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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/forthcoming-era-ip-events-with-ipkat.html Back to school, back to the IP events world! Back from the holidays and looking for some IP events to enrich your Autumn? Our friends at the Academy of European Law (ERA) would like to inform IPKat readers of 3 events that they are organising and are taking place over the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/what-is-future-of-plausibility-aippi.html With the 2019 AIPPI World Congress set to kick off in London in only a few weeks, it is a good time to consider some of the topics that are due to be debated at this year’s Congress. One of the likely most contentious topics is that of plausibility... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-patent-debate-surrounding-prep-game.html Last year, Gilead sparked controversy with the airing of a commercial during a live broadcast of Rent, the landmark musical about AIDS, for its HIV prophylactic Truvada. Truvada prophylaxis (PrEP) is a potential game changer in the fight against the global AIDS pandemic. However, Gilead has faced considerable criticism from AIDS activists for... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/interdigital-starts-lenovo-frand-war.html Earlier this month, yet another SEP/FRAND case was brought in the UK. This time it was filed by InterDigital against Lenovo concerning its 4G and 3G wireless technology. Parallel proceedings were also commenced in the US (US District Court in Delaware – here) after the UK filing. According to the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/youtube-takes-copyright-law-into-their.html From mid-September YouTube will implement its new policy on how copyright holders can deal with infringements of their music on the platform. The changes effect the way copyright is enforced on YouTube, and it begs the questions; are they making their own copyright rules? And, if they are, and they... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/calls-for-holistic-reforms-to-digital.html Our guest correspondent, Tyrone Berger, reports on a potentially path-breaking initiative from Australia regulating the regulation of digital platforms: Both in Australia and elsewhere (here, here and here), questions are being asked about the impact of digital platforms, such as Google and Facebook, in relation to alleged anti-competitive conduct,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/board-of-euipo-says-re-filing-of.html As an EU trade mark (EUTM) proprietor, one must keep in mind that there is a five year grace period to use the registered mark. Following the expiry of this period, third parties may seek the revocation of the EUTM in relation to goods and services for which it... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/can-ideal-image-of-female-beauty-be.html After years of legal battle between Barbie and Bratz [see here] and the more recent trouble in relation to the Frida Kahlo Barbie [covered by The IPKat here], Barbie is back on the legal battlefield, this time obtaining a win before the EUIPO Invalidity Division.Last month, in fact, the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/brussels-court-grants-louboutin.html Were you sad because you thought that your favorite IP-related saga [I am, of course, referring to the Louboutin Red-sole saga, the C- 163/16 preliminary ruling before the Cour of Justice of the European Union covered by The IPKat here , here and here and the following decision by... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/planet-art-v-photobox-passing-off-no.html The reputation of the English court as a tough forum in which to obtain an interim injunction has been underlined by Pat Treacy (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court) in Planet Art LLC and Anor v Photobox Limited and Anor [2019] EWHC 1688 (Ch) (judgment not yet... Continue reading
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