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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/03/straight-outta.html If you knew how to complete this phrase in 2015, you are part of the few percent of consumers who heard of the city of Compton and knew about its connection with hip-hop and rap music. The General Court considered this group of people to be too small to... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/03/guest-post-works-of-applied-art.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Henning Hartwig (Bardehle Pagenberg) on the German Federal Supreme Court’s recent referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for a preliminary ruling pursuant to Article 267 TFEU concerning the interpretation... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/03/guest-post-horological-ip-and.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to publish a guest contribution by Katfriend Hans Eriksson (Westerberg & Partners) that discusses the rights conferred by trade mark law in the context of horology. Here’s what Hans writes: Horological IP and the customization of watches by Hans Eriksson The world... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/03/sunday-surprises_0966915197.html Spring has sprung bringing along the latest news of the week. Launch of the Journal of AI Law and Regulation (AIRe) The Journal of AI Law and Regulation is on. Free access to the first issue is available here, subscriptions are open here. On 11 April 2024, there will... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/03/guest-post-navigating-high-notes-taylor.html The IPKat is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriend Caroline Theunis (Bar of the Province of Antwerp) on the copyright troubles of music superstar and copyright-savvy artist Taylor Swift. Here’s what Caroline writes: Navigating the high notes: Taylor Swift’s copyright dispute by Caroline Theunis Cardigan, IPKat-style Rumor... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/03/first-substantive-decision-of-upc-court.html In its first ever substantive decision, the UPC Court of Appeal (CoA) in Luxembourg has reversed the preliminary injunction ordered against NanoString by the Munich Local Division in 10x Genomics v NanoString (IPKat). The first instance decision was hailed as a clear sign that the UPC is seeking to establish itself... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/03/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_19.html If you were too busy last week to keep an eye on the IP news, here’s the summary of the stories you overlooked: Trade Marks Keeping an eye on the IP news.Photo from SamMino via Pixabay. This Kat outlined the recent judgment in Société Civile et Agricole du Vieux Château Certan... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/03/discrepancies-in-description-should-be.html T 0447/22 is another addition to the debate over how much the description of a patent should be used to interpret the claims. The case considers two issues that may soon be referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA): claim interpretation and adaptation of description. The Board of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/03/book-review-discount-code-copyright-and.html This is a review of the second edition of Copyright and the Court of Justice of the European Union, by PermaKat Professor Eleonora Rosati, who is Full Professor of IP Law at Stockholm University and Of Counsel at Bird & Bird. This book was voted by readers as... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/03/i-spy-with-my-little-eye.html You can probably understand the following text because of an effect called typoglycemia: Aoccdrnig to a rscheearcher at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The... Continue reading
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