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Trademark infringement and Google PLA ads – Lessons from “Ortlieb”?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/trademark-infringement-and-google-pla.html Kat friend Markus Rouvinen shares his thoughts on the possible legal status of product listing ads (PLA’s) The fundamentals of trademark infringement in relation to traditional keyword advertising in the EU have largely been settled. However, more complex and increasingly common types of search engine advertising, such as comparison-shopping... Continue reading
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AIPPI UK Event Report: Roundup of 2019’s Patent Cases

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/aippi-uk-event-report-roundup-of-2019s.html The AmeriKat peering into 2020 and whatthis year’s patent cases will hold… While the AmeriKat was coughing herself across the Atlantic home for Christmas, other IP lawyers were making their ways across London’s twinkle light illuminated pavements to AIPPI’s annual Patent Round-Up held at Hogan Lovells’ London office. The... Continue reading
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Sale of second-hand goods not genuine use of Aiwa trade mark

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/sale-of-second-hand-goods-not-genuine.html On the 13th December 2019, Mr Justice Mann delivered his judgement of Aiwa Co. Ltd V Aiwa Corp in the UK High Court. This was an appeal from the UK Trade Mark Registry, a decision of the hearing officer delivered on 4th February 2019, concerning the issue of whether... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: if you missed The IPKat last week

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html We have a lot to catch up on, don’t we? As the new year begins (and we return to the real world sans holiday spirit), take this opportunity to catch up on everything that The IPKat covered over the holiday period! Happy New Year! May 2020 be even better... Continue reading
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IPKat Book of the Year Awards 2019 winners announced!

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/ipkat-book-of-year-awards-2019-winners.html Thank you to those readers who voted for the IPKat book of the year awards. Here are the nominees and winners – Best Patent Law Book The nominations were: Visser’s Annotated European Patent Convention, by Derk Visser, Laurence Lai, Peter de Lange, Kaisa Suominen Patent Remedies and Complex Products... Continue reading
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EU General Court assesses whether ‘cinkciarz’ is descriptive for banking and exchanging money services (spoiler alert: no, it’s not)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/eu-general-court-assesses-whether.html Last month, the General Court of the European Union (GC) handed down the decision in case T-501/18 (not available in English). This decision concerns the validity of the word trade mark ‘Cinkciarz’ for goods and services in classes 9, 36 and 41 of the Nice classification for, among others,... Continue reading
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The first Spotify Awards and the role played by streaming services in access to digital content

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-first-spotify-awards-and-role.html Spotify has announced the launch of its first awards. The ceremony will take place in Mexico City, the “world’s music-streaming mecca” [Merpel says, “Yes, it is true. See below.”].The Awards Life without music is not life! The Spotify Awards will be held on 5 March 2020, which will be... Continue reading
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry seek to register “Sussex Royal” as a UK trade mark

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-seek-to.html Last June, royal couple Meghan Markle and Prince Harry filed two trade mark applications with the UK Intellectual Property office (UK IPO) to have, respectively, “Sussex Royal” and “Sussex Royal The Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex”, registered as UK trade marks. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry... Continue reading
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How much trademark protection does a full name enjoy?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/how-much-trademark-protection-does-full.html Always tricky under trademark law is the treatment of full names. Kat friend Darryl Ho discusses how the matter was recently handled under the always interesting trademark jurisprudence in Singapore. When one uses a full name as a trade mark, to what extent can one rely on that name... Continue reading
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A Kat’s 2019 Copyright Awards

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/12/a-kats-2019-copyright-awards.html The end of 2019 is upon us – a new year (and decade) of IP developments is fast approaching. Although the IPKat Team is getting some deserved rest these days (it is well-known that Kats spend most of their time asleep), it is again the time of The IPKat’s... Continue reading