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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/03/saturday-sundries.html This Kat is a model student Spring has sprung (or at least had, according to this Kat’s view from the window of surprise snowfall) and a season of IP events and opportunities awaits. Conferences & Events PermaKat Prof. Eleonora Rosati will be among the speakers at this year’s edition... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/03/trade-secrets-in-wild-part-1-some.html Former Katonomist, Dr. Nicola Searle, has for several years engaged in research on the economics of trade secrets, cybersecurity and cybercrime. She shares some of her most recent thoughts with IPKat readers. “Ah”, the internet. So fascinating. So wonderful. Here, we see the world of cybercrime, teaming with life.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-chaotic-start-to-eeqes.html Today is the first day of the online EQE (eEQE), following on from Monday’s online pre-EQE . Unfortunately, it seems that things have not begun well. Reports have reached this Kat that some candidates experienced significant issues with the online system during the first session of Paper D today. The... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/03/2021-us-copyright-compendium-series-1.html A work of artistic Kat-manship On January 28, the US Copyright Office released the latest version of the Compendium of US Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition. The Compendium details the general practices of the US Copyright Office concerning registration and recordation. Registration decisions by the Office are generally governed... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/03/zoomlion-my-green-grey-and-black.html Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (‘Zoomlion’), according to Wikipedia, is China’s largest, and the world’s sixth-largest, construction machinery enterprise. Zoomlion owns the trade mark registration no. 18338886 in China. This, as shown below, is a colour combination mark (hereinafter ‘the Z mark’). The Z mark was... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/02/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_28.html This Kat is looking out for new IP stories On the last day of February, it’s time to look back at last week in the IPKat. Copyright PermaKat Eleonora Rosati addressed five considerations for the transposition and application of Article 17 of the DSM Directive, as the often polarised debate... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/02/sunday-surprises_28.html Conferences, webinars On March 2, Legal and Business Research Foundation (FIDE) and Transatlantic Intellectual Property Academy (TIPSA) will hold the 10th Global Digital Encounter, this time dedicated to “Fostering a Dynamic IP System Based on Sustainable Development Goals”. Prof. Edward Kwakwa (WIPO) and Prof. Peter Yu (Texas A&M University)... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/02/illumina-v-mgi-part-2-has-uk-lost-its.html The High Court decision in Illumina v MGI ([2021] EWHC 57 (Pat) hit the IP headlines for its application of the Supreme Court decision in Regeneron v Kymab ([2020] UKSC 27) (see IPKat: Illumina v MGI Part 1: Mr Justice Birss on sufficiency, DNA sequencing and chocolate teapots). Those who make it... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/02/high-court-grants-for-first-time.html Kat blocking Earlier this week, the High Court of England and Wales issued two website blocking orders, which set new precedent and are the expression of a further development in the rich UK website blocking jurisprudence. The orders, which were issued by Miles J further to applications made by... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/02/assignment-in-gross-or-not-what.html Trademark assignments and the transfer of the goodwill seem, well, oh-so dull, until they are not. Kat friend Ian Gill reports on a recent cautionary tale from the UK. Scott Hallsworth is a renowned Australian chef who created and opened a chain of London-based restaurants in 2013 under the... Continue reading
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