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Life Sciences Strategy Summit on IP & Exclusivity returns to Munich in October, carrying IPKat readers’ discount

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/06/life-sciences-strategy-summit-on-ip.html Networking at “Katzentempel”The Katfriends at Kisaco Research wish to inform IPKat readers that the popular Life Sciences Strategy Summit on IP & Exclusivity is returning for yet another edition, which will take place in Munich on 13-15 October 2025.400+ leading life science legal specialists, with a 50% in-house counsel... Continue reading
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Freedom to operate versus patentability in biotech: What the difference is and why it matters

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/06/freedom-to-operate-versus-patentability.html When out and about talking with scientists, PatKat is often asked to explain the difference between freedom to operate (FTO) and patentability. The distinction between FTO and patentability is highly relevant to the field of biotechnology and understanding the difference is crucial. However, whilst the majority of “Intro to IP”... Continue reading
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No stay of infringement proceedings while UK Plant Variety Rights Office determines validity

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/06/no-stay-of-infringement-proceedings.html In the latest update to the Nadorcott saga, the infringement proceedings against Asda will not be stayed while the Plant Variety Rights Office determines the validity of the UK Plant Variety Right (PVR) for the ‘Nadorcott’ variety of mandarin orange. Nador Cott Protection v Asda [2025] EWHC 941 (Pat)... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/06/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html Didn’t catch the latest in IP news last week? Don’t worry, here’s your chance to catch up on everything you might have missed from the IPKat!CopyrightKatfriend Adanna Onah, in a guest post, analyzed the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Woodland v Hill, which reiterated that copyright in photographs only protects the... Continue reading
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Friday fantasies

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/06/friday-fantasies.html Here is your IPKat weekly summary of IP news, events and opportunities!CIPA Congress 2025: IP & AIThe implementation of AI is already impacting the patent profession in the UK and around the globe. Where will it lead? CIPA Congress promises a stimulating and through-provoking programme exploring the intersection of... Continue reading
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[Guest post] Why the US Copyright Office’s AI Copyrightability Report is dysfunctional

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/06/guest-post-why-us-copyright-offices-ai.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Zachary Cooper (VU-Amsterdam Law School), on the US Copyright Office’s Copyright and AI Report Part 2: Copyrightability. Here is what Zachary writes:Why the US Copyright Office’s AI Copyrightability Report is dysfunctionalby Zachary CooperOn January... Continue reading
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Alexion’s Soliris sequence error saga (Alexion v Samsung Bioepis [2025] EWHC 1240)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/06/alexions-soliris-sequence-error-saga.html The recent UK High Court decision in Samsung v Alexion [2025] EWHC 1240 (Pat) is a stark reminder that you can never be too careful with patent sequence data. Mr Justice Meade’s ruling in this case highlights that simple mistakes in the sequence information can be fatal for both the enforcement and validity... Continue reading
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A-maize-ing award of damages for corn variety rights infringement in China

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/06/a-maize-ing-award-of-damages-for-corn.html There have been interesting updates to the protection of plant varieties in China. At the start of this month, the revised Regulations on the Protection of New Plant Varieties came into effect. This comes after the news of another record-breaking award of damages in a plant variety rights infringement... Continue reading
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General Court on abuse of revocation proceedings based on non-use and belated evidence

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/06/general-court-on-abuse-of-revocation.html Revocation proceedings for non-use provide a playground for several interesting questions. Those proceedings can be abused for various reasons, raising the question if and under which conditions a revocation applicant lacks an interest in bringing proceedings. Further, if the first instance evidence is not deemed sufficient, trade mark owners... Continue reading
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Court of Appeal of England and Wales refers to SkyKick – in a design dispute on res judicata

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/court-of-appeal-of-england-and-wales.html In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal of England & Wales (the Court) referred to the Supreme Court’s landmark judgment in Sky v SkyKick (see IPKat here) in finding that a party was barred from seeking a declaration of invalidity in respect of a UK Design Right, having already unsuccessfully... Continue reading