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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/wednesday-whimsies.html This Kat is staying on top of her work Although it’s safest to stay home, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy IP law from wherever you are. Events & TrainingWhile the Retromark conference may have been cancelled, you can enjoy its social distancing equivalent tomorrow (26 March) at 5.30pm UK time.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/does-requirement-for-technical.html The EPO has famously strict requirements with respect to support for amendments. An important principle in the prosecution of patent applications is that any amendments the applicant makes to the application must have basis or support in the application as filed. The EPO is particularly strict with regards to amendments based... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-president-of-community-plant.html Yesterday, the 24th of March, the President of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) took a “Decision concerning the extension of time limits” that fall in the period 17 March – 3 May included, until 4 May 2020 for parties to proceedings before the Office and the Board of Appeal.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/are-lemmings-threat-to-disney-brand.html Ask a Kat reader what comes to his mind when hearing the word “lemming”, and he will probably say: “Aren’t they the rodents [Merpel says, “technically they are voles”] that live in the frozen north and who every so often commit mass suicide by hurtling themselves over a cliff... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/allen-v-cooper-us-states-have-sovereign.html Capture of the Pirate, Blackbeard, 1718 By J. L. G. Ferris Last month, this Kat posited my observations and predictions regarding a case before the U.S. Supreme Court about state sovereign immunity in copyright, Allen v. Cooper. Today, the Supreme Court issued a disappointing ruling; all 9 justices concurred that... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/book-review-research-handbook-on-art.html Having worked for a legal aid organization that serves the arts community in my state, this Kat has learned that the intersection of arts and law provides a variety of unique insights and challenges. Thus, it is a pleasure to present Research Handbook on Art and Law from Edward Elgar... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/if-once-is-misfortune-and-twice-is.html In the field of patents, an unintentional failure to pay the right fees at the right time can be a very costly mistake. The costs of a mistake are potentially even more significant for Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC). SPCs provide extra years of patent protection (up to 5 years)... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/swedish-supreme-court-favours-copyright.html Earlier this week, the Swedish Supreme Court issued its decision in an interesting copyright case: T 4412-19 (commonly referred to as the “metal pole case”). In a nutshell, the case concerned the relationship between, on the one hand, copyright and related rights in a film and, on the other... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/around-ip-blogs_22.html Socially distancing yourself and feel like you’ve lost touch with the outside world? Don’t worry! Here are some interesting IP news from around the globe to keep you entertained. Patents The EPO’s biennial fee increases come into force on 1 April 2020. This includes a 20% hike of appeal... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/willem-hoyng-todays-decision-sets-back.html As reported earlier, the German constitutional court has upheld the constitutional complaint against Germany’s accession to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court [UPC Agreement, Katpost here, German decision here, English press release here]. The main reason for the decision was that the act by which Germany was to... Continue reading
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