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[Guest post] An insight into international law-making: Third Special session of the Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications of WIPO

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/10/guest-post-insight-into-international.html The IPKat is received the following report by Katfriend Caroline Theunis (ELSA International) on the recent discussion of a Design Law Treaty at WIPO. Here’s what Caroline writes: An insight into international law-making: Third Special session of the Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical... Continue reading
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Distinctiveness and human faces: can you register a face? Perhaps, but not so easily

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/10/distinctiveness-and-human-faces-can-you.html In a recent decision (only available in Dutch), the EUIPO Examination Division rejected an application for EU trade mark (EUTM) registration concerning a figurative mark that depicted Dutch model Puck Schrover (see below). In particular, the EUIPO Examination Division considered that the applicant failed to demonstrate that the mark... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/10/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html October has just started, and here you can find what you missed from the IPKat last week. Copyright Eleonora Rosati discussed the Valve Corporation, T-172-21, judgment issued by the General Court on the applicability of Article 101 TFEU in the copyright context. In particular the issue of geoblocking practices... Continue reading
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Event announcement – EU Copyright at a Crossroads: The Impact of the CJEU on National Copyright Systems

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/10/event-announcement-eu-copyright-at.html Stockholm A few days ago, The IPKat announced an event taking place at University College London and online on 9 November and focusing on the impact and legacy of the copyright case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for post-Brexit UK. That same week... Continue reading
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Upcoming changes to the Madrid System

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/10/upcoming-changes-to-madrid-system.html On 1 November 2023 and 1 November 2024 important changes to the Madrid System will enter into force. The most significant changes entering into force on 1 November 2023 are: Obligation to notify time limits and their calculation. Minimum time limit to respond to a provisional refusal. Consequences of... Continue reading
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Use of large language models in the patent industry: A risk to patent quality?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/10/use-of-large-language-models-in-patent.html Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT have been hailed as potentially revolutionary for the legal industry. Lord Justice Birss himself recently made headlines for praising the usefulness of ChatGPT for writing court judgments. LLMs are undeniably a major technological advance with the potential to make a significant impact on the... Continue reading
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Trade Secret IP Protection & Management conference returns to Brussels with IPKat readers’ discount

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/10/trade-secret-ip-protection-management.html Secret Kat The IPKat has learned that, after successfully launching in 2022, the Trade Secret IP Protection & Management EU conference is back for its second edition, expanding into a 2-day event to bring together experts from across the globe to address the most immediate industry challenges facing trade... Continue reading
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Reliance on a silent technical effect: Application of G 2/21 to semiconductors (T 2465/19)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/10/reliance-on-silent-technical-effect.html The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) decision in G 2/21 arose from a case seeking guidance on the evidence requirement for a purported technical effect relied on for inventive step (IPKat). However, in its final order, G 2/21 focussed less on the amount of evidence needed to support an invention, and more on the... Continue reading
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Geoblocking of videogames and competition law: General Court confirms that Steam and videogame publishers breached Article 101 TFEU

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/10/geoblocking-of-videogames-and.html IPKat-approved game on Steam For those interested in the interplay between IP rights’s territorial character and free competition, the judgment issued by the General Court (GC) in Valve Corporation, T-172/21 earlier this week is a must-read. Not only did the Court tackle the vexed issue of the applicability of... Continue reading
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Saturday Sundries

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/09/saturday-sundries_30.html As September is coming to an end, here are the latest events and opportunities for IPKat readers: ALAI European Author’s Right Award The 6th edition of the ALAI European Authors’ Right Award, supported by GESAC, is now accepting nominations for the 2023 edition. The annual award is given to... Continue reading