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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/life-sciences-strategy-summit-on-ip.html Kat summit The IPKat is pleased to inform readers that this year’s Life Sciences Strategy Summit on IP & Exclusivity will be held on 9, 10, 11 October 2023 in Munich (Germany). This year’s summit follows the launch of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and will inter alia allow... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/07/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_31.html Here’s the weekly roundup of all the news and stories you might have missed from the IPKat. Trade marks Image via Pexels Marcel Pemsel discussed the challenges linked to the registration of 3D trademark in the European Union, especially in relation to the recent application made by Wajos and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/07/chocolate-teapots-nuclear-bombs-whole.html A question that confuses discussions on sufficiency is whether certain sufficiency tests are applicable to only certain types of invention. However, according to the established case law of the EPO, the underlying test for sufficiency is consistent, regardless of the type of invention. The test is always whether there is substantiated doubt... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/07/book-review-25-things-you-should-know.html This Kat is happy to review “ 25 things you should know about artificial intelligence, art and copyright” by Pablo Fernández Carballo-Calero (Aranzadi, 2023, 160 p.). Now in its second edition, the book offers a primer on copyright-related challenges that artificial intelligence (AI) presents. As advanced in the book’s... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/07/guest-post-competition-commission-of.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriend Vicente Zafrilla (University of Alicante) on a recent Indian decision. Here’s what Vicente writes: Competition Commission of India cannot decide on patent royalties in cases of abusive behaviours, says High Court of Delhi by... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/07/guest-post-thrifted-is-new-black.html The IPKat is pleased to publish a guest post by Kat friend Theodora Goula (Hugo Boss), discussing second-hand fashion and trade mark rights per European law. Over to Theodora: Second-hand fashion and trademark rights’ exhaustion under EU law, a guide for brand owners to “wear” this new trend by... Continue reading
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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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