute to the further development of the School’s Centre... Continue reading

     
  • Never Too Late: if you missed The IPKat last week

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_20.html It seems the world of IP has officially got back into the swing of things after the winter break, with new cases of 2020 starting to emerge that The IPKat is all too keen to keep you up-to-date with!  But, before we do that… On the lookout for the... Continue reading

     
  • New Year, New Feature!

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/new-year-new-feature.html IPKat received some suggestions from readers regarding the addition of a “Print” button for all the posts published on the blog. So, we hear you!  The IPKat is delighted to announce the release of the following new feature, which can now be found at the end of each post,... Continue reading

     
  • Taking the measure of the prior art (T 1943/15)

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/taking-measure-of-prior-art-t-194315.html A picture may speak a thousand words, but how many of those words are clear and unambiguous? In a recently published Board of Appeal decision (T 1943/15), the Board considered the circumstances under which a disclosure of a component’s dimension may be derived solely from the patent drawings, either by eye or... Continue reading

     
  • Looking to catch up with the latest trade mark news? Here’s the 2020 edition of Retromark

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/looking-to-catch-up-with-latest-trade.html Readers who follow all things trade marks will be aware that every 6 months The IPKat hosts a round-up of the most recent trade mark decisions as prepared by Darren Meale at Simmons & Simmons: Retromark [see here and here for the most recent issues]. On a yearly basis,... Continue reading

     
  • Book Review: 3D Printing and Intellectual Property

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/book-review-3d-printing-and_17.html 3D Printing and Intellectual Property by Lucas S. Osborn  One of the subjects that IP laws have had to grapple with in the 21st century is that of 3D printing technology. 3D printers manufacture physical objects based on input from a digital file. The range of 3D printable products... Continue reading

     
  • CRISPR hearing Day 4: Still a clear cut case of invalid priority, Broad Institute’s appeal dismissed

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/crispr-hearing-day-4-still-clear-cut.html The Board of Appeal in the CRISPR hearing has found the Broad Institute’s patent to lack priority and dismissed the appeal (T 0844/18). George Schlich (Opponent 1) in the CRISPR appeal has just told IPKat: “After nearly 4 days at the Board of Appeal, this was a hard fought case. We... Continue reading

     
  • Patent Injunctions Update: German Ministry of Justice publishes draft amendment to Patent Act and Hague Court of Appeal decides in further Philips FRAND cases

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/patent-injunctions-update-german.html Here’s a post for the patent afficionados among the IPKat’s readers, combining two important developments from Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Proposed amendments to German Patent Act Hot off the press is the eagerly awaited [at least by this Kat] draft bill to amend the German Patent Act [link... Continue reading

     
  • Katcall: Openings for InternKats!

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/katcall-openings-for-internkats.html Are you passionate about IP? Then we have exciting news for you!The IPKat is looking for IP enthusiasts to fill InternKat positions.InternKat positions will last 6 months and there are no geographical restrictions. Please bear in mind that you need to have your employer’s permission to be part of... Continue reading

     
  • A Creative Commons-Licensed Work Walks into a Copy Shop – Great Minds v. Office Depot

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-creative-commons-licensed-work-walks.html This copyKat is loving the printer! As 2019 came to a close, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Great Minds v. Office Depot.  Concerned the interpretation of permitted, non-commercial activity under the Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, this case resembles and is, in fact, intertwined with... Continue reading