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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/benelux-court-of-justice-rules-on-use.html The Benelux Court of Justice recently handed down an interesting decision on the use of a well-known trade mark in a work of art [decision here, in Dutch]. Non-Benelux readers might not be familiar with this supranational court common to the Benelux countries: it exists to rule on issues... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/what-was-relevant-undertaking-further.html Since the release of the UK Supreme Court’s decision in Unilever v Shanks [2019] UKSC 45 (IPKat post here) the mainstream and social media have been awash with hyperbole as to the potential impact of the decision on large employers. However, the UK Supreme Court’s (UKSC) decision was not... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/a-case-for-our-times-ambiguity.html Readers may be tired of the current political milieu of ambiguity and uncertainty. Thankfully, this is a patent case, not another episode in the UK’s political drama. In Neo v Anan Kasei([2019]EWCA Civ 1646) the Court of Appeal again considered the thorny issue of insufficiency, both the Kirin-Amgenand the Biogen kind. The Court... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/breaking-high-court-of-england-and.html This morning the High Court of England and Wales ruled in an important case – a “test case” according to the court – concerning the right of communication to the public over the internet, including linking in the aftermath of the CJEU judgment in GS Media [Katposts here], as... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html Another week, another edition of Never Too Late! Last week brought plenty of posts from Kats and Katfriends alike. If you missed them, don’t worry – we will make sure you are caught up on all of the action! Copyright Looking back on another week of interesting IPKat news!... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/10/discussion-point-does-processing-of.html While drafting and negotiating technology agreements, this Kat increasingly comes across an inconsistent interpretation of General Data Protection Regulation as it pertains to the determination of data processing roles when personal data is limited to login credentials, such as person’s name, login identifier and email address, which are necessary... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/10/sublicensing-considerations-in-software.html Sublicensing has become increasingly prevalent against the backdrop featuring a diverse IPR spectrum that subsists in a licensed work, a variety of business models and use cases (internal use, production/testing environment, (non)commercial use, etc.), complex organisational structures of the involved entities, multiple proprietary interests, geographical scope and so on. Sublicensing may... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/10/oxfirsts-4th-symposium-on-ip-and.html Kat friend Joan Ng brings us the following report on a recent symposium on globalization and FRAND that took place at Oxford. On Oct 18th, IP Economic advisory OxFirst hosted a symposium on the interplay between globalization and fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing, held at St Cross College,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/10/thursday-thingies.html Trick or treat? It’s always a treat with The IPKat! Here is some delicious Katfood to enjoy. Halloween-appropriate Kat rendition Conferences and Events IP Inclusive events The IP Inclusive will host the following events in the next few months. All these events are free of charge and open to... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/10/competition-law-in-pharmaceutical.html Brussels in December Those working in the pharmaceutical field often come across issues at the crossroads between IP and competition law. Our friends at Informa are organizing a 1-day event to discuss the latest developments in the field of competition law as applied to the pharmaceutical sector. Held in... Continue reading
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