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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/retromark-conference-is-back-on-2-may.html RetroKat The fourth annual Retromark conference returns for another afternoon of in-person trade mark law and practice hosted by Darren Meale of Simmons & Simmons and the IPKat on Tuesday 2 May. This year, the keynote speech will be delivered by His Honour Judge Richard Hacon, Presiding Judge of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/development-and-directions-in-ip-law.html Merpel is delighted to announce that she has always been is now a cover model, featured on the front of an edited collection, curated to celebrate the 20th birthday of her best friend, The IPKat! The IPKat is now not only the “Most Popular Intellectual Property Law Blawg”... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/guest-post-decathlon-successful-in.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by former InternKat James Kwong (Norton Rose Fulbright) on a recent Chinese decision concerning protectability of a store layout under the law of unfair competition. Here’s what James writes: Decathlon successful in protecting its store layout... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/non-distinctive-elements-similarity-of.html The relevance of weakly or non-distinctive elements in the comparison of marks and the assessment of the likelihood of confusion, is a hotly debated issue. The General Court and the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) long supported the notion that likelihood of confusion can be based on... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/20-years-of-ipkat-celebrate-with-us-in.html Can you believe that, this coming June, The IPKat will turn … 20?! It’s really true that time does fly when you’re having (IP) fun! Launched in June 2003 as a teaching aid for IP law students in London, The IPKat’s blog has become a popular source of material,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/sunday-surprises_12.html Masterclasses, conferences, and job openings. Here are the latest opportunities and events. Events Masterclass on Copyright & Platform Liability in the European Digital Single Market Professor Eleonora Rosati of Stockholm University will be giving this masterclass on February 16, hosted by the Intellectual Property and Technology Students Association... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/guest-post-engines-are-really-warming.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following conference report by former GuestKat Gabriele Girardello (Pavia e Ansaldo) on a life sciences conference that he attended in Amsterdam a few days ago. Here’s what Gabriele writes: Engines are really warming up: one (last?!) life sciences conference... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/registration-of-swiss-military-and-red.html Kat friend Latha Nair reports on an interesting decision from India on the registrability of two marks–SWISS MILITARY and design, and the word mark SWISS MILITARY. In the case of Armasuisse v. The Trade Mark Registry & Ors, the Delhi High Court issued a common judgment in two appeals... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/fashion-at-mcdonalds-when-happy-meal.html In an interview with GQ magazine, Raf Simons said: “I’m inspired by people who bring something that I think has not been seen, that is original. It’s not always about being new-new because who is new-new?”. Indeed, it is difficult in fashion to escape the influence of the pre-existing.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/02/recent-changes-to-madrid-system.html On 1 February 2023, several important changes to the Madrid System came into effect. They concern the following: The representation of colour marks; Colour claims in international registrations; Filing of non-traditional trade marks, such as sound, motion and multimedia marks; Representation of earlier rights in provisional refusals; and Communication... Continue reading
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