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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/03/sunday-surprises.html The IPKat proudly presents the Kat news of the past week. Events 13 March 2025: A Better Way To Unlock AI Transparency Than Open Source Mandates Join 4iP Council’s webinar to find out how AI system openness can be classified beyond traditional open-source models. You will gain expert insights... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/delaware-court-finds-fair-use-defence.html In a recent decision (Case 1:20-cv-00613, ECF 770) on the use of copyrighted texts for AI (but not generative AI) training, the Delaware District Court (the Court) held that a fair use defence was unsuccessful on a summary judgment motion for copyright infringement. Background The Claimant is Thomson Reuters (Reuters), the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/cjeu-clarifies-jurisdiction-rules-for.html Earlier this week the CJEU provided its ruling in the highly anticipated case of BSH Hausgeräte v. Electrolux (Case C-339/22, February 2025). The case addressed longstanding questions about the jurisdiction of European courts when patent invalidity is raised as a defence in an infringement case. The CJEU found that national... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-power-of-reputation-euipo-confirms.html Earlier this month, the Fifth Board of Appeal (BoA) of the EUIPO refused the registration of “CHOPIN” for several goods in Classes 29, 30, and 32 of the Nice Classification due to the risk of free-riding on the reputation of the earlier trade mark “CHOPIN” under Article 8(5) EU... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/bpatg-rejects-amendments-to-pgi.html The German Federal Patent Court (BPatG) has recently refused (30 W (pat) 54/22) to accept amendments to the specifications of a geographical indication (GI). Amending specifications (a registration document that sets the GI’s name, area and methods of production) has been allowed since the first GI Regulation, Regulation (EC)... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/illiquidx-v-altana-breach-of-confidence.html In a recent decision of the UK High Court (Illiquidx Ltd v Altana Wealth Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 299 (Ch)), a claim for breach of confidence has succeeded, while claims for copyright infringement and liability of two directors have failed. The case is a useful example of the post-Lifestyle... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/bpatg-rejects-amendments-to-pgi.html The German Federal Patent Court (BPatG) has recently refused (30 W (pat) 54/22) to accept amendments to the specifications of a geographical indication (GI). Amending specifications (a registration document that sets the GI’s name, area and methods of production) has been allowed since the first GI Regulation, Regulation (EC)... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/guest-post-uk-spcs-clinging-to-nurse-or.html The recent English Court of Appeal decision in Merck Serono SA v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks [2025] EWCA Civ 45 (28 January 2025) was a significant moment for the UK’s post-Brexit approach to Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs). Despite hopes that the UK might chart its own... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_26.html Here is what you might have missed from the latest at The IPKat! Patents Rose Hughes analyzed DexCom v Abbott (UPC_CFI_230/2023), the first substantive decision of the Paris Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) on patent validity. The case clarifies how much the description should be taken... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/guest-post-uk-spcs-clinging-to-nurse-or.html The recent English Court of Appeal decision in Merck Serono SA v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks [2025] EWCA Civ 45 (28 January 2025) was a significant moment for the UK’s post-Brexit approach to Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs). Despite hopes that the UK might chart its own... Continue reading
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