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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/around-ip-blogs_10.html This Kat has now woken up from his winter slumber. Let’s see what happened in the IP blogosphere during the first week of 2022:- Copyright The Kluwer Copyright Blog wrote about the EU concept of work in relation to football matches (see here) and the possible sources of originality... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/conference-report-patents-truth-pct-and.html Back in October, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property (“IP”), Information, and Privacy Law organized and virtually hosted its International IP Practice Seminar. The Seminar, co-organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Kuhnen & Wacker, brought together international policymakers and practitioners to discuss... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/in-memoriam-william-bill-cornish-1937.html The IPKat Team was extremely saddened to be informed of the passing of Professor William (Bill) Cornish. The co-founder of our blog, Professor Jeremy Phillips, remembers him as follows: In memoriam: William (Bill) Cornish (1937 – 2022) by Jeremy Phillips I first encountered Bill Cornish in 1974 when, as... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/strict-us-written-description.html In the US, functional antibody claims have increasingly failed to satisfy the strict “written description” sufficiency requirement. The written description requirement stipulates that a patent specification should sufficiently describe the claimed invention such that a skilled person would be convinced that the inventor had possession of the claimed subject matter at the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html We have slowly entered 2022, which gives us a chance to take one last look at last week’s (and year’s) posts, in case you missed them! TRADE MARKS Remember the James Bond theme? Is it “too long” to be registered as a sound mark? Merpel and TechieKat Verónica Rodríguez... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/ipkat-book-of-year-awards-2021.html Back by popular demand, it is time to vote for your favourite intellectual property law books of 2021! Anyone who managed to publish a book during 2021 most certainly deserves an award in any event, given the added pressures and stresses of the pandemic, but alas there can be only... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/friday-fantasies.html As we welcome a happier (and more importantly) a healthier new year, this Kat brings to you a handful of events and opportunities. Event 4iP CouncilSolution in Search of a Problem: Licensing Negotiation Groups in the Internet of Things The 4iP Counsel will be organizing the subject line webinar... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-ipkat-welcomes-new-guestkats.html The dawn of a new year is here, and in the spirit of renovation, The IPKat welcomes new GuestKats Gabriele Girardello, Jan Jacobi and Becky Knott to our family. Here’s a bit more about them: Gabriele Girardello Gabriele is an Italian-qualified lawyer and holds an LLM in Intellectual Property... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/guest-post-retromark-volume-x-last-six.html Darren Meale of Simmons & Simmons presents the tenth volume in his rundown of notable trade mark cases over the past six months. Here we go! Retromark Volume X: the last six months in trade marks by Darren Meale Retromark turns ten volumes, making it about four and a... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/board-of-appeal-sweeps-floor-with.html With the holiday season behind us, the vacuum cleaner is a valuable ally to get rid of leftover pine needles or bits of broken baubles. For those Kats that have a vacuum cleaner operating with cleaner bags, a decision by the EUIPO (Third) Board of Appeal (‘BOA’) may be... Continue reading
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