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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/12/when-strong-reputation-does-not.html IPKat thanks Kat friends Jennifer Lim Wei Zhen and Claudia Borghini for the discussion below on a recent decision in Singapore regarding trademark distinctiveness. A global giant pitted against a relatively smaller company – who would win in a trademark opposition challenge? The decision in Singapore by Principal Assistant... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/12/book-review-research-handbook-on-ip.html Edward Elgar’s Research Handbooks in Intellectual Property Series, is edited by none other than the IPKat’s founding father Jeremy Phillips. This Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Digital Technologies, edited by Tanya Aplin, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London. The handbook provides 27 chapters... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/12/africa-ip-highlights-2020-3-patents-and.html This post is the third installment in the “Africa IP Highlights 2020 series” of posts highlighting some of the key developments in IP in Africa in 2020. The first 2 posts covered copyright and trademarks. The series is the result of collaboration between myself and several IP practitioners and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/12/africa-ip-highlights-2020-2-trademarks.html Yesterday, the IPKat launched an “Africa IP Highlights 2020 series” of posts to highlight some of the key developments in IP in Africa in 2020. The first post of the series, “The copyright field” is available here. As stated in the first post on this series, the series is... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/12/wednesday-whimsies.html From a sunny South Africa (37°C), here is some katfood for your entertainment… Perfect chill weather… Webinars The University of Copenhagen’s Center for Advanced Studies in Biomedical Innovation Law is offering a webinar on 28 January 2021 on the COVID-19 crisis’s impact on pricing and regulation in the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/12/acquired-distinctiveness-and-sub-brands.html An inevitable consequence of being at home all the time is that one has to learn how to diversify their cooking repertoire – and with that comes an increasing awareness of the cookware on the market. So, when this Kat saw that the UK Intellectual Property Office turned down... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/12/does-injunction-gap-violate.html In jurisdictions with bifurcated patent systems, infringement claims and invalidity attacks are heard in separate proceedings, before different courts. Bifurcation is often defended on the grounds that the validity of the patent can be assessed by judges with technical expertise. Germany, Hungary and Austria each have bifurcated patent systems.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/12/africa-ip-highlights-2020-1-copyright.html Despite the challenges of 2020, the IP world has recorded many triumphs and moved forward on many issues. In Africa particularly, there were key court decisions in the IPRs and IP enforcement fields as well as significant legislative and institutional reforms. The IPKat is running a series of posts... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/12/around-ip-blogs_13.html An angry cat Patents The German Bundestag has approved draft legislation to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement and this news hit the IP Blogosphere. ManagingIP, the European IP Helpdesk, the HGF blog, and the Juve Patent Blog each shared their opinion regarding the future of the UPC, including... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/12/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_12.html On this, lovely Saturday morning, let’s have a look at what the Kats were up to last week… Enjoying a fantasticbrunch this morning… PATENTS The Australian High Court overturned 150 years of precedent to adopt exhaustion of rights doctrine for patented products. Rose Hughes reported on the case of... Continue reading
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