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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_13.html In The IPKat team: arrivals, farewells, and news, PermaKat Merpel introduces the new Kats and says goodbye to those Kats who will not continue with the blog. In spite of these changes, for Kat readers, it is always “never too late” to catch up on the latest IPKat posts.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/sportfuel-is-running-on-empty-after.html The Lanham Act offers trade mark protection to descriptive marks that have acquired distinctiveness. But what happens when a competitor begins to use the terms of the mark descriptively in a slogan? SportFuel learned that the potential outcome is a successful fair use defense, raised by Gatorade. Let’s explore... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/remembering-shamnad-basheer.html Shamnad Basheer was one of the handful of people in the IP world who was larger than life. Kat readers who wish to take in the entirety of Shamnad’s accomplishments are invited to read the attached. Permit this Kat to mention the highlights. Shamnad came from the Indian state... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/wipo-launched-its-first-program-on-ip.html In the light of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (today), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) launched its first project-based training and mentoring program on Intellectual Property for women entrepreneurs from indigenous peoples and local communities. WIPO highlighted that projects based on traditional knowledge (TK) and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/latin-america-whole-lot-of-trademark.html Kat friend Fredy Sánchez Merino offers his most recent summary of IP activity in Latin America. Brazil-The Designation of Origin (DO) for Tequila continues to secure official recognition in various countries in the region. This time, it is the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) that has granted... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/are-frand-disputes-too-complex-for-pi.html The answer might be “yes”, according to a recent decision by the District Court of the Hague [here]. As far as this Kat is aware, the decision is the first in Europe to address the issue of preliminary relief in FRAND-cases and is therefore worth a closer look. The... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/ip-tribunal-of-spc-opens-first-circuit.html As this Kat reported in At last, the sun rises: China will establish the National IP Appeals Court in 2019 and 50 days: Chinese SPC IP Tribunal closes its first case, since 1 January 2019, China has had an IP Tribunal within the Supreme People’s Court (‘the SPC’), serving... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/around-ip-blogs.html Do you have vacation plans this summer? August is certainly a good month to do that. However, as IP fans, you certainly do not want to miss the latest news and posts on IP. This edition of Around the IP blogs pays special attention to the new copyright directive... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/book-review-unified-patent-protection.html As we welcome new Kats to the team and say farewell to others, we know that once you are a Kat you are always in the Clowder! Previous GuestKat, Eibhlin Vardy, has kindly provided the following book review: “Unified Patent Protection in Europe A Commentary“, edited by Tilmann & Plassmann, is... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/tragic-news-professor-shamnad-basheer.html It is with profound sadness that IPkat reports that Professor Shamnad Basheer, 43 years of age, passed away earlier today in his beloved India, where he was born and flourished. Shamnad was one of the IP world’s great human beings. The founder of the iconic IP blog, Spicy IP,... Continue reading
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