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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/06/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html We also cannot believe it is June already. Here is what you missed last week from the IPKat. Image by Riana Harvey Trade marks Anna Maria Stein considered the age-old question: is an inverted cow vegan? In a decision by the EUIPO, an application for the registration of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/06/trade-marks-with-reputation-and.html Art. 8(5) EUTMR and Art. 9(2)(c) EUTMR provide that claims based on a trade mark with a reputation can be asserted irrespective of whether the goods or services of the opposing trade marks are identical or even similar. Nevertheless, the proximity of the respective goods and services can be... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/06/is-it-breach-of-italian-cultural.html As IPKat readers will be aware having this blog covered a number of cases already [see here for a compilation of Katposts], the Italian Cultural Heritage Code (ICHC) restricts the unauthorized commercial use of images of assets belonging to this country’s cultural heritage. This is so irrespective of the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/06/shape-trade-marks-italian-supreme-court.html On 11 May last, the Italian Supreme Court issued and interesting decision (decision no. 12881) on the protection of the Tic Tac box as a shape trade mark, reaffirming the distinction between the “necessary form” and the “substantial form” of a product. The decision of the Supreme Court upholds... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/06/european-pharma-law-academy-is.html Downing College The IPKat is pleased to inform readers that the European Pharma Law Academy, organized by Informa, is returning once again this year. It will be held on the premises of the beautiful Downing College, which is part of the University of Cambridge, between 4 and 8 September... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/06/sunday-surprises.html As the sun sets on a warm weekend in Europe, here are some news and events for the IPKat readers. Art and the Metaverse: Unravelling the Legal Palette Image via Pexels The hybrid event hosted by Bird and Bird on the 6th June, will consider the relationship between... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/06/guest-post-third-times-charm-little.html The IPKat is pleased to host the guest contribution below by Katfriends Hanne Kirk and Paul Sina (Gorrissen Federspiel) on the recent Danish Supreme Court decision concerning The Little Mermaid. Here’s what they write: Third time’s a charm: The Little Mermaid and a big win for satire and freedom of speech... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/06/3d-trade-marks-for-string-cheese.html Descriptive trade marks are usually non-distinctive. Situations where a mark is found to be descriptive yet still distinctive are rare. The German Patent Court dealt with such a situation in three recent decisions concerning 3D trade marks for twisted string cheese (cases 30 W (pat) 1/21, 30 W (pat)... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/05/katcall-reminder.html The deadline for submissions to the openings for GuestKats and InternKats positions (as announced here) is approaching. Those interested must submit their complete applications no later than Sunday, 11 June (midnight, GMT). Complete applications must contain CV details, interest in IPKat, and a 400-word writing sample (or a link to... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/05/us-supreme-court-decision-in-amgen-v.html The US Supreme Court recently ruled in the high profile Amgen versus Sanofi patent dispute. Agreeing with the Federal Circuit (No. 20-1074, Fed. Cir. 2021), the Supreme Court found Amgen’s function and epitope defined PCSK9 antibody patents to lack enablement (Amgen Inc v Sanofi, No. 21-757). The US Supreme Court... Continue reading
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