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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/blow-up-claim-against-bbc-ends-in-civil.html Image from Copilot (prompt in image description) Hot on the heels of the failure of a format rights claim reported by the IPKat here, the decision of the English High Court in Jukic v British Broadcasting Corporation & Anor [2025] EWHC 221 (Ch) deals with a claim by an... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/guest-post-cjeu-weighs-in-on.html Supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) are a complex area, so it was helpful that the CJEU had the opportunity to clarify some aspects of the law. This Kat is pleased to share a guest contribution from Katfriends Claudio Germinario (SIB) and Federico Caruso (SIB LEX) to consider the guidance from much-anticipated CJEU... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/guest-post-copyright-in-fictional.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Harry Houlden (Manchester Metropolitan University) reflecting on the broader implications of the Shazam ruling of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) [IPKat here] regarding the copyright protection, not of fictional characters per se (which... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/ebas-preliminary-opinion-in-g124.html The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) has issued its preliminary opinion in the closely watched referral G1/24 relating to the role of the description in claim interpretation. The preliminary opinion provides the EBA’s initial view on the three referred questions ahead of oral proceedings scheduled for 28 March 2025. The EBA’s... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/sony-still-cant-get-no-relief-in-claim.html Image from Copilot As covered in a guest post by KatFriends Monica Thornell and Jonathan Coote last year [here], the estates of two bandmates of Jimi Hendrix (bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell) are suing Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd (“Sony”) for infringement of their copyright and performers’... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-ipkat-team-arrivals-farewell-and.html Every now and then, The IPKat team welcomes new contributors, says thanks and goodbye to existing contributors, and shares some news concerning the Kats. Let’s find out more! GuestKat and InternKat The IPKat is delighted to welcome the following as new GuestKat and InternKat for the next six months.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/guest-post-in-too-deep-considering.html Even by the standards of the dynamic world of AI development and innovation, the recent shockwaves caused by the surge in popularity of Chinese generative AI platform DeepSeek’s R1 model in January 2025 were unprecedented. The R1 model has emerged as a cost-efficient competitor to established market operators, such as... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/gti-v-gta-too-short-to-be-confusingly.html The scope of protection of short marks is often considered to be narrower than for longer marks. Consumers are deemed to remember short signs more easily and perceive differences more readily. This is why a difference in one letter can be sufficient to exclude a likelihood of confusion. However,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/ag-biondi-extending-patent-rights.html Last year, this Kat reported on a referral from the French Cassation Court to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding the interplay between trade mark functionality and bad faith (C-17/24). Advocate General (AG) Biondi has now released his Opinion (for now, only available in French).... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/guest-post-retromark-volume-xv-last-six.html Darren Meale of Simmons & Simmons presents the fifteenth volume in his rundown of notable trade mark cases over the past six months. Here’s what he writes: Retromark Volume XV: the last six months in trade marks by Darren Meale Here we go again! This volume picks up where... Continue reading
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