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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/07/general-court-rules-that-shape-of.html Can the shape of a lipstick case function as an indicator of commercial origin? The answer is yes when such case is the iconic and immediately recognizable (at least to lipstick lovers!) one of Rouge G de Guerlain: Today, also the General Court did agree in its judgment in... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/07/when-does-preclinical-data-plausibly.html The timing of a patent filing is critical to the patent’s validity. The earlier a patent is filed, the lower the risk of disclosures before the priority date destroying novelty and inventive step. Yet, the later a patent application is filed, the more time there is to obtain data and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/07/conference-report-uic-law-12th-annual.html In early June, the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property, Information, and Privacy Law organized and hosted its 12th Annual Ethics in the Practice of IP Law virtual seminar. Over to Adam Ernette (IP Law Fellow) for a report of the session: “The Ethics in... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/07/whats-point-of-continuing-discussion-on.html Kat friends Prashant Reddy T. and Yogesh Pai argue that continuing with WTO talks over the proposed TRIPs COVID-19 waiver is a futile and ineffective exercise in solving the problem of vaccine shortages. As developing countries continue to struggle with a shortage of COVID vaccines, talks over the proposed... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/07/keeping-up-with-belgian-patent.html The Belgian cat is pricking her earsto catch up on last year’s patent cases Still finding it difficult to keep up with an ever-changing world in the midst of a health, environmental, social and political crisis, while keeping up with patent law? Do not worry, the IPKat is continuing... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/07/breaking-news-german-constitutional.html In a press release published today, the German Constitutional Court announced that it rejected the latest constitutional challenge against the 18 December 2020 ratification act for the Unified Patent Court (UPC) [press release here, decision here]. As readers will recall, this is not the first time the ratification of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/07/sunday-surprises_11.html These Kats are having a global encounter While northern hemisphere Kats may be settling in to the summer, there’s still the opportunity to engage with IP issues online. Rapid response event on CJEU YouTube/Cyando ruling Do YouTube and cyberlocker Uploaded directly perform copyright-restricted acts? And, following from this: what... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/07/around-ip-blogs_11.html Copyright IPLens blog looked at several recent decisions of the Court of Milan, to see how the CJEU Cofemel decision has impacted on the copyright protection of industrial designs [see also an IPKat post the Kiko case, where the Italian Supreme Court applied Cofemel to Kiko store layout]. As... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-nigerias.html Three years after Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council considered and approved the Copyright (Repeal) Bill, it has now been transmitted to the National Assembly for enactment into law. Readers following the copyright reform process in Nigeria would recall that following public comments in February 2015, a team of national experts... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/07/bliss-brands-pty-ltd-v-advertising.html Late in May, a High Court in South Africa delivered judgment in Bliss Brands (Pty) Ltd v Advertising Regulatory Board NPC & Others, on the issue of the extent of the powers of the Advertising Regulatory Board (‘ARB’) in matters relating to trade mark and copyright laws. The ARB... Continue reading
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