In: The IPKat BLOG
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-closing-of-chinese-consulate-in.html Former Katonomist, Nicola Searle, has devoted significant research attention as Senior Lecturer and Digital Economy Fellow at Goldsmiths, University of London, to the issue of trade secrets. She brings her insights to the issue of the closure by the U.S. government of the Chinese consulate in Houston. With countries... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/breaking-eqe-to-be-held-online-next.html Many readers will have attended yesterday’s CIPA seminar on the upcoming PEB exams. If you missed it, a recording of the webinar can be heard here. Vicki Salmon (chairman of the CIPA Education Committee) introduced the webinar. Mike Williams from the PEB Governance Board first provided some further details on... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/prs-for-music-off-to-flying-start-in.html In a High Court decision – under Covid protocol of course – published 17/07/2020 – Mr Justice Birss dismissed an appeal by Qatar Airways, finding that a copyright infringement case brought by the Performing Right Society (PRS) should be heard by the English courts. Background The applicant, PRS, is... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/reminder-todays-joint-ipkatblaca-live.html Merpel is already waiting in front of her laptop As reported by The IPKat, last week Advocate General (AG) Saugmandsgaard Øe issued his much-awaited Opinion in Joined Cases C-682/18 and C-683/18, advising the Court of Justice of the European Union to rule that: Platforms like YouTube and Uploaded (the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/almost-everything-you-want-to-know.html From time to time, this Kat encounters an examiner’s assertion that the trademark in question is a “portmanteau” word or the equivalent. The idea here is that the mark consists of two words, which are truncated and blended to create a new word, such as smog (blending “smoke” and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/guest-post-copyright-protection-in.html Back in 2017, The IPKat reported [here and here] on the Qatar diplomatic crisis in the context of the beIN Sports case and the related WTO dispute. Now, The IPKat is pleased to host a guest post by Giovanni Gruni (Esade Business School), who reflects on the outcome of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-uk-takes-final-step-out-of-unitary.html It does not come as a big surprise, but it comes certainly with some bitter feelings. The UK takes the final formal steps towards its withdrawal from the Unified Patent Court project (UPCA). Already in late February, the UK government made it clear that the UK would not participate... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/who-owns-your-bankid-billion-swedish.html Accumulate has now appealed the ruling of the Patent and Market Court (PMT 6997-17) of 8t June 2020, regarding trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract and copyright infringement with respect to the service BankID. BankID is one of the most lucrative services in Sweden, since it is the sole... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/guest-post-is-this-end-of-patent-claim.html The “Markman Hearing” related to claim interpretation has been one of the defining innovations of US patent litigation. Kat reader Robert Isackson provides insights into an on-going case, which may change the way claim construction issues are dealt with in US civil proceedings. Over to Robert: I only accept... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_19.html Sunbathing IPR EnforcementIn case C-264/09, the Court of Justice interpreted the notion of ‘address’, as used in Art. 8(2)(a) of the 2004/48/EC Directive. Eleonora Rosati looked into this ruling, following her previous analysis of the Advocate’s General opinion. Although the CJEU considers that IP addresses and email address do... Continue reading
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