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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_17.html Didn’t catch the latest in IP news last week? Don’t worry, here’s your chance to catch up on everything you might have missed! Patents Rose Hughes highlighted the EBA’s preliminary opinion in referral G1/24, which addresses the role of the description in claim interpretation. The EBA found Questions 1... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/is-ferraris-testarossa-trade-mark-up.html In the SIMCA decision (case T-327/12), the General Court found that the third-party application for a formerly famous trade mark that is still registered but has not been used for decades constitutes bad faith if the applicant intends to take advantage of the remaining reputation. This judgment begs the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/dutch-court-holds-that-tdm-opt-out-must.html In a recent decision (ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2024:6563) on the application of the EU’s text and data (TDM) mining (TDM) exception in respect of RSS feeds, which may also be relevant to AI, the Amsterdam District Court (the Court) held that an opt-out from the TDM exception pursuant to the the Dutch transposition... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/friday-fantasies.html As the IPKat gazes out the window at the first hints of spring peeking through the winter gloom, she couldn’t help but purr with excitement at the flurry of upcoming IP-related events and opportunities. IP Events Are your weekends empty without a discussion of AI and IP? Do not... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/ipkat-book-of-year-awards-2024-winners.html After much anticipation, we are ready to announce this year’s winners of the IPKat Book of the Year Awards! Best Patent Book Terrell on the Law of Patents, 20th edition Sweet & Maxwell by Andrew Waugh KC, Douglas Campbell KC, Tim Austen, Tom Hinchliffe KC, Tom Mitcheson KC (reviewed by... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/blow-up-claim-against-bbc-ends-in-civil.html Image from Copilot (prompt in image description) Hot on the heels of the failure of a format rights claim reported by the IPKat here, the decision of the English High Court in Jukic v British Broadcasting Corporation & Anor [2025] EWHC 221 (Ch) deals with a claim by an... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/guest-post-cjeu-weighs-in-on.html Supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) are a complex area, so it was helpful that the CJEU had the opportunity to clarify some aspects of the law. This Kat is pleased to share a guest contribution from Katfriends Claudio Germinario (SIB) and Federico Caruso (SIB LEX) to consider the guidance from much-anticipated CJEU... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/guest-post-copyright-in-fictional.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Harry Houlden (Manchester Metropolitan University) reflecting on the broader implications of the Shazam ruling of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) [IPKat here] regarding the copyright protection, not of fictional characters per se (which... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/ebas-preliminary-opinion-in-g124.html The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) has issued its preliminary opinion in the closely watched referral G1/24 relating to the role of the description in claim interpretation. The preliminary opinion provides the EBA’s initial view on the three referred questions ahead of oral proceedings scheduled for 28 March 2025. The EBA’s... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/sony-still-cant-get-no-relief-in-claim.html Image from Copilot As covered in a guest post by KatFriends Monica Thornell and Jonathan Coote last year [here], the estates of two bandmates of Jimi Hendrix (bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell) are suing Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd (“Sony”) for infringement of their copyright and performers’... Continue reading
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