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Laguiole knife, at the origin of the French GI system for craft and industrial products, is now registered as a GI

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/laguiole-knife-at-origin-of-french-gi.html The French Patent and Trade Mark Office (INPI) recently registered “Couteau Laguiole” as a geographical indication (GI) for a knife produced in the French communes of Laguiole and Thiers. It is a French-only GI, as no EU-wide GI protection is currently foreseen for craft and industrial products (also known... Continue reading
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BREAKING: EPO to abolish the 10 day rule

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/breaking-epo-to-abolish-10-day-rule.html The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) is reporting that the EPO Administrative Council (AC) has decided to abolish the 10 day rule. Old style delivery The EPO “10 day rule” is currently provided by Rule 126(2) EPC. The Rule stipulates that notification from the EPO is considered to occur 10 days... Continue reading
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When you can’t know a book by its title, and the law may even leave you confused

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/when-you-cant-know-book-by-its-title.html A major contribution of economics to our understanding of trademarks is “search costs”, generally here . This idea is that trademarks are an efficient tool for consumers because a consumer can rely on the mark, rather than having to search for sufficient information about the source of the product... Continue reading
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Uffizi museum sues Jean Paul Gaultier over unauthorized reproduction of Botticelli’s Venus on fashion garments

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/uffizi-museum-sues-jean-paul-gaultier.html Jean Paul Gaultier’s Le Musée Yesterday the news broke that the Uffizi museum in Florence is taking legal action against Jean Paul Gaultier over the unauthorized reproduction of the stunning and well-known Renaissance painting Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli in garments and accessories that are part of Gaultier’s... Continue reading
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Book Review: The Artificial Inventor – A Challenge for the Patent System

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/book-review-artificial-inventor.html Image: Thomson Reuters In ‘The Artificial Inventor’ (Thomson Reuters), Luz Sánchez García (University of Murcia) characterises humanity as standing at the cusp of an ‘Artificial Invention Age’ in which Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer used as a tool but rather a creative partner or independent innovator. The challenges... Continue reading
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Limitations in the Berne Convention: Dutch courage or Dutch quandary?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/limitations-in-berne-convention-dutch.html In international copyright disputes, the Berne Convention (‘BC’) is often applicable. One of the main principles of the BC is that an author seeking protection in another country should be able to rely on the same level of copyright protection granted to nationals in that other country. Article 2(7)... Continue reading
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Monday Miscellany

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/monday-miscellany.html Meow Meow! October is here with more news, events and opportunities coming your way. News Goodbye to our GuestKat Jan Jacobi and our InternKat Alexandre Zanatta Miura. For the time being, the IPKat team is saying goodbye to our GuestKat Jan Jacobi and our InternKat Alexandre Zanatta Miura: we... Continue reading
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Katcall: Openings for GuestKats and InternKats!

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/katcall-openings-for-guestkats-and.html Are you passionate about IP? We have exciting news for you! The IPKat is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) for GuestKat posts and looking for IP enthusiasts to fill InternKat positions. GuestKat and InternKat positions are six months (with the possibility of extension), and there are no geographical restrictions... Continue reading
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His Honour Judge Hacon turns up the heat on assignments of the right to a future patent application in road heater battle

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/his-honour-judge-hacon-turns-up-heat-on.html PatKat thanks Emeritus Kat, Darren Smyth, for bringing this interesting decision from the IPEC to her attention: Jones v Irmac Roads ([2022] EWHC 495 (IPEC)). At its core, the case relates to whether the right to file a patent application in the future is covered by the same provisions relating... Continue reading
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The EUIPO has published the second phase of its research on Automated Content Recognition (ACR) technologies

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-euipo-has-published-second-phase-of.html On September 22, 2022, the European Union Intellectual Office (EUIPO), through its European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights, published a discussion paper entitled “Automated Content Recognition: IP Enforcement and management use cases“. The study represents the second phase of a project already started in 2019, which led to the... Continue reading