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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_18.html Starting the week with exciting news, here is what you might have missed! Join Us! The IPKat has started taking applications for GuestKat and InternKat positions. The deadline for applying to be a GuestKat and InternKat is Monday, 20 January (midnight GMT). For more details, check out our post... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/guest-post-newsflash-uks-new.html Earlier today, the UK Government launched a public consultation on copyright and Artificial Intelligence (AI), including unlicensed text and data mining (TDM) and computer-generated outputs. Katfriends Phil Sherrell and Toby Bond (both Bird & Bird) explain what this is all about. Here’s what they say: NEWSFLASH – The UK’s... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/euipos-board-of-appeal-motion-mark-for.html Motion marks are assessed against the same standards as traditional types of marks. This means that simple movements of common objects are unlikely to be considered distinctive. They may even show technical features, which cannot be protected as trade marks, as a recent decision of the Board of Appeal... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/euipo-grand-board-finds-maricon-perdido.html Can the Spanish phrase ‘MARICON PERDIDO’, which roughly translates as ‘hopeless faggot’, be registered as a trade mark in relation to goods and services in the entertainment sector? Not according to the Grand Board of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), which held (R 2307/2020‑G) such an application... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/new-french-draft-law-on-ai-generated-or.html The subject of AI is pervasive to such an extent that it is impossible to avoid its influence [latest developments here , here, here or here]. Readers may recall that this Kat reported on the existence of a lacklustre draft law aimed at establishing a French copyright framework for... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/friday-fantasies.html Already busy guarding the Christmas tree Another working week is coming to an end and, as usual, it’s time to catch up with events and opportunities in the IP world. Do take a look below and do not forget to regularly check our Events page as well! Events Artificial... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/guest-post-scope-of-protection-for-ages.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Henning Hartwig (Bardehle Pagenberg, Munich) on what appears a rather disturbing imbalance that he discovered when looking at how the French legislator adopted the provisions of the Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/katcall-openings-for-guestkat-and.html Are you passionate about IP? We have exciting news for you! The IPKat is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) for GuestKat posts and looking for IP enthusiasts to fill InternKat positions. GuestKat and InternKat positions are six months (with the possibility of extension), and there are no geographical restrictions... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/general-court-difficulty-of-proving.html The fact that a trade mark has been registered without opposition is no free pass for the trade mark owner. Conflicts can arise years after registration. One of the defences that can be raised in EU trade mark law is acquiescence (Art. 61(1),(2) EUTMR). The threshold for this defence... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_9.html If you missed out on The IPKat last week, then join this Kat for a catch up on the latest IP cases, news, and opportunities. Image by Riana Harvey Trade Marks Jocelyn Bosse considered the Federal Court of Australia’s judgment in Caporaso Pty Ltd v Mercato Centrale Australia Pty... Continue reading
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