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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/ipec-refers-unregistered-design.html His Honour Judge Hacon has referred to the CJEU two important questions of unregistered Community design (UCD) law. In Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Company v PMS International Group plc [2019] EWHC 2419 (IPEC), the Claimant (BHTB) seeks to enforce its registered Community designs, UCDs and copyright in design drawings in... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/new-paper-what-does-european-commission.html What happens behind the scenes? In the IP field, the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has gained increasing centrality over time. In certain instances, the Court has even pushed harmonization beyond the very wording of relevant EU directives and contributed substantially to shaping... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-cofemel-decision-well-beyond-simple.html G-Star Elwood,a style of jeans that G-Star claimsCofemel to have copiedin the background Portuguese proceedings As announced on The IPKat, last week the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its much awaited judgment in Cofemel, C-683/17 [not yet available in English]. It ruled that, as far as designs... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/who-owns-copyright-in-ugandas-national.html Between the Ugandan government, which organised a contest for the composition of the national anthem and the late Professor Goerge Kokoma who composed the winning entry adopted as the national anthem, who owns copyright in the Ugandan national anthem? This is the principal question that the Ugandan Court of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_17.html The past week brought several notable CJEU decisions as well as an abundance of other interesting articles – if you missed it, you can catch up on all of the posts of the Kats in this edition of Never Too Late! Copyright –Several breaking news articles on recent CJEU rulings and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/huawei-makes-surprising-announcement-or.html Last week, The Economist published a report of an interview it held with Mr Ren Zhengfei, CEO of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. The report contained a surprising announcement: Huawei is apparently willing to sell its 5G technology to a Western buyer. “For a one time fee“, says the report,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/cjeu-says-that-all-practically.html To what extent must the unusual use of a sign be considered by the competent authority in the examination of the distinctive character of such sign? This is the question the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) had to answer in case C-541/18. Background AS applied to... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/atrip-conference-in-nashville-and.html This Kat came just back from Nashville Tennessee and the annual ATRIP (Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property Rights) conference. It was a very well- organized conference, with particular attention to the very interesting academic programme as well as to practical details by Professor... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/monday-miscellany.html Food, Food, Food! Just keep calm ! Here comes delicious Katfood! Events Workshop ‘The new Copyright Directive: what opportunities for cultural heritage institutions?’ The Center for Intellectual Property Policy and Management, Bournemouth University, will host the workshop, the key theme of which is Article 8 of the newly adopted... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/comments-from-epo-president-on.html One of the more early awaiting referrals before the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA), is G 1/19, relating to the patentability of computer-simulated methods (IPKat post here). The referral has already attracted a large number of amicus curiae from interested parties, including CIPA, EPI and AIPPI. IPKat will review these observations... Continue reading
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