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On repatriation: Questions of copyright ownership and management of repatriated cultural heritage materials

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/on-repatriation-questions-of-copyright.html In July 2022, the Governments of Nigeria and Germany executed a Joint Declaration regarding the repatriation to Nigeria of ancient Benin bronzes looted during the colonial era. This Declaration constituted part of the efforts by the Nigerian Government to engage foreign governments for the repatriation of various cultural heritage... Continue reading
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Burden of proof for inventive step based on an unusual parameter (T 0555/18)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/burden-of-proof-for-inventive-step.html The recent decision T 0555/18 from the EPO Boards of Appeal considered the burden of proof for unusual parameters relied on for inventive step. The patent in question (EP2117839) related to shrink wrap for use in food packaging. On appeal, the Opponent argued that the patent lacked inventive step. The only... Continue reading
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Latest EPO user survey on ViCo oral proceedings

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/latest-epo-user-survey-on-vico-oral.html The EPO has released the results of the most recent user survey on ViCo oral proceedings. Both supporters and critics of ViCo oral proceedings will find support for their view in the report. The EPO itself concludes that ViCo has been a huge success and is welcomed and supported by... Continue reading
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EPO report reveals female representation is increasing among named inventors – but remains low

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/epo-report-reveals-female.html This Kat is looking out for femaleinventors Gender balance in the European intellectual property profession is a topic of much comment, with the EPO’s recent publication of a study on female representation among inventors adding some interesting figures to the discussion. While the headline figure that 13.2% of inventors... Continue reading
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Dior against adult film star Gigi Dior’s trade mark application for her own stage name

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/dior-against-adult-film-star-gigi-diors.html This Kat, while still junior in his professional path, has a growing interest in luxury brands (Merpel says, just you wait…) and this “saucy” trade mark story on Page Sixkept him amused for the day. According to Page Six, “Porn star Gigi Dior – known for adult movies... Continue reading
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The current uncertainty over duration of patent rights in Ukraine

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-current-uncertainty-over-duration.html In early March 2022, the Ukrainian IP Office (which, in addition to war, is undergoing an institutional reform) issued a notice, informing the parties that the Office’s activities were not interrupted by war. It also informed applicants who reside or are domiciled in Ukraine that they could rely on... Continue reading
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[Guest post] French ruling on transposition of the principle of appropriate and proportionate remuneration

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/guest-post-french-ruling-on.html The IPKat is pleased to host this guest contribution by Katfriend Ludovico Bossi (Tavella Studio di Avvocati) on yesterday’s decision of the French Council of State, which found the French transposition of Article 18 of the DSM Directive [IPKat posts here] … inappropriate. Here’s what Ludovico writes: French ruling... Continue reading
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[Guest post] Can injunctions orders be enforced in the case of NFTs? Do not take it for granted…

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/guest-post-can-injunctions-orders-be.html The IPKat is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriend Paolo Maria Gangi (Studio Gangi) as a “sequel” to last week’s IPKat post on the recent Rome decision on NFTs and trade mark infringement. Here’s what Paolo writes: Can injunctions orders be enforced in the case of NFTs? Do... Continue reading
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Registering a trade mark even if you think that copyright is for losers? Not bad faith, says (finally) EUIPO BoA

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/registering-trade-mark-even-if-you.html Banksy’s Laugh Now But One Day We’ll Be In Charge A while ago The IPKat reported [here and here] on a string of cancellations of elusive artist Banksy’s EU trade mark (EUTM) registrations relating to some of their best-known artworks. The reason? Among other things, that such registrations would... Continue reading
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How plausible may be a conference on IP (and regulatory) exclusivity? Sufficiently

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/11/how-plausible-may-be-conference-on-ip.html Last October this GuestKat attended an interesting conference in Munich (program here) named “Life Sciences Strategy: Summit on IP and exclusivity“. It is obviously not easy to summarise three full days of very intensive work (and many coffee breaks) and the reports of dozens of experts who effectively shared... Continue reading