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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/04/guest-book-review-hashtags-and-trade.html This Book Review of “Hashtags and Trade Marks – A Comparative Legal Approach”, written by Nazanin Aslani, is kindly provided by Katfriend Victoria Thüsing (Stockholm University). Here is what Victoria has to say: Nazanin Aslani, visiting lecturer at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London, UK, and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/04/world-ip-day-2024-global-celebration-of.html World Intellectual Property Day is commemorated every 26 April. Millions of people worldwide celebrate the essential role of IP rights in fostering creativity and innovation to drive human progress. The date was designated in 2000 by the World Intellectual Property Organization’s member states, coinciding with the day the WIPO... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/04/guest-post-generative-ai-originality.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriends by Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Oliver Fairhurst (both Lewis Silkin) on protectability of AI-generated outputs under UK copyright. Here’s what they write: Generative AI, originality, and the potential role of contract in protecting unoriginal works... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/04/guest-post-italian-supreme-court-finds.html The IPKat is pleased to host a guest contribution from Katfriend Roberto Manno (WebLegal.it), who examines a recent Italian judgment on the scope of plant variety rights under EU law. A small table grape producer, Mrs. Miglionico, succeeded before the Supreme Court with the assistance of Roberto and cooperation... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/04/guest-book-review-living-with-algorithm.html This Book Review of “Living with the Algorithm, servant or master? – AI governance and policy for the future”, written and compiled by Tim Clement-Jones, is kindly provided by Katfriend Victoria Dipla (Greek Lawyer, IGNITE Trainee Solicitor Clifford and Chance LLP London). Here is what Victoria has to say: ... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/04/guest-post-correct-reading-of-puma.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Henning Hartwig (Bardehle Pagenberg) on the ‘Puma-Rihanna’ decision issued by the General Court of the European Union on 6 March 2024 (Case T-647/22) [reported and commented by The IPKat here and here]. Here’s what Henning... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/04/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_23.html If you were too busy enjoying the spring sunshine to follow the IP news last week, here’s the summary of what you missed. Patents A Kat enjoying her time in the sun.Image from Pixabay. Guest UPCKat Agathe Michel-de Cazotte and members from the team at Carpmaels reported on the UPC Court of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/04/board-of-appeal-confirmed-short-jingle.html Sound marks that can serve as jingles are difficult to protect in the EU. The registration practice seems inconsistent. Some jingles get registered while others are rejected although they appear to be equally ‘complex’. The relatively short jingle of a public transportation company had been rejected by the European... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/04/upckat-preliminary-injunctions-in-upc.html The UPCKat getting into the spirit of the proceedings As part of our UPCKat reporting on the latest UPC developments, the IPKat is kicking off a series of reporting on preliminary injunctions that analyzes the development of preliminary injunction case law from the UPC. With our guest UPCKat team in the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/04/era-ip-focused-events-and-courses.html Trier, Germany The Katfriends at the Academy of European Law (ERA) in beautiful Trier (Germany) are always busy organizing and running IP courses. Over the next few months, the following will take place and IPKat readers will have an opportunity to enroll with a 25% discount in the registration... Continue reading
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