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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/thursday-thingies.html It may be just another Thursday, but that shouldn’t stop you from finding out about interesting IP news, events and opportunities!Reduced copyright dispute mediation costs in SingaporeIPOS (Intellectual Property Office of Singapore) announced on Wednesday 7th August 2019 that businesses and creators will now have access to reduced mediation rates... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/going-down-is-trade-mark-that-causes.html ‘Going down’ is a common English phrase whose meaning is descending or sinking. But when it tried to be registered as a trade mark for some sex-related products in China, it encounters the issue whether such a phrase leads to a bad influence on morality. Similar to Article 7(1)(f)... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/ag-opinion-regarding-aceto-balsamico.html In Case C-432/18 Consorzio Tutela Aceto Balsamico di Modena v Balema GmbH, Advocate General Hogan has advised the Court of Justice to rule that the terms “Aceto”, “Balsamico” and “Aceto Balsamico” should not qualify for protection as Protected Geographical Indications (PGIs) under Regulation No. 1151/2012. [For any readers looking... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/coloplasts-v-salts-should-uk.html IPKat has followed for many years the case law on stays of infringement proceedings in the UK. Guidance on when a stay may be granted was provided in Glaxo v Genentech [2008] EWCA Civ 23 (IPKat post here). The Glaxo guidance was subsequently reformulated by the Court of Appeal in IPCom v HTC [2013] EWCA Civ 1496 (IPKat... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html Summer may be more than half way over here in Europe but, as always, it’s never too late to catch up on the latest IPKat posts! Patents In Takeda v Roche: “Is it plausible? Is it true?”, GuestKat Rose Hughes analyses the recent example of patent cases coming before... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/when-will-appeal-fee-be-refunded-g-118.html The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) decision G1/18 was recently published in French (IPKat post here). The decision can now also be read in English (with the aid of google translate). This Kat has thus now been able to add the decision to her summer reading! Readers who are... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/us-senate-judiciary-committee-approves.html US Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Room This (newly minted) GuestKat has been keeping an eye on a possible amendment to the US Copyright Act proposed by the Copyright Office in a 2013 report. Recently, this small-claims amendment proposal received a big boost from the Senate Judiciary Committee; on July... Continue reading
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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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