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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/06/thursday-whimsies.html With Thursday coming to an end, readers are informed about relevant developments in the IP world. Forthcoming conferences/events/webinars New events and conferences are added to our Events page continuously, so do not forget to check it out regularly! Events Peter Meier-Beck on 10xGenomics v Nanostring: How are novelty and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/06/is-balsamic-vinegar-for-all-yes-says.html The Italian Supreme Court recently ruled in a case between the Consorzio Tutela Aceto Balsamico di Modena (Consortium for the Protection of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena, “the Consortium”) and Acetaia del balsamico trentino di Bombardelli (Balsamic Vinegar Company of Trento, “the defendant”) and Bennet S.p.A. for the use... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/06/bejewelled-eagle-head-not-3d-trade-mark.html By decision of 28 May 2024 (R 173/2024) the Board of Appeal of EUIPO (BoA) rejected a 3D trade mark for jewellery constituted by the representation of a bejewelled eagle. Fact of the case On February 8, 2023, Kurt Geiger Limited (the Applicant) applied for the registration of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/06/life-science-strategy-summit-on-ip.html Kat-cafè in Munich The Katfriends at Kisaco Research are always busy organizing industry-focused events in the IP field. Readers interested in the life science sector will be pleased to learn that this year’s Life Science Strategy Summit on IP & Exclusivity will take place in Munich (Germany) between 8... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/06/a-picture-is-worth-thousand-words-and.html There are pictures of moments in time that have become iconic and are known around the world. Think of the kiss of a soldier and a nurse in Times Square, the picture of Buzz Aldrin on the moon taken by Neil Armstrong or the Tank Man. The duration of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/06/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html If you were too busy to keep up with the IP news last week, here’s the summary of what you missed: Trade Marks and Counterfeits Image from Pixabay. Anna Maria Stein discussed the recent decision of the Italian Patent and Trademark Office to allow Elettra Lamborghini to register her name as... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/06/fight-against-counterfeiting.html The fight against counterfeiting remains as topical as ever [IPKat here, here or here]. Dematerialisation is speeding up and facilitating inter alia access to products that could be described as counterfeits [IPKat here]. Against this backdrop, this Kat has taken note of a new French draft law dated 28... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/06/at-last-habemus-covidiot.html After it was referred back in 2021, a few days ago the Grand Board of the European Union Intellectual Property Office finally issued its long-awaited decision concerning an application to register the figurative sign ‘COVIDIOT’ (below) as an EU trade mark for the following goods: Class 6: Metal clips.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-difference-between-credibility-and.html The recent Board of Appeal case T 0209/22 is yet another decision demonstrating the relatively permissive approach in Europe to medical use inventions. The patent related to the medical use of a combination of known drugs. The claim was supported by data described in the application from a phase I clinical... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/05/eutm-application-for-tv-now-remanded-by.html In a recent decision (R 1397-2022-5), the Fifth Board of Appeal (the Board) of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) took the unusual step of suspending an opposition appeal so as to remand the trade mark application to the Examiner for an examination on the basis of absolute grounds... Continue reading
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