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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/book-review-european-and-uk-trade-mark.html This Kat is happy to share with our readers her impressions of “European and UK Trade Mark Law”, authored by David T. Keeling (Publishing Push LTD, 2024, 1170 pp.). In this volume, Mr. Keeling, former member of the EUIPO’s Boards of Appeal, focuses on general principles of trade mark... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/guest-post-aesthetic-theft-or-shared.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Adanna Onah on a recent decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Woodland v Hill. Here is what Adanna writes:Aesthetic theft or shared style? Originality in the social media ageby... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_30.html Here is a quick recap of what you might have missed!Trade MarksKatfriend Salvatore Marcenaro (Wolf Méndez Abogados Asociados) analyzed the Frisby case concerning a third-party registration of well-known Colombian “FRISBY” trade mark in the EU.Söğüt Atilla discussed the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s refusal of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/can-refugees-take-their-gis-with-them.html For the past three years, this Ukrainian Kat has been interested in the impact of wars on geographical indications (GIs). She saw, to her surprise, that GIs and wars are intrinsically related, to the point that GIs are featured in peace negotiations, as occurred with the Versailles Treaty.Louis-Michel, a... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/all-still-to-play-for-in-crispr-first.html In the latest decision of the CRISPR patent wars, the US Court of Appeal of the Federal Circuit delivered its long-awaited opinion in Regents v. Broad Institute (Nos. 22-1594, 22-1653) earlier this month. However, rather than providing a clear resolution to the dispute, the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded the case,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/event-report-c5-pharma-biotech-patent.html Last week, PatKat had the pleasure of participating in the 2025 C5 Annual Forum on Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation in Europe, held in Amsterdam. The conference was a reminder (if ever one was needed) that patent law never stands still. There was a lot of food for thought from... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/cjeu-receives-first-referral-on.html Existential crisis? Ask AI …Over the weekend, reports circulated that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has received its very first referral on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copyright.Like Company v Google, C-250/25 comes from Hungary. It concerns chatbots vis-á-vis the press publishers’ right and the text... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/objectively-measuring-similarity-of.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriend David Barnett (Brand Protection Strategist at Stobbs), proposing a more objective assessment of the similarity of signs in trade mark matters. Here is what David writes: Central to many intellectual property disputes is an... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/us-space-force-trade-mark-or-sixth.html On 7 May last, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Court), refused registration of “US SPACE FORCE” for numerous goods and services by affirming the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the US Patent and Trademark Office (Board). The reason for the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/sunday-surprises.html The IPKat brings you the latest IP news, events, and opportunities.EventsNIR events.The Norwegian Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (NIR) announced upcoming activities. On 3 June 2025, the event ‘EU trade mark law and freedom of expression: An “IKEA-plan” to reconcile them’ will take place with the participation... Continue reading
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