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BREAKING: Board of Appeal provides some initial thoughts on the Broad Institute’s CRISPR appeal (T0844/18)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/10/breaking-board-of-appeal-provides-some.html An interesting update in the progress of the CRISPR/Broad Institute appeal (T0844/18) has reached this Kat’s fluffy ears. As previously reported on IPKat, oral proceedings are scheduled for 13-17 January 2020. The Board of Appeal (BA), 3.3.08, has now issued a communication summarising the issues that will be discussed... Continue reading
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Book Review: Global Genes, Local Concerns

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/10/book-review-global-genes-local-concerns.html Biobanks, defined as “structured collections of biological materials and associated data, stored for purposes of present and future scientific research” [see inside this book for more definitions, in particular in chapter 2], have become an essential tool in in life science research. The use of biobanks poses technological, ethical,... Continue reading
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Around the IP Blogs

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/10/around-ip-blogs_29.html The IPKat took a lovely autumn stroll around the internet and saw some wonderful things. Patent How to gently tell a passionate entrepreneur his invention might be “obvious”? IP Watchdog published a practical post on explaining the intricate patent prosecution to non-lawyers. The new Turkish IP Law, which came... Continue reading
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[Guest post] Event report: #FashionLawLDN – The Autumn Winter Review

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/10/guest-post-fashionlawldn-autumn-winter.html A few days ago, the second fashion law event of Fashion Law London, an initiative of which I am part, took place in London. Gemma Louise Nimmo, a future trainee solicitor at CMS, was also there and now reports on what happened that day. Over to Gemma: In the... Continue reading
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Case number and official translation of recent Swedish copyright referral now available

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/10/case-number-and-official-translation-of.html Earlier this Fall, the Swedish Patents and Market Court of Appeal asked the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to clarify the concept of “public” within the meaning of Article 3 and 4 of InfoSoc Directive [see here]. The background to this reference concerns two parties that... Continue reading
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Book Review: Internet intermediaries and trade mark rights

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/10/book-review-internet-intermediaries-and.html As underlined by Prof Graeme B Dinwoodie in his Foreword, while the interplay between internet intermediaries and copyright has received specific attention from scholars, the interplay between internet intermediaries and trade marks has so far received less attention. Internet Intermediaries and Trade Mark Rights by Althaf Marsoof aims to... Continue reading
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The Fruits of the Forbidden Tree – AG Opinion C-176/18 on the Boundaries of Plant Variety Rights

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-fruits-of-forbidden-tree-ag-opinion.html Although Regulation (2100/94/EC) on Plant Variety Rights (“PVR Regulation”) is one of the oldest pieces of EU IP law still in force, it has not been often explored by the Court of Justice. This may help explain why a question of a rather fundamental nature is currently before the... Continue reading
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AG Kokott provides insights on distinctive character of geographical collective trade marks and their interplay with GIs

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/10/ag-kokott-provides-insights-on.html Earlier this month, Advocate General (AG) Kokott handed down her Opinion in T-766/18 P, providing some indications regarding the distinctive character of collective and geographical collective trade marks and their interplay with geographical indications (GIs). Background On 17 July 2014, the Commission received the official application for the registration of... Continue reading
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Never Too Late

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/10/never-too-late_27.html The IPKat brings exciting new posts every week. If you missed the most recent posts, it is never too late to catch up! Patents In ‘When is the “text-intended for grant” not intended for grant?‘ , Rose Hughes reports on the decision of the Board of Appeal of the EPO... Continue reading
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Book Review: Translation Accuracy and Dissemination of Disclosure of Patent Information: An Analysis of Translation and its Influence on Patent Law

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/10/book-review-translation-accuracy-and_26.html Disclosure? Dissemination? Accuracy? Why is translation so important to patent law? In Translation Accuracy and Dissemination of Disclosure of Patent Information: An Analysis of Translation and its Influence on Patent Law, Dr. Aline Larroyed offers a comprehensive approach to the influence of translation in patent law. Specifically, it provides answers... Continue reading