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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/copyright-protection-of-fictional.html The IPKat’s favourite fictional character Last year, I was fortunate enough to be invited by Associate Professor Yann Basire (Director-General of CEIPI) to participate in a great (and cool!) conference he organized in Strasbourg on Pop Culture and IP. The topic I was asked to discuss was trade mark... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/chams-plc-and-another-v-mastercard.html The Nigerian Federal High Court has delivered a ruling in a suit bordering inter alia on the misuse of confidential information relating to IP. On 7th November 2019, the Federal High Court delivered a ruling in Suit No. FHC/L/CS/1440/2019 – Chams Plc & Another v Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte Ltd... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/when-is-harvard-not-harvard.html Kat friend Shawn Poon describes the recent dispute in Singapore over the university name “Harvard”. In the recent IPOS decision of Harvard Club of Singapore v President and Fellows of Harvard College [2019] SGIPOS 14, the President and Fellows of Harvard College (the body corporate constituting Harvard University) (“Applicant”)... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/kylie-minogue-not-so-lucky-in-ipec.html A copyright dispute in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court has ended in tears [presumably on a pillow] for Kylie Minogue’s bed linen licensee, Ashley Wilde, in Ashley Wilde Group Ltd v BCPL Ltd [2019] EWHC 3166 (IPEC). BackgroundBCPL, the defendant, is owned by Caprice Bourret, a well-known model and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/crystal-head-vodka-3d-shape-mark.html Is a skull shaped bottle for vodka devoid of distinctive character and does it substantially enhance the attractiveness of the goods and strongly influence consumer preferences? A recent decision of the Cancellation Division considered the absolute grounds for resual of a 3D shape mark, which offered this Kat the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/scotch-ing-decision-leaves-tart-taste.html The Scotch whisky industry has generated a number of interesting case reports lately. Kat friend Mok Ho Fai now brings for Kat readers the intriguing recent story of the fate of the ISETAN TARTAN mark in Singapore. When the mark “ISETAN TARTAN” is used for whisky that is not... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/hold-your-colour-cancellation-action.html One of the many analogies that can be drawn between playing chess and conducting litigation is that, in some situations, one should be prepared to resign (or withdraw a case). In both chess and litigation, this avoids not only wasting valuable time, but also the consequences of losing in... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/common-sense-prevails-in-trade-mark.html Legal interpretation is of particular interest to this Kat, so she was intrigued to hear about this case which turned on the correct interpretation of a trade mark specification; the literal vs the “common sense approach”. Here’s what happened. Background to the case Kat AllianceImage: Andy Miccone In January 2011,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/guest-post-polish-constitutional.html Damages for copyright infringement: how much can be claimed? In this guest post, Katfriend Bohdan Widła (Barta & Kalinski sp.j.) provides an update on recent developments in Poland. Here’s what Bohdan writes: Polish Constitutional Tribunal rules that rightholders can claim damages amounting to twice a hypothetical licence fee in... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/amsterdam-district-court-orders-google.html Last week, the Amsterdam district court issued an interesting decision in which it ordered Google to remove from Google Maps’ review section negative reviews after concluding that they were fake [decision here, in Dutch]. The decision is likely to set an important precedent for future cases involving fake reviews,... Continue reading
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