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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/08/new-espacenet-improved-search.html Last year, the EPO began roll out of New Espacenet, which will eventually replace Classic Espacenet. Espacenet is the EPO’s online patent database. The site has a good reputation for usability and accessibility compared to other online patent databases, such as the pet hate of many a patent attorney, the USPTO’s... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/08/guest-post-why-ip-lawyers-are-among.html The IPKat has received and is happy to publish a guest post penned by former GuestKat Laetitia Lagarde (Baker McKenzie), addressing the increasingly important topic of sustainability and reflecting on the relationship between this, IP, and … IP lawyers. Here’s what Laetitia writes: Why IP lawyers are among the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/08/shining-light-on-insufficiency-t-128515.html One of the arguments heard again and again during opposition is that an Opponent’s insufficiency objection is merely a dressed-up clarity objection. The distinction is crucial, given that insufficiency is ground for opposing a patent whilst clarity is not (unless the clarity issues results from a post-grant amendment). In... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/08/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_9.html Into the woods Copyright Last week, Eleonora Rosati shared her extensive analysis of the Advocate’s General Opinion in Joined Cases C-682/18 and C-683/18, which addressed a plethora of key issues of European copyright, namely the interpretation of the right of communication to the public for acts performed by user-uploaded... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/08/who-is-average-consumer-when.html What is the scope of assessment of ‘the average consumer’ in proceedings concerning the distinctive character of a sign? What could be said in relation to the public’s attention when it comes to advertising slogans/messages? Is it possible for the ‘average consumer’ to exert both a high and low... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/08/uk-patent-exams-update-proctoring.html The patent examination board (PEB) has issued another update on the online UK exams that will be held later this year. In a crucial update, the PEB has now announced that the third party proctoring software that the PEB were planning to use for the exams will now be... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/08/celgard-secures-uk-injunction-to.html Celgard has secured an interim injunction to prevent the supply in the UK of battery separators manufactured by its rival, Senior, which are alleged to misuse Celgard’s confidential information and/or trade secrets, in a High Court judgment from Mr Justice Trower (Celgard, LLC v Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co Ltd [2020]... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/08/friday-fantasies.html This Kat is looking out for new IP opportunities Welcome to another week of unmissable (unmiscable?) IP miscellany. Conferences & EventsHeld online from 7-9 September 2020, this year’s edition of ‘Standards and Patents: Law and Litigation’ offers opportunities to learn and network. IPKat readers can enjoy a 15% discount... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-improbable-marriage-of-popcorn-and_4.html A cottage industry on the internet has pondered the fate of the move theatre in a Covid-19 world, including this Kat, here. What is most notable is the seemingly ineluctable linking of a coronavirus-darkened movie theatre with the absence of the aroma of hot, fresh popcorn. Copyright and related... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/08/off-white-goods-not-inherently-or.html The luxury fashion brand ‘Off-White’ is renowned for unique collaborations with other well-known brands (Ikea, Nike and Jimmy Choo, to name a few), as well as its forays into the realm of IP registration, particularly in the US. From red zip ties to paperclip jewellery to even diagonal streetwalk lines, the... Continue reading
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