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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/01/friday-fantasies_12.html The AmeriKat getting her winter coaton Brrr, it’s cold in here…If you, like the AmeriKat, are freezing your paws off, here is a warming drink of the latest IP news and events. AIPPI Rapid Reaction on Thaler in the Supreme Court next Thursday Next Thursday, 18 January, AIPPI UK... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/01/plant-varieties-and-priority-periods.html The Italian Corte Suprema di Cassazione issued some interesting judgments about plant varieties in 2023. In particular, two cases clarified the assessment of novelty and distinctness of plant varieties that were the subject of earlier foreign IP rights, but didn’t claim priority in their subsequent Italian plant variety rights... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/01/french-domain-name-registrar-transfers.html In a recent decision, AFNIC, the French country-code top-level domain name registrar, transferred the rights to the domain name ‘porcelainefrancaisedelimoges.fr’ to the owners of the French geographical indication (GI) ‘Porcelaine de Limoges’ (decision FR-2023-03612). Background In 2014, France introduced a national system of GI protection for craft and industrial... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/01/copyright-focused-event-at-fordham-law.html If you’re interested in copyright issues – including from a comparative (U.S. and European) perspective – and are going to be in New York City on 1 February, then come along to Fordham Law School (150 W 62nd St) to participate in an evening of discussions kicking off at... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/01/fungi-based-bacon-named-mybacon.html Plant-based alternatives to meat and other animal products have found their way into the shelves of traditional food retailers. This trend has caused some interesting trade mark filings and decisions. The General Court found Oatly’s slogan ‘It’s like milk but made for humans’ sufficiently distinctive inter alia for ‘diary... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/01/upc-munich-local-division-takes-novel.html The decision of the Munich Local Division of the UPC in SES vs. Hanshow provides a first indication of how the nascent UPC will approach patent claim interpretation. Initial decisions from the UPC have been light on analysis of the relevant substantive legal provisions. The Munich Local Division in SES vs Hanshow took a rather... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/01/pradas-triangle-pattern-mostly-not.html Game of triangles:A Prada Triangle bag, with the Triangle pattern, and Prada’s triangular logo When you think of Prada (at least from a trade mark perspective), what Prada itself refers to as its “iconic Triangle” cannot but come to mind. Technically an isosceles triangle positioned upside down, the Prada... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/01/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html If you’ve been too busy sleeping off the New Year’s celebrations, here’s the summary of the IP news you missed last week. Patents and Plant Varieties Evidently, this Kat’s new year’s resolution was to take more naps! (Image from Pixabay) Henry P. Yang analysed the recent judgment in Optis... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/01/banksys-trade-marks-once-again-at.html A while ago, the IPKat reported [here, here, and here] on a number of cancellation actions directed at Banks’s EU trade mark (EUTM) registrations representing his artworks. In particular, in 2020, the Cancellation Division of the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) declared an EUTM representing one of Banksy’s best... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/01/friday-fantasies.html New year, new IP opportunities and events The new year has just begun but there are already several news items, unfortunately including some sad ones, to report. Have a look below. Katnews We have two major news items we wish to share with our readers, one concerning the Team... Continue reading
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