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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/patent-infringement-in-public.html In the latest patent law case by the Patent and Market Court of Appeal at the Svea Court of Appeal in Sweden, PMT 360-18, the Court overturned the ruling of the Patent and Market Court, thereby rejecting a claim of contributory infringement of European patent EP0868002B1 in connection with... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/gigi-hadid-instagram-copyright.html Readers may have been following the case of Gigi Hadid and her Instagram post here and here. Where the model was sued by Xclusive for posting a picture of herself on her social media account that was taken by a photographer represented by the Xclusive agency. The case raised... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/nokia-v-daimler-anti-anti-suit.html What a time to start off as GuestKat! Just a few days ago the ECJ issued three landmark copyright decisions [see here] and upheld the invalidation of Red Bull’s blue-and-silver color marks [see here]. In patent law, the Munich Regional Court made waves when it became known that it... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/jury-awards-joyful-noise-28m-in.html Previously, this Kat reported on a case against singer Katy Perry of her song “Dark Horse”, brought by Marcus Gray (Flame) who claimed that his song “Joyful Noise” had been copied. Back in August 2018, the Court denied Perry’s motion for summary judgement and the case proceeded to trial.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-ipkat-team-arrivals-farewells-and.html Every now and then, The IPKat team welcomes new contributors, says thanks and goodbye to existing contributors, and shares some news concerning the Kats. So here we go! New GuestKats The IPKat is delighted to welcome the following as new GuestKats for the next 6 months. Léon Dijkman –... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/guest-post-pride-rainbow-flag-and-its.html The Pride rainbow flag was created in the late 1970s and has now become a well-known symbol of the LGBTQ community: but what is its IP history? The IPKat is happy to host this fascinating overview and analysis provided by Andrea Rossi (also the author of the image below).... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-pelham-decision-only-recognizable.html Moses Pelham Earlier this week, The IPKat reported [here, here, here] on three new, seminal copyright decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and promised a more detailed analysis. It also noted that these referrals had at least three things in common: they all concerned... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/friday-fantasies.html It’s Friday again, it’s August again! Here are a few events and vacancies you might want to check before leaving for your holidays or even if your holidays are already over… Events The Hershey Company is pleased to announce the Program for the PIUG 2019 NE Regional Conference, Navigating... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/event-report-intellectual-property-and_2.html For a summary of papers delivered in Day 1 of ISHTIP, see previous post here. And before you leave, make sure to check out at the bottom of this post the details for next year’s ISHTIP workshop. Day 2 of ISHTIP The second day opened with a paper by... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/event-report-intellectual-property-and.html On 4-6 July 2019, University Technology Sydney (Australia) hosted the annual workshop of the International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property (“ISHTIP” for short). This year’s workshop focused on “Intellectual Property and the Visual”. Speakers were invited to respond to this theme from any discipline and,... Continue reading
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