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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/new-cjeu-reference-what-is-relevant.html Being at the right time in the right place is crucial. But what is the right time for assessing a design infringement? This is one of the questions posed by a Belgian court to the Court of Justice of the EU (‘CJEU’) in a new reference for a preliminary... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/guest-post-thatchers-v-aldi-is-uk.html Now that the IP community has had a week to reflect on the Court of Appeal judgment in Thatchers v Aldi, the IPKat is pleased to host the following guest contribution from Katfriend Oliver Fairhurst (Lewis Silkin) to comment on the potential ramifications of the decision. Here’s what Oliver has... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_27.html As this Kat (and possibly several other IPKat Readers based there) starts the week with Korea’s Lunar New Year holiday, take a moment to catch up on what you might have missed from the past week on The IPKat! Trade Marks Jocelyn Bosse looked into the latest decision of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/guestpost-holistic-approaches-in-patent.html In his Guestpost below, Konstantin Voropaev (Elbert, Nazaretsky, Rakov & Co) explores how two recent decisions from opposite sides of the Atlantic, the US Federal Circuit decision in Janssen Pharmaceuticals v. Teva and the UPC decision in 10x Genomics, signal a potential convergence in patent obviousness analysis. Konstantin argues... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/new-vatican-ai-guidelines-for.html Kat rescued in St. Peter’s square Overwhelmed by AI-related commentaries and looking for something that thinks – at least partly – out of the box? Then, this is for you. Shortly before the Holidays, the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State released the Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence (here for... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/ruff-outcome-as-bad-spaniels-found-to.html The sellers of “Bad Spaniels” dog toys have left court with their tails between their legs this week after the latest decision in VIP Products LLC v. Jack Daniel’s Properties. In its judgment dated 21 January, the US District Court for the District of Arizona (“the Court”) declined to consider VIP’s... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/functional-claims-for-pharmaceutical.html The Board of Appeal decision in T 2130/22 considered the inventive step of a pharmaceutical formulation in which the technical effect relied upon for inventive step was also a functional feature of the claim. The decision confirms that when a technical effect is specified as a functional feature in... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/thursday-thingies_23.html *Calmly* approaching the weekend rest Another working week is slowly coming to an end and, as usual, it’s time to catch up with the latest news and opportunities from the IP world. IPKat Book of the Year Awards 2024 Now in its 7th edition, the IPKat Book of the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/plausibility-as-moving-target-phase-iii.html The Board of Appeal decision in T 0816/22 considered whether post-published phase III clinical trial data showing lack of efficacy can invalidate a second medical use patent that appeared plausible based on the data in the application as filed. The patent related to the use of a C1-esterase inhibitor... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_21.html If you were too busy to keep up with The IPKat’s quite patent-centric week, do not worry – this Kat is here to help you catch up! A Kat relaxing after finally catching up with The IPKat
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