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A right to information when there’s no IP: CJEU discusses the scope of Article 8 Enforcement Directive

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/05/a-right-to-information-when-theres-no.html Last year, former GuestKat Jan Jacobi reported both the Warsaw District Court’s Referral to the CJEU and AG Rantos’ Opinion on the TB v Castorama Polska and Knor litigation (see IPKat posts here and here). This question was whether, under Article 8(1) Enforcement Directive (2004/48/EC) (the Enforcement Directive), a... Continue reading
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The Nice Classification conundrum

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-nice-classification-conundrum.html Understanding the Nice Classification can be challenging. For instance, why do alcoholic beverages fall in class 33, except for (alcoholic) beer, which falls in class 32? Why are there two classes for beverages, while other classes, such as class 9, cover a broad range of goods, which could easily... Continue reading
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[Guest post] What if AI wrote this post? – An inquiry into the impact of AI on the creative industries

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/05/guest-post-what-if-ai-wrote-this-post.html This post is brought to you by Oprah Nwobike, who is a lawyer and doctoral researcher at Brunel University London focusing on copyright and artificial intelligence in the music industry, under the supervision of IPKat’s Dr Hayleigh Bosher. Impact of AI in the creative industries How would you feel... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/05/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_22.html Here is what you missed from the IPKat last week. Patents Image by Pixabay via Pexels Hayleigh Bosher reported on the UK IPO latest update on its new patent service that, in the next 12 months, will dramatically transform the process of applying for a patent. Anna Maria Stein... Continue reading
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Friday Fantasies

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/05/friday-fantasies.html Here are the latest opportunities and events to find out about. A Kat playing outside Copyright 25 May 2023: “Respect for IP Webinars: Copyright Infringement Issues in the Metaverse”. On 25 May 2023 WIPO will hold a webinar on “Copyright Infringement Issues in the Metaverse”. This webinar will delve... Continue reading
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EUIPO Board of Appeal holds numeric pattern insufficiently distinctive to be a trade mark

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/05/euipo-board-of-appeal-holds-numeric.html In a decision issued earlier this month, the EUIPO First Board of Appeal (the Board) held that a mark comprising of the sequence of numbers from 0 to 23 could not be registered as an EU trade mark (EUTM), since it would be perceived as a listing of the... Continue reading
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Unified Patent Court: Milan will be the third seat of the Central Division

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/05/unified-patent-court-milan-will-be.html On 16 May 2023, the Presidium of the Unified Patent Court issued its decision that, as from 1 June 2023: actions pending before the central division related to patents in IPC section (A) “human necessities” shall be assigned to the seat in Paris actions related to patents in IPC... Continue reading
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Katcall: Openings for GuestKats and InternKats!

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/05/katcall-openings-for-guestkats-and.html Are you passionate about IP? We have exciting news for you! The IPKat is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) for GuestKat posts and looking for IP enthusiasts to fill InternKat positions. GuestKat and InternKat positions are six months (with the possibility of extension), and there are no geographical restrictions... Continue reading
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Never too late: if you missed the IPKat last week

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/05/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_17.html It’s starting to feel like summer. But not only that, here’s what you missed from the IPKat last week. Copyright Mr Justice Zacaroli finds manufacturing software copyright infringed and confidence breached in ex-employee fight Annsley Merelle Ward reported on the English High Court’s decision in PQ Systems Europe v... Continue reading
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Book review: Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Cultural Heritage

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/05/book-reivew-research-handbook-on.html This is a review of Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Cultural Heritage, edited by Irini Stamatoudi, Professor of Intellectual Property Law and Cultural Heritage Law at the University of Nicosia. In the introduction, Stamatoudi explains that the aim of the book is to explore the intersection between intellectual... Continue reading