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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/keeping-up-with-belgian-patent.html While the AmeriKat is still recovering from2020, her Belgian Katfriends sum-up what was2022 in Belgian patent litigation ‘Tis the season for a look at the cases that were in 2022 from around Europe and what they mean for the IP litigation themes in those jurisdictions now that the dust... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_23.html Here is a brief recap of the topics covered last week on The IPKat. Confidential Information Image by Riana Harvey Annsley Merelle Ward discussed the recent decision Mimo Connect v Burley & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 909 and in particular the fact that facts are everything in confidential information... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/book-review-implied-licences-in.html This is a review of Poorna Mysoor’s Implied licences in copyright law (Oxford University Press, 2021). As the title suggests, this book consists of a detailed analysis and explanation of instances where it is possible to imply a copyright licence in response to or as a defence to an... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/how-much-visual-similarity-is-necessary.html In an earlier post, this Kat discussed the seemingly narrowing scope of protection of figurative marks in EU trade mark practice. While the EUIPO and General Court rather easily considered figurative signs to be confusingly similar in the past, the pendulum seems to swing too far to the other... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/tuesday-wonders.html While there is still time to enjoy the last month of summer, here are the latest opportunities in the IP field. Assimilate IP Image via Pexels Assimilate IP is offering a series of training courses given by webinar and IPKat readers are very welcome to a 10% discount on... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/when-is-artist-entitled-to-refuse.html The Serpents by Jeff Koons … Jeff Koons is one of the best-known contemporary artists. As IPKat readers are surely aware, his fame extends well beyond the art world, given that Koons has contributed as litigant to some of the most interesting copyright case law around the world [see,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/choppy-waters-in-mimo-connect-v-buley.html Court of Appeal grabs the ballback in breach of confidenceinterim injunction dispute (L. Prang & Co, C. C. (1872) The cat – Felis domesticus., Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017660723/) Today’s trainee solicitors do not know the heart racing feat of yesteryear of trying to navigate the maze of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_17.html Been too busy to stay up-to-date with the latest IP developments? Don’t worry, it’s not too late to catch up. Here’s what you missed. Patents Image from Pixabay Rose Hughes reflected on the patent applications filed by Dr Thaler, which claim inventions purportedly invented by the AI machine, DABUS. There... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/guest-post-dua-lipa-and-warner-music.html Dua Lipa and Warner Music are being sued by talk box inventor and singer, Bosko Kante, for breach of contract and copyright infringement in the hit song ‘Levitating’. This guest post is kindly provided by Jonathan Coote: Dua Lipa, along with co-Defendants, Stephen Kozmeniuk (pka Koz) and Warner Music... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/08/a-tale-of-three-deer.html Once upon a time, there were three deer. The first was a German deer, which called itself ‘Jägermeister’. Despite its enlightened appearance, it was a real party animal and looked as follows: The second was a smart-looking and ambitious Austrian deer: The third was a rather dark and... Continue reading
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