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How much visual similarity is necessary?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/how-much-visual-similarity-is-necessary.html In an earlier post, this Kat discussed the seemingly narrowing scope of protection of figurative marks in EU trade mark practice. While the EUIPO and General Court rather easily considered figurative signs to be confusingly similar in the past, the pendulum seems to swing too far to the other... Continue reading
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Tuesday Wonders

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/tuesday-wonders.html While there is still time to enjoy the last month of summer, here are the latest opportunities in the IP field. Assimilate IP Image via Pexels Assimilate IP is offering a series of training courses given by webinar and IPKat readers are very welcome to a 10% discount on... Continue reading
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When is an artist entitled to refuse attribution of an artwork? Italian Supreme Court provides (final) guidance in long-running dispute over Jeff Koons’s The Serpents

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/when-is-artist-entitled-to-refuse.html The Serpents by Jeff Koons … Jeff Koons is one of the best-known contemporary artists. As IPKat readers are surely aware, his fame extends well beyond the art world, given that Koons has contributed as litigant to some of the most interesting copyright case law around the world [see,... Continue reading
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Choppy waters in Mimo Connect v Buley yacht breach of confidence dispute as Court of Appeal overturns “limited undertakings” decision

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/choppy-waters-in-mimo-connect-v-buley.html Court of Appeal grabs the ballback in breach of confidenceinterim injunction dispute (L. Prang & Co, C. C. (1872) The cat – Felis domesticus., Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017660723/) Today’s trainee solicitors do not know the heart racing feat of yesteryear of trying to navigate the maze of... Continue reading
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Never too late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_17.html Been too busy to stay up-to-date with the latest IP developments? Don’t worry, it’s not too late to catch up. Here’s what you missed. Patents Image from Pixabay Rose Hughes reflected on the patent applications filed by Dr Thaler, which claim inventions purportedly invented by the AI machine, DABUS. There... Continue reading
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[Guest post] Dua Lipa and Warner Music sued for copyright infringement

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/guest-post-dua-lipa-and-warner-music.html Dua Lipa and Warner Music are being sued by talk box inventor and singer, Bosko Kante, for breach of contract and copyright infringement in the hit song ‘Levitating’. This guest post is kindly provided by Jonathan Coote: Dua Lipa, along with co-Defendants, Stephen Kozmeniuk (pka Koz) and Warner Music... Continue reading
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A tale of three deer

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/a-tale-of-three-deer.html Once upon a time, there were three deer. The first was a German deer, which called itself ‘Jägermeister’. Despite its enlightened appearance, it was a real party animal and looked as follows: The second was a smart-looking and ambitious Austrian deer: The third was a rather dark and... Continue reading
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Of policy space and actors in the policy space: The role of courts in developing countries in IP policymaking

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/of-policy-space-and-actors-in-policy.html Anyone working in the field of IP law from developing countries particularly on the African continent understands the tension between IPRs and access to IP-protected materials based on human rights imperatives. Even if only from a development perspective, the socio-economic context and needs of citizens in developing vs developed... Continue reading
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Never too late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html Quite a few stories were published last week on the IPKat website. Here is a brief summary of what you might have missed if you have not been following the updates daily! Image via Flickr ... Continue reading
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Bad cases make bad law: Has DABUS “the AI inventor” actually invented anything?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/bad-cases-make-bad-law-has-dabus-ai.html In keeping with the so-called media “silly season” of late summer, PatKat thought she would check-in on the AI inventor debate. PatKat has been sceptical about Dr Thaler and his purported inventing machine, DABUS, for some time (IPKat). A recent EPO Examining Division office action appears to share similar concerns. In the... Continue reading