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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/book-review-protection-of-non.html We know that the trade mark universe is expanding. The increased flexibility of the application for registration together with developments in modern marketing has extended the scope of trade marks, both practically and philosophically. The Protection of Non-Traditional Trade Marks, edited by Professor Irene Calboli (Texas A&M University School... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/eqes-dont-speculate-beyond-content-of.html [Warning: Paper B 2018 spoilers] Patent law cannot exist in isolation from the technical subject matter to which patents are concerned. Candidates taking the European Qualifying Exams (EQE) are specialized in very different areas of technical subject matter. However, it would be impossible to provide separate tests of patent law as applied... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/ico-sheds-light-onto-cookie-requirements.html At the beginning of this month, UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published much awaited new guidance on the use of cookies and similar technologies for storing information, and accessing information stored, on a user’s equipment, such as a computer or mobile device. It is primarily addressed to the providers/operators... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/no-benefit-of-hindsight-ba-rejects-ex.html In T 0439/17 (published online 1 July 2019), the Board of Appeal of the EPO considered the circumstances under which a third party may intervene in an opposition. In general, a third party may intervene in opposition proceedings, after the opposition period has expired, if infringement proceedings relating to the patent have been... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/mr-justice-arnold-to-become-lord.html Sir Richard Arnold The IPKat has just learned that Mr Justice Arnold will become a Lord Justice of Appeal. The following has just been published on judiciary.uk: The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Mrs Justice Carr as a Lady Justice of Appeal and the following as Lord Justices of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/illumina-v-tdl-round-2-mr-justice.html The UK courts last month dealt with another patent dispute concerning non-invasive prenatal blood testing (NIPT). NIPT is a method for genetically screening the unborn fetus. NIPT is performed on the maternal blood and is therefore safer than previous methods for genetically testing the fetus that required fetal cells or amniotic... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/todays-10-year-anniversary-of-cjeu.html Members of the Court of Justice in 2018 On this day 10 years ago, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued the judgment that set a new course for the development and construction of EU copyright law, a course in which the role of EU judiciary... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/book-review-and-discount-code-copyright.html Day in, day out, the IPKat follows the tribulations of the CJEU regarding intellectual property. Readers will be pleased to find out that author and fellow Kat Eleonora Rosati has synthesized decades of the Court’s jurisprudence into one book: Copyright and the Court of Justice of the European Union.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/katcall-reminder.html The deadline for submissions to the openings for GuestKats and InternKats positions (as announced here) is approaching. Apply now! Those interested must submit their complete applications by no later than Friday 19 July 2019 (midnight, GMT). Complete applications must contain CV details, interest in IPKat, and a 400-word writing sample... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-serve-and-volley-of-tennis.html Wimbledon fortnight has just passed (and what men’s final!). This Kat takes a break from practising her serve, to explore the evolution of the game of lawn tennis, from its invention in the 19th century to the modern day. Invention of lawn tennis and wooden rackets The admirably named Major... Continue reading
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