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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/07/guest-post-decoding-general-court-in.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Henning Hartwig (Bardehle Pagenberg) on a brand-new decision issued by the General Court of the European Union on 3 July 2024 in an interesting design case (Case T-329/22). Here’s what Henning writes: Decoding the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/07/wednesday-whimsies.html Have you packed your SPF 70-guaranteed IP books? With summer in full swing in the Northern hemisphere, it might perhaps feel natural to long for things other than IP, but there is plenty of IP-related activity happening before and right after the hot months. Take a look at some... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/07/breaking-referral-to-enlarged-board-of.html One or two referrals? We now have confirmation of the referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) on how and if the description should be used to interpret the claims of a patent (G 1/24). The following questions have been referred to the EBA in T 0439/22: 1. Is Article... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/07/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html If you spent the last week of June enjoying the warmer weather rather than reading the IP news (for this Kat’s part, she’s been soaking up the Italian sunshine before the ATRIP Conference), here’s the summary of what you missed. Trade Marks A Kat taking a break in the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/06/cropping-photograph-and-omitting.html There is no doubt that photographs can be protected by copyright [IPKat here, here and here]. This Kat has found a recent ruling issued by the Paris Court of Appeal concerning a copyright infringement dispute involving photographs. This judgment provides an opportunity to examine the concept of originality as... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-never-ending-story-of-brexit.html The Court of Justice of the EU (‘CJEU’) recently published its long-awaited decision in EUIPO v Indo European Foods (case C-801/21 P) concerning the consequences of Brexit for an action before the General Court against a decision of the Board of Appeal (‘BoA’) of the European Union Intellectual Property... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/06/book-review-regulating-synthetic.html This is a review of “Regulating the Synthetic Society: Generative AI, Legal Questions, and Societal Challenges” by Bart van der Sloot (Tilburg University). The book is divided roughly into distinct parts: the first three chapters go into some detail to describe various AI technologies, how they work and their real-life... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/06/brand-wars-never-ending-battle-against.html When are goods supposed to be for personal use and when should they be assumed to be used in the course of trade under trade mark law? This question was brought before the District Court of The Hague, and later the Court of Appeal of The Hague, in a... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/06/guest-post-current-status-and-future-of.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Eric Möhlenberg (Friedrich Graf von Westphalen) on various decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in regard to sound marks in our everyday... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/06/wednesday-whimsies.html The IPKat dreaming of frozen tuna-sicles The sun has been out in strength for two whole days in London, so while everyone slathers aloe vera on their first “commuter sunburn” the IPKat is here to provide some news from the summer IP season. AIPPI UK’s UPC Event – tomorrow... Continue reading
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