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Inventorship under the light of AI?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/inventorship-under-light-of-ai.html The UKIPO updated its Formalities Manual on the 28th of October 2019,adding under 3.05 a provision that “An AI Inventor is not acceptable as this does not identify “a person” which is required by law. The consequence for failing to supply this information is that the application is taken... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: if you missed the IPKat last week

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_18.html Have you been keeping on top of IPKat news? In this week’s edition of Never Too Late, we catch you up on a week dominated by trade mark reports, as well as other IP updates – shall we get started? Monday, Monday… No time to sleep on a Monday... Continue reading
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Latest fashion law developments in a 1-day course … with an IPKat readers special discount

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/latest-fashion-law-developments-in-1.html About to catch all the latest fashion law trends Looking to catch up with the latest fashion (law) trends? Readers might remember that this blog has already reported on a couple of fashion law courses, organised and run by former GuestKat Rosie Burbidge, Giulia Gasparin, and myself. We are... Continue reading
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[Guest post] Rome court rules that iconic photograph of judges Falcone and Borsellino is not a photographic artwork

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/guest-post-rome-court-rules-that-iconic.html In this guest contribution, Ilaria Gargiulo (DGRS Studio Legale) discusses a recent decision of an Italian court which shows that, even for iconic photographs, fulfilling the originality requirement for copyright protection is not necessarily a given. Here’s what Ilaria writes: Rome court rules that iconic photograph of judges Falcone... Continue reading
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In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different: Chanel in trade mark dispute over GABRIELLE mark – again

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/in-order-to-be-irreplaceable-one-must.html Kat friend John Shaw reports on the latest trade mark dispute between Chanel and Catherine Sidonio. “There is no time for cut-and-dried monotony.” Chanel decided not to follow these words from its founder. Instead, it chose to again lock horns with Catherine Sidonio over trade marks involving the word... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: If You Missed the IPKat

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat.html Rainy autumn nights are perfect for catching up on IPKat over a cup of tea (and ideally with a kat in your lap). Amirite? Mittens is all caught up with IPKatimage source: LA Times Patents Your input is needed! The recent hearing at the Intellectual Property subcommittee to the... Continue reading
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Ferrero succeeds in enforcing its rights in the Tic Tac container before Italian court

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/ferrero-succeeds-in-enforcing-its.html It was just a few months ago that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) (BMB v Ferrero, C‑693/17 P) sided with well-known foodstuffs manufacturer Ferrero by upholding the invalidity of a registered Community design right for comfit boxes and containers pursuant to Article 25(1)(e) of Regulation No... Continue reading
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Wednesday Whimsies

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/wednesday-whimsies.html Thanks and all the bestMathilde! In this miscellany post, we update you on forthcoming events, report releases and calls for papers. But, before doing so, we unfortunately have to say goodbye to one of our GuestKats for the time being. Thanks and all the best Mathilde! Due to a... Continue reading
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Around the IP Blogs

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/around-ip-blogs.html For anyone is reading this blog who is a fan of IP issues, this Kat delicately selected some interesting posts from other blogs to offer more information. You want to know what happened around the IP blogosphere recently? Well, let me begin… Patents Kluwer Patent blog reported on Ingve Björn Stjerna’s article on the issue of the compatibility of... Continue reading
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Can an employee’s freedom of expression trump their confidentiality obligations? The ECtHR weighs in (in a case concerning an employee’s personal website)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/can-employees-freedom-of-expression.html From confidentiality to disclosure in 3 Kat-steps(DIY instructions here) By reading the very interesting EU Law Live Blog, The IPKat has discovered an intriguing decision (Herbay v Hungary, Appl. No. 11608/15) that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued just a few days ago on the thorny issue of... Continue reading