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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/huawei-makes-surprising-announcement-or.html Last week, The Economist published a report of an interview it held with Mr Ren Zhengfei, CEO of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. The report contained a surprising announcement: Huawei is apparently willing to sell its 5G technology to a Western buyer. “For a one time fee“, says the report,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/cjeu-says-that-all-practically.html To what extent must the unusual use of a sign be considered by the competent authority in the examination of the distinctive character of such sign? This is the question the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) had to answer in case C-541/18. Background AS applied to... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/atrip-conference-in-nashville-and.html This Kat came just back from Nashville Tennessee and the annual ATRIP (Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property Rights) conference. It was a very well- organized conference, with particular attention to the very interesting academic programme as well as to practical details by Professor... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/monday-miscellany.html Food, Food, Food! Just keep calm ! Here comes delicious Katfood! Events Workshop ‘The new Copyright Directive: what opportunities for cultural heritage institutions?’ The Center for Intellectual Property Policy and Management, Bournemouth University, will host the workshop, the key theme of which is Article 8 of the newly adopted... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/comments-from-epo-president-on.html One of the more early awaiting referrals before the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA), is G 1/19, relating to the patentability of computer-simulated methods (IPKat post here). The referral has already attracted a large number of amicus curiae from interested parties, including CIPA, EPI and AIPPI. IPKat will review these observations... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/an-inappropriate-use-of-discretion.html The revised Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (RPBA) will come into force on 1 January. The EPO asserts that the purpose of the revised rules is to increase the efficiency of the Boards of Appeal so as to reduce the appeal case back-log. Towards this purpose,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_13.html Summer in Europe is fast passing by. However, it is ‘never too late’ to catch the latest posts on this blog. Copyright In ‘YouTube takes copyright law into their own hands with new policy on music infringement‘, SpecialKat Hayleigh Bosher discusses the new copyright policy created and implemented by... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/article-3a-just-keeps-on-giving-ag.html The Advocate General (AG) has issued his opinion in SPC Referrals C-650/17 (Royalty Pharma) and C‑114/18 (Sandoz). Both referrals seek clarification over whether an SPC may be granted to a specific, individualised, embodiment of the product claimed by the basic patent. The referrals particularly relate to the correct interpretation... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/tempting-to-trade-mark-olympics-beware.html Tyrone Berger reports on attempts to register the mark “Pierre de Coubertin” (think Olympic Games). With several attempts to trade mark the name of the founder of the modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin, Dutch-based Tempting Brands is on track to clash with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Going... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/breaking-cjeu-rules-that-only.html Copyright in designs: what are the relevant requirements for protection? Is it compatible with EU law that a certain national law requires a design to be a ‘work of art’, an ‘artistic creation’ for copyright to vest in it? This, in a nutshell, was the twofold issue at the heart... Continue reading
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