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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/03/ukipos-second-report-on-social-medial.html On 22 February 2024, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) released its report on “The impact of complicit social media influencers on male’s consumption of counterfeit goods in the UK”. A pilot report, mostly focused on female consumers, was delivered back in 2021 and commented by Eleonora Rosati... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/02/ei-toro-loco-when-monster-truck-show.html It is always interesting to see how the protection afforded by the various intellectual property rights fits together. Copyright and design rights are often invoked in parallel, particularly in relation to works of applied art [e.g. IPKat here]. This time, this Kat has found a recent decision issued by... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/02/m-gin-joys-registered-design-victory.html In a decision delivered this week, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales (the Court) has upheld the design infringement claim brought by Marks and Spencer (M&S) against Aldi in respect of their gin-based flavoured liqueur range, in what may be a catalyst for a shift from trade mark law... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/02/european-parliament-approves-regulation.html Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted the Regulation on geographical indications (GIs) for wines, spirit drinks and agricultural products (GI Regulation). The text, as agreed in interinstitutional negotiations, is available here. This brings to its final stage the comprehensive GI reform, initiated by the European Union (EU) back in 2020.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/02/guest-post-sony-fails-in-strike-out.html This guest post is provided by Monica Thornell and Jonathan Coote of Bray & Krais: “There’s too much confusion, I can’t get no relief” – Sony fails in strike out claim against Hendrix bandmates at English High Court “Soon enough time will tell…” A claim regarding the copyright and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/02/book-review-music-borrowing-and.html This is a review of Music Borrowing and Copyright Law, a Genre-by-Genre Analysis, edited by Enrico Bonadio (City, University of London) and Chen Wei Zhu (University of Birmingham). The book examines the multifaceted dynamics between copyright law and music borrowing within different music genres from across the world, including... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/02/long-walk-to-copyright-reform-7-south.html Earlier this February, South Africa’s Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition began the process of consideration and report on the Copyright Amendment Bill [B13F-2017]. Readers may recall that in September 2023, the National Council of Provinces passed the Copyright Amendment Bill and returned it to the National Assembly... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/02/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_27.html If the incrementally later sunsets have corresponded with being late to the IP news, don’t worry: here’s the summary of what you missed last week. Trade Marks A Kat looking forward to the longer days. Image from Pixabay. Anastasiia Kyrylenko informed readers of a new CJEU referral from the French... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/02/when-is-lawyer-sufficiently-independent.html Before the General Court and the Court of Justice of the EU (‘CJEU’), parties must be represented by a lawyer. Not every lawyer that is formally a lawyer under national law is also a ‘lawyer’ within the meaning of EU law, as the CJEU’s decision in bonnanwalt v EUIPO... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/02/sunday-surprises.html Kat-news As it happens every week, we report on a number of developments … both in the IP world and the IPKat Team! Katnews We have two major news items concerning the IPKat team we wish to share with our readers. Hayleigh Bosher´s fellowship Over the past several years,... Continue reading
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