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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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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/use-of-3d-mark-for-potato-chip-in.html During the past few years, non-conventional trade marks have found their way into trade mark registries worldwide and discussions over their protection has more or less turned mainstream. This blog has on several occasions reported on decisions related to non-conventional trade marks [see for instance and recently IPKat posts... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/what-is-right-with-eu-trade-agreements.html This Kat has recently defended her thesis, titled “Deconstructing EU IP norm-export to the Eastern European Neighbourhood”. It was written at the Universities of Alicante and of Strasbourg, under the EIPIN-IS research grant. In this post, I would like to summarise some of the take-aways from my thesis, which... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/why-bringing-manufacturing-back-home.html Seldom does the unintended consequence of a change in socio-economic policy carry with it the potential benefit of improvements to innovation. But that may be the case with the move by western countries (most notably the United States) to bring back (“onshore”) manufacturing activities that have been offshored for... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-interpretation-of-trade-mark-goods.html Kat friend Marcel Pemsel, who will shortly publish as a full-fledged Guest Kat, already shares his thoughts on a recent trademark decision by the General Court concerning that favorite of trade mark questions: what does the specification of goods and services cover? Interpreting the list of goods and services... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-ipkat-team-arrivals-farewells-and.html Every now and then, The IPKat team welcomes new contributors, says thanks and goodbye to existing contributors, and shares some news concerning the Kats. Let’s find out more! GuestKats The IPKat is delighted to welcome the following as new GuestKats for the next six months. Anna Maria Stein –... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/africa-ip-highlights-3-patents-other.html This post is the third and final instalment in the “Africa IP Highlights 2022″ series of posts highlighting some of the key developments in IP in Africa in 2022. The first 2 posts covered copyright and trade marks. As previously stated, the Africa IP Highlights 2022 is the result... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/africa-ip-highlights-2022-2-all-about.html Yesterday, it was all about key developments in the copyright field in the Africa IP Highlights 2022 – the result of collaboration between myself and Doreen Adoma Agyei and Clarisse Mideva. Today, it’s all about trade marks. January: In South Africa, a High Court ruled on a trade mark... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/12/save-date-ipkat-is-turning-20-in-2023.html Time flies when you are having fun, they say … That must be even truer when the fun is IP-related. In 2023, in fact, our beloved blog The IPKat will leave its teen years behind and turn … 20! As our readers know, The IPKat was co-founded by Jeremy... Continue reading
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