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Sunday Surprises

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/04/sunday-surprises.html Image by Inge Wallumrød Another week is just about to start. If you are looking for events to attend, do take a look at the list below! The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) is organizing a series of events over the next... Continue reading
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Never too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_29.html If you missed last week’s posts, it’s not too late to catch up. Copyright Chijioke Okorie reported that Nigeria amended its Copyright Act to ratify outstanding copyright treaties. The Copyright Act 2022 is aimed inter alia at protecting the rights of authors and providing appropriate limitations and exceptions to... Continue reading
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Genuine use and the principle of permissible alterations

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/genuine-use-and-principle-of.html Using a trade mark in its registered form is the safest way to establish genuine use, should it become necessary. However, brands develop over time and their presentation can change, the key driver usually being updating of the sign. Using the mark in a form differing from the registered... Continue reading
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Sunday Surprises

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/sunday-surprises.html We’re almost at the end of March now. Here are the latest events and opportunities. Calls and opportunities Bill Cornish Memorial Fund A fund to support doctoral researchers in intellectual property at University of Cambridge has been established in honour of Bill Cornish, a seminal figure in establishing... Continue reading
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[Guest post] Expected introduction of a full patent examination in Switzerland: Opportunity or burden?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/guest-post-expected-introduction-of.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host a guest contribution by Daria Bohatchuk (University of Basel) on the upcoming Swiss patent reform. Here’s what Daria writes: Expected introduction of a full patent examination in Switzerland: Opportunity or burden? by Daria Bohatchuk The patent law revision is currently... Continue reading
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G 2/21: Is the technical effect embodied by the invention as originally disclosed?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/g-221-did-invention-as-originally.html The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) has released its written decision in G 2/21 on the question of post-published evidence. In G 2/21, the EBA consciously avoids the rabbit hole of plausibility, dismissing it as a generic catch word that does not amount to a distinctive legal concept. For the EBA,... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_24.html Here’s what you missed since the last Never Too Late post. Book review Image by Pixabay Hayleigh Bosher reviewed the recently published ‘Guidebook to Intellectual Property (7th edition) authored by Sir Robin Jacob, Matthew Fisher and Lynne Chave. In the post a discount code was kindly provided for the... Continue reading
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Proving genuine use of an EU trademark to defeat revocation proceedings

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/proving-genuine-use-of-eu-trademark-to.html On Jan 11th, the General Court in T-346/21 – Hecht Pharma v EUIPO – upheld a decision that a trademark was not to be revoked as the proprietor had proved genuine use. In their ruling, the GC discussed what constitutes public and external use and the required nature and... Continue reading
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Nigeria amends its Copyright Act to ratify outstanding copyright treaties and address other issues

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/nigeria-amends-its-copyright-act-to.html Last week, Nigeria’s President signed the Copyright Act 2022 which repeals the Copyright Act of 2004 (the old Act). The Copyright Act 2022 as previously reported here on The IPKat is aimed inter alia at protecting the rights of authors and providing appropriate limitations and exceptions to guarantee access... Continue reading
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“Cacio Romano” does not infringe PDO “Pecorino Romano”, says Italian Supreme Court

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/cacio-romano-does-not-infringe-pdo.html With this Kat’s feed being flooded with the news of the ruling in “Pecorino Romano” v. “Cacio Romano”, she could not help but dive into the judgment herself. The case saw the Consortium of producers of protected designation of origin (PDO) “Pecorino Romano” acting against Formaggi Boccea, an Italian... Continue reading