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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/07/saturday-sundries_29.html The end of July is approaching and with it the latest news and opportunities. Art and Law Executive Course Image via Pexels The Art and Law Executive Course is organised by the Università degli Studi di Firenze in collaboration with Le Gallerie degli Uffizi and with the Université de... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/07/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_28.html Image via Pixabay Don’t worry if you’ve been too busy enjoying the seaside to stay up-to-date this week. Here’s a brief summary of what you missed from the IPKat. IP Generally Katfriend Alessandro Cerri provided an update on the intellectual property-related aspects of the European Commission’s recent communication of its strategy on Web... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/07/board-of-appeal-poised-on-brink-of.html Over the past couple of years, the EPO has gradually been tying itself in knots on the issues of claim interpretation and description amendment. Subject to the observations of the appellant, a Board of Appeal is now poised on the point of a referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/07/some-pitfalls-of-digital-streaming.html Late last month (June), a High Court in South Africa delivered a ruling in Mdletshe and Another v Youtube Channel and Another – a dispute between two musicians and their former management company in which the management company had requested YouTube and other digital streaming platforms to takedown the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/07/3d-bottle-trade-mark-distinctive-but.html The registration of 3D trade marks in the EU is challenging. Even if the shape is sufficiently distinctive because it departs significantly from the norms and customs of the sector concerned, it can still be subject to a rejection on functionality grounds, as the judgment Wajos v EUIPO (Forme... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/07/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_23.html Image credits: Riana Harvey Had no time to focus on the latest IP developments last week? IPKat understands your busy schedule and brings you a brief summary of what recently happened in the IP news in its weekly Never Too Late post. Trademarks Anna Maria Stein analyzed the decision... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/07/sunday-surprises.html Image from Pixabay Summer is well underway – although this Kat has been enjoying a mild and sunny winter in the southern hemisphere, whilst keeping an eye on IP news and events. Here’s the latest updates. Upcoming Conferences The “CITMA Autumn Conference” will take place on 19 October 2023 at... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/07/guest-post-european-commission-strategy.html The IPKat is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriend Alessandro Cerri regarding the European Commission (EC)’s recent strategy communication in respect of Web 4.0 and virtual worlds. Here’s what Alessandro writes: European Commission strategy on Web 4.0 and virtual worlds by Alessandro Cerri The European Commission... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/07/uk-divergence-from-epo-on-plausibility_20.html This is the second post considering the Court of Appeal decision on plausibility in Sandoz v BMS ([2023] EWCA Civ 472), in the context of the Enlarged Board of Appeal decision in G 2/21. To this Kat there are some crucial differences between the approach of the UK courts and EPO to... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/07/uk-divergence-from-epo-on-plausibility.html This Kat took the enforced confinement of a rainy summer weekend to finally delve deeper into one of the key patent decisions from the UK courts this year. The Court of Appeal decision in Sandoz v BMS ([2023] EWCA Civ 472) attempted to reconcile the EPO and UK approaches to plausibility. There... Continue reading
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