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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/wipo-china-becomes-top-filer-of.html The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) press release on 7 April announced that China, for the first time ever, was the top filer of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in 2019: With 58,990 applications filed in 2019 via WIPO’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) System, China ended the U.S. (57,840... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/euipo-boards-of-appeal-adopt-set-of.html With Decision 2020-1 of 2020 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal on The Rules of Procedure before the Boards of Appeal, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has, for the first time in twenty years, agreed on a single comprehensive set of rules to be applied to... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/book-review-traditional-knowledge.html In February of 2019, this Kat participated in the 2019 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, which prominently featured issues of traditional knowledge and the preservation of genetic resources. As a result, this Kat was very excited to review Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources, Customary Law and Intellectual Property... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/general-court-allows-registration-of.html In light of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s 3-week court hiatus, this Kat has decided to take a look back at some of the March cases that passed by, starting with case T-688/18, where the General Court (GC) not only overturned the decision of the EUIPO... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/friday-fantasies.html Searching for options to broaden your horizons? Here’s our compilation of this week’s opportunities! Curioser and curioser Vacancies The European Court of Justice is seeking to contract lawyer-linguists qualified in either Danish, Greek/Cypriot, French/Belgian/Luxembourgish, Croatian or Polish law. Selected candidates will be hired in grade AD7. Conferences CEIPI has... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/pdospgis-from-france-and-italy-are.html The cat that got his cream In times of coronavirus lockdown, small farmers from all over Europe are complaining about the near impossibility to sell their products, as restaurants are shutting down and private buyers are not able to reach the farms. But the lockdown impact to their businesses... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/guest-post-red-stripes-for-ex-president.html One of the great privileges I have enjoyed while studying intellectual property law at Chicago-Kent College of Law is the opportunity to discuss IP issues from around the world with the variety of JD and LLM students that come to Chicago to study law. Before Covid-19 pushed all of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-girl-has-no-name-does-decision-in.html Names… Last month, the Nigerian Federal High Court delivered its judgment in the case of Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria Ltd/Gte (MCSN) v Copyright Society of Nigeria Ltd/Gte (COSON) and 2 Others (FHC/L/CS/274/2010), directing the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AG) to take necessary... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/book-review-art-law-and-business-of-art.html This book review, of Art Law and the Business of Art, is brought to you by former Guest Kat Antonella Gentile, here’s what she says: The author introduces the reader in such world step by step since the preface where he underlines how the interplay between art and law has developed in... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html This Kat is queen of all she surveys (including the fruit bowl) If you were too busy to catch up with the IPKat last week, never fear: your weekly round-up is here. CopyrightGuestKat Nedim Malovic reported on the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Stim and... Continue reading
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