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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/01/ipkat-book-of-year-awards-voting.html This Kat was struck down by another round of covid over the festive season and was unable to remind readers about voting for your favourite IP books of 2022. So, to make sure everyone has the chance – voting is now extended for another 10 days!! The IPKat team... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/thursday-thingies.html We have reached the end of this long year and will now hopefully take a well-deserved break. We wish all our IPKat readers the best for the coming year! The last miscellany post of 2022 contains some announcements for the blog’s contributors as well as some IP news and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/can-someones-face-be-trade-mark.html The trade mark that Maartje Verhoef sought to register In a world in which the legal tools available to protect one’s own likeness and persona vary significantly – with some countries, e.g., providing for strong image rights protection [see the case of Italy here, here and here] and others... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/simple-homage-to-pre-existing-work.html One of the alleged parodic busts The comic strip “The adventures of Tintin” and its characters, created by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé, have been the source of numerous copyright infringement disputes in recent years [here]. Such is the case with a recent decision issued by the Court of Appeal... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-ipkat-epo-boards-of-appeal-year-in.html As a busy year comes, take the time to settle down with your favourite feline friend, a mince pie and the annual IPKat EPO Boards of Appeal roundup. The big stories of the year were, of course, the legality of mandatory ViCo oral proceedings and description amendments. IPKat has... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/whole-whole-whole-t-35821-assessment-of.html Excuse this Kat for not having resisted using a pun in this post title – wishing all of you happy Holidays and a healthy New Year! This post discusses a case decided by the EU General Court earlier this month regarding the genuine use of a trade mark (T-358/21).... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-grand-board-of-euipo-ruled-in.html Remember the infamous case(s) “ICELAND” for which the EUIPO opened its doors with the first oral hearing before the Grand Board of the EUIPO – back in September 2022? We now know the outcome of the decision(s): the invalidity of the word mark “ICELAND” and the related figurative mark... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/has-court-of-appeal-signalled-end-of.html With the weather getting colder, the courts are getting hotter as judgments are being feverishly finished before the holidays and applications being filed last minute to try and secure a final hearing before the end of the year. One such judgment that has greeted us this yuletide is the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/breaking-cjeu-decision-in-louboutins.html The IPKat would love red, if he could see it For those who are doing last minute holiday shopping for loved ones, may Merpel suggest some deliciously crafted shoes? Possibly ones with a red sole? That red sole has been famous on film, red carpets and in IP circles... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-difficulty-of-protecting-tactile.html Obtaining trade mark protection for a non-traditional sign can be challenging. One hurdle is how to represent the trade mark in the application. With the reform of EU trade mark law in 2017, the requirements have been eased in this respect. Prior to the reform, protectable signs were only... Continue reading
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