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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/04/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_8.html If you’ve been too busy watching for signs that spring has truly sprung, here’s the summary of the IP news you missed last week: Trade Marks Image from RebaSpike via Pixabay. Marcel Pemsel discussed the recent General Court judgment in Lidl Stiftung v EUIPO – MHCS (Nuance de la couleur... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/04/did-rihanna-reveal-enough.html Rihanna and Puma recently made headlines in invalidity proceedings concerning the following design for ‘shoes’ (Registered Community Design (‘RCD’) no. 003320555-0002): Kevin Bercimuelle-Chamot reported the case here. The short version is that, on 16 December 2014, Rihanna published pictures on her Instagram account wearing shoes that appear to reproduce... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/04/guest-post-long-walk-to-copyright.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Desmond Oriakhogba (University of the Western Cape) on one of the important but largely overlooked aspect of South Africa’s Copyright Amendment Bill: provisions aimed at ensuring fair remuneration for South African creators and performers.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/04/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html If the long weekend left you short on time to read the IP news, don’t worry, here’s the summary of the stories you missed last week. Patents Photo by TootSweetCarole via Pixabay Rose Hughes commented on a recent case about the validity of a patent for the second medical use... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/04/aippi-uk-event-report-roundup-of-2023s.html December, January, February – wake the IPKat up in March Back in December – when it was colder and darker – London’s patent practitioners attended AIPPI UK’s annual patent round-up event hosted by Hogan Lovells. Andrew Lykiardopoulos KC and Henry Edwards of 8 New Square presented the highlights of the 2023 patent... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/04/can-geometric-sign-on-eyewear-be.html By decision of 19 February 2024 (R 514/2023), the Board of Appeal (BoA) of EUIPO confirmed the initial refusal to register a position trade mark for eyewear, consisting of a geometrical sign (an irregular polygon used as a rivet for fastening the hinges of eyeglasses). It is worth... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/04/guestpost-does-judicial-composition-of.html The UPC Court of Appeal in Luxembourg Amidst the humblebrags and #blessed postings, LinkedIn these days is also full of posts on stats from the Unified Patent Court (UPC). As Merpel was wading through the usual analysis, she stumbled across a novel topic in a post from her Parisian... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/04/veuve-clicquot-colour-trade-mark-about.html Trade marks that lack inherent distinctiveness and were only registered on the basis of acquired distinctiveness must be enforced rigorously in order to prevent them from losing their ability to indicate the commercial origin. This is particularly true for abstract colour trade marks. Enforcement usually invites counterattacks on the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/03/inventive-step-of-treating.html The European patent at issue in T 1437/21 (EP 2981271) related to the second medical use of a known drug (empagliflozin) in a subpopulation of patients. The prior art cited against the patent was the patentee’s own press releases reporting the success of a phase III clinical trial of the drug in the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/03/ukipos-report-on-emerging-public.html On 29 February 2024, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) released a report on “Emerging public perceptions of intellectual property in UK media” authored by fellow Kat Hayleigh Bosher. This report follows a report on “The impact of complicit social media influencers on male’s consumption of counterfeit goods... Continue reading
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