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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html It was a busy week on The IPKat! If you could not keep up, then join this Kat in catching up with a summary of what you missed (hopefully while sunbathing at the beach). Geographical Indications and Unfair Competition Anastasiia Kyrylenko reported on the recent opinion of Advocate General (AG) Campos Sánchez-Bordona regarding... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/new-uspto-guidance-on-use-of-ai-in.html The USPTO recently issued Guidance on the patentability of AI. In the US, claims directed solely to a “judicial exception”, in the form of an abstract idea, natural phenomena, or law of nature, are not eligible for patent protection (35 U.S.C. 101). However, the case law on subject matter eligibility is infamously... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/sunday-surprises.html The IPKat would take the IPFed job – but for the urge to nap during meetings As the heat starts to ratchet down in London, and the activity levels of those with fur coats start to ratchet up, the IPKat brings you a collection of news from the IP world. ... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/plant-variety-rights-for-sugraone.html By its decision on 1 August 2024, the Court of Bari (Specialised Business Section) declared that the Italian plant variety right (PVR) for a seedless table grape variety named ‘Sugraone’ was invalid on the grounds of novelty. The decision (English translation here) also dismissed the claims of trade mark infringement... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-end-of-claim-climate-neutral.html ‘Do good and talk about it’ is an important principle for companies, which try to reduce the emissions caused by the production of their goods. Doing that in a way that complies with unfair competition rules can be nevertheless challenging, as the decision of the German Supreme Court on... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/upckat-upc-court-of-appeal-demonstrates.html The UPC Court of Appealshowing flexibility on thedeadline balance beam The UPKats are closing off what was a hot week in London and an exciting Olympic week in Paris with a recap of another UPC Court of Appeal order. The order from 26 April 2024 in AIM Sport Development... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/guest-post-bad-blood-is-not-bad-faith.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by KatfriendKatfriend Thato Moloto (Trademarkia) on the decision of the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa on whether an applicant for trade mark registration who applies without a bona fide claim to a mark is to... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/book-review-intangible-intangibles.html This is a review of the book, Intangible Intangibles: Patent Law’s Engagement with Dematerialised Subject Matter, by Professor Brad Sherman (University of Queensland). “Dematerialisation” is a term for the decoupling of subject matter from the physical (such as biological materials used by life scientists) and the shift to the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/10-ip-books-to-pack-in-your-summer-totes.html Picture this: you’re lounging somewhere in the Mediterranean relaxed and carefree under your beach umbrella. A gentle summer breeze is rustling the pages of the self-improvement book you bought from the corner kiosk, the one that promised to solve all your problems in ten simple steps. But there’s a... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/euipo-says-comparing-virtual-goods-to.html In a recent decision (No B3199946) on comparing virtual and real-world goods and services for the purposes of oppositions, the Opposition Division of the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) refused to extend a finding of similarity between goods/services in class 35 to the same goods/services when applied to the virtual... Continue reading
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