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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/02/four-rings-on-car-grille-infringe-audis.html The use of trade marks of original equipment manufacturers for non-original spare parts and accessories is frequently the subject of court disputes. As reported here, the Advocate General (‘AG’) did not consider the sale of a non-original radiator grille with a mounting device taking the shape of the Audi... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/02/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html If you were barely holding on last week and didn’t stay up-to-date with the IP news, here’s the summary of what you missed. A Kat barely holding on.Image from Pexels. Hayleigh Bosher announced the nominees and winners of the IPKat Book of the Year 2023. Congratulations to all the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/01/wednesday-whimsies.html Here’s this week’s selection of opportunities and events for the IPKat community! Two webinars on trade secrets in the EU On February 8, the European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA) and the Bulgarian Patent Office will jointly host a webinar on the EU Trade Secrets Directive. The event will explore... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/01/pgi-canard-foie-gras-du-sud-ouest.html In a new evocation case (RG n° 21/16284), the Paris Court of Appeal has found that packaging of frozen food with such word elements as “Sud-Ouest”, “cooked with duck fat” and a duck picture are infringing the protected geographical indication (PGI) “Canard à foie gras du Sud-Ouest” (Duck with... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/01/to-be-protected-t-shirt-design-must-be.html The protection of works of applied art by intellectual property is a divisive issue. This subject has recently been the subject of some important clarifications [IPKat here, here or here]. This Kat has found a recent decision issued by the Paris Court of Appeal in a dispute over the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/01/is-mickey-mouse-in-public-domain.html On 1st January every year we celebrate the array of works entering the public domain, as their copyright term expires. This year, entering the public domain [generally speaking] are copyright protected works created by people who died in 1953, for countries with a copyright term of life plus 70... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/01/cjeu-on-burden-of-proof-for-exhaustion.html Some jurisdictions have a doctrine of international exhaustion while in others, like the EU, the exclusive trade mark rights are only exhausted if the goods are placed on the market in the EEA (including the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway). In (supra-)national exhaustion regimes, an important question is who... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/01/upc-and-italy-sign-milan-headquarters.html On 26 January 2024, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and Italy signed the formal agreement on the Headquarters of the third seat of the UPC Central Division in Milan. The finalization of the agreement was announced with a press release by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/01/when-life-gives-you-lemons-make-cloudy.html In a recent decision which has divided trade mark practitioners across the UK, the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (the Court) found that Aldi’s own-brand cloudy lemon cider product had not infringed the trade mark rights in the packaging of the product it was inspired by. Background In February... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/01/global-ip-exchange-europe-conference.html IPKat-approved Catz Cafè in Düsseldorf The Katfriends at IQPC Exchange wish to inform IPKat readers that their conference Global IP Europe Exchange will be held on 11-12 March 2024 at Hilton Düsseldorf, Germany. An invitation-only conference, this event aims to bring together 70 leaders from across IP, patent management... Continue reading
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