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EBA’s preliminary opinion in G1/24: “the description and the figures can be referred to in the course of claim interpretation”

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/ebas-preliminary-opinion-in-g124.html The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) has issued its preliminary opinion in the closely watched referral G1/24 relating to the role of the description in claim interpretation. The preliminary opinion provides the EBA’s initial view on the three referred questions ahead of oral proceedings scheduled for 28 March 2025. The EBA’s... Continue reading
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Sony still can’t get no relief in claim over Jimi Hendrix Experience recordings

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/sony-still-cant-get-no-relief-in-claim.html Image from Copilot As covered in a guest post by KatFriends Monica Thornell and Jonathan Coote last year [here], the estates of two bandmates of Jimi Hendrix (bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell) are suing Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd (“Sony”) for infringement of their copyright and performers’... Continue reading
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The IPKat Team: Arrivals, farewell, and news

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-ipkat-team-arrivals-farewell-and.html Every now and then, The IPKat team welcomes new contributors, says thanks and goodbye to existing contributors, and shares some news concerning the Kats. Let’s find out more! GuestKat and InternKat The IPKat is delighted to welcome the following as new GuestKat and InternKat for the next six months.... Continue reading
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[Guest Post] In too deep? Considering the legal risks when using DeepSeek

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/guest-post-in-too-deep-considering.html Even by the standards of the dynamic world of AI development and innovation, the recent shockwaves caused by the surge in popularity of Chinese generative AI platform DeepSeek’s R1 model in January 2025 were unprecedented. The R1 model has emerged as a cost-efficient competitor to established market operators, such as... Continue reading
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GTI v GTA: Too short to be confusingly similar? Not according to the German Patent Court

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/gti-v-gta-too-short-to-be-confusingly.html The scope of protection of short marks is often considered to be narrower than for longer marks. Consumers are deemed to remember short signs more easily and perceive differences more readily. This is why a difference in one letter can be sufficient to exclude a likelihood of confusion. However,... Continue reading
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AG Biondi: extending patent rights through trade marks is not bad faith per se (but the “line is blurry”)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/ag-biondi-extending-patent-rights.html Last year, this Kat reported on a referral from the French Cassation Court to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding the interplay between trade mark functionality and bad faith (C-17/24). Advocate General (AG) Biondi has now released his Opinion (for now, only available in French).... Continue reading
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[Guest post] Retromark Volume XV: the last six months in trade marks

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/guest-post-retromark-volume-xv-last-six.html Darren Meale of Simmons & Simmons presents the fifteenth volume in his rundown of notable trade mark cases over the past six months. Here’s what he writes: Retromark Volume XV: the last six months in trade marks by Darren Meale Here we go again! This volume picks up where... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_10.html Feel like catching up on the latest at The IPKat? — Never Too Late! Patents Kat making sure you are on track Rose Hughes looked into drug-discovery company called Insilico Medicine, highlighting the opportunities and challenges of the evolving landscape of AI-assisted drug discovery for IP strategy. Rose Hughes outlined T 0295/22... Continue reading
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Urban places as a stage and the CGI and VFX trend: Using buildings in videos to make the ordinary extraordinary

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/urban-places-as-stage-and-cgi-and-vfx.html For the IPKat, all the world is a stage(and full of IP) Last week, Italy celebrated the one year until the start of the Winter 2026 Olympics in Cortina. As with any Olympics, questions of IP abound. This past Summer’s Olympics in Paris triggered such an analysis from Kat... Continue reading
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Plum opportunity missed? From domain name disputes to plant variety licensing challenges

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/plum-opportunity-missed-from-domain.html In the warmer climes of Australia, the harvesting season for ‘Queen Garnet’ plums is currently underway in preparation for distribution to national and international markets. The ‘Queen Garnet’ plum received a lot of publicity some years ago as a “superfood” because of its exceptionally high antioxidant levels and claims... Continue reading