In: The IPKat BLOG
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/uk-government-responds-to-design-right.html With Brexit being “behind” us, the UK government is now looking to improve and modernize the protection of intellectual property rights. As a first step, the UK announced that it has joined the Global Brands Database made available by WIPO. The database is (relatively) easy to use and has over... Continue reading
In: The IPKat BLOG
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/book-review-copyright-in-digital-single.html This is a book review of Copyright in the Digital Single Market: Article-by-Article Commentary to the Provisions of Directive 2019/790, by our very own Kat – Professor Eleonora Rosati who has been contributing to the IPKat blog since 2012 and is Professor of IP Law and Director of the... Continue reading
In: The IPKat BLOG
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/uk-government-publishes-responses-to.html A patent that protects technology which is essential to implementing a standard is known as a standard essential patent (SEP). The number of declared SEPs doubled on average every five years between the early 1990s to 2014 [see here page 61, figure 10.1]. As of 2020, around 95,000 patents have been... Continue reading
In: The IPKat BLOG
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/guest-post-made-in-italy-and-false.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the guest contribution below by Anna Maria Stein (Eversheds Sutherland), who comments on two recent decisions of the Italian Supreme Court concerning use of the designation ‘Made in Italy’. Here’s what Anna Maria writes: ‘Made in Italy’ and false indications... Continue reading
In: The IPKat BLOG
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/beyonce-brings-all-samples-to-yard-and.html Beyoncé has received backlash on her latest album “Renaissance,” which has resulted in the removal of a sample from her song “Energy” – but not for legal reasons. Headlines such as “Beyoncé Has Removed A “Milkshake” Sample From Her Song “Energy” After Kelis Called It Theft” and “…for allegedly... Continue reading
In: The IPKat BLOG
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/the-beijing-intellectual-property.html A deceptive sign is not eligible for trade mark registration. Such rule, in the Trade Mark Law of China (TMLC), is directly stipulated in Article 10.1 (7): None of the following signs may be used as trade marks: (…) (7) Those that are deceptive and are likely to mislead... Continue reading
In: The IPKat BLOG
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/epo-under-fire-for-its-approach-to-st26.html There is an international requirement for the DNA, RNA and protein sequences disclosed in a patent application to be provided in a sequence listing. Sequence listings are used by patent offices to search the prior art for the listed sequences. As of 1 July 2022, the old international standard... Continue reading
In: The IPKat BLOG
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/monday-miscellany.html The heat will not stop the IPKat from monitoring the most interesting updates, IP events and opportunities out there! Some of them are right around the corner in this hot August. “cat” by gney is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. On August 11, 2022, from 7:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (CDT), UIC... Continue reading
In: The IPKat BLOG
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/08/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html It’s time to relax and briefly recap last week’s posts on IPKat! The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has found Denmark in breach of its obligations under Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 by failing to prohibit the use of the Greek PDO “Feta” on cheese produced in... Continue reading
In: The IPKat BLOG
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/07/just-when-you-thought-it-was-over-its.html Sky/SkyKick – coming soon to a courtroom near you Readers interested in summer (and IP) blockbusters will be glad to learn that – like Scream, Puss in Boots, and Predator – the Sky/SkyKick saga is not over either. Earlier this week, in fact, the UK Supreme Court granted SkyKick... Continue reading
Designed by Industrial Action
Copyright © 2025 OPUS IP Limited. All Rights Reserved
OPUS IP Limited: COMPANY & OTHER LEGAL INFORMATION