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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/11/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_18.html Join this Kat in catching up with last week’s exciting IP news and opportunities! Community Design Image by Riana Harvey Marcel Pemsel commented on a recent decision by the General Court in Orgatex GmbH & Co. KG v EUIPO. The Court, after coining the term “principle of unicity of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/11/design-reform-reaches-its-finale-it-is.html Yesterday, the EU design reform reached its final step: it was published in the Official Journal as Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 and Directive (EU) 2024/2823. This post analyses the main elements of the two acts. Background Foundations for the EU design system (as of now still covered by Regulation (EC)... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/11/general-court-on-design-law-principles.html Had Oscar Wilde known about the importance of consistency in design protection, he might not have written “consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative”. In a recent decision, the General Court held that a violation of the principle of unicity can lead to the invalidity of a registered... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/11/sunday-surprises.html Another week comes to an end. Here are the latest IP reports and opportunities to find out about. As always, do not forget to check our Events page as well! A Kat reading a new IP report Publication WIPO’s 2024 World Intellectual Property Indicators WIPO has published the 2024... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/11/uk-supreme-court-finally-issues-ruling.html Just when this Kat thought she’d have to wait for her ninth life to see an end to the SkyKick saga, the UK Supreme Court finally handed down its judgment in SkyKick UK Ltd v Sky Ltd on Wednesday ([2024] UKSC 36). The Supreme Court unanimously allowed the appeal in part.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/11/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_13.html Another week is in full (IP) swing. In the meantime, enjoy the latest weekly NTL post! Patents and AI Katfriend Peter Arrowsmith (GJE) reported on the results of the poll he had in his post three months ago regarding the Court of Appeal decision in Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/11/guestpost-how-european-patent-office.html The AmeriKat has the t-shirt…now what? In a second of a series on AI and patents from our KatFriends at GJE, Kate Voller reports on a recent CIPA webinar with the EPO on how the EPO is leveraging AI tools in examination – with the key message of “assisting”, not... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/11/monday-miscellany_11.html There is no time to waste with so many opportunities and events in the IP field! Another (IP) week has begun and it’s time to catch up with the usual IPKat round-up of IP developments, events, and opportunities. As always, do not forget to regularly check our Events page as well.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/11/guest-post-muddying-waters-of-copyright.html This morning, after quite some time, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) rendered its decision in the WaterRower case, concerning a claim of copyright protection and infringement in an iconic rowing machine [for background, see IPKat here]. The response? Find out below in this guest post by Katfriends Phil... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/11/karcher-successfully-enforces-its.html Decisions on the enforcement of abstract colour trade marks are rather rare. This is certainly due to the fact that obtaining protection for such marks is not easy in the first place. Colours are generally considered not to be inherently distinctive. As a consequence, trade mark protection for single... Continue reading
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