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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/when-is-design-dictated-by-its.html Designs are meant to protect the appearance of a product or a part thereof. Patents protect technical innovations. In order to demarcate both IP rights, Art. 8(1) of EU Regulation No. 6/2002 (‘Design Regulation’) stipulates:– A Community design shall not subsist in features of appearance of a product which... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/book-review-international-copyright-and.html This is a review of the third edition of International Copyright and Neighbouring Rights: The Berne Convention and Beyond, by Sam Ricketson (Emeritus Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne) and Jane Ginsburg (Morton L. Janklow Professor of Literary and Artistic Property Law, Columbia Law School). With sixteen... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/saturday-sundries.html A new miscellany post brings to your attention the following opportunities in the field of IP law. Scholarships Image by Pixabay The Organisation of the Iberian-American States (OEI) is offering 4 scholarships for postgraduates and 1 for a researcher on intellectual property law. The scholarships are addressed at people... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/guest-post-critical-review-of-recent.html The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Henning Hartwig (Bardehle Pagenberg) on some recent EU design case law. Here’s what Henning writes: Critical review of recent design case law by the General Court by Henning Hartwig Since 1 May 2019, under... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html Another week has come to an end but it’s not too late to catch up with the latest IPKat posts. Copyright Anastasiia Kyrylenko analysed a new referral to the CJEU concerning communication to the public in hotel rooms (case C-723/22). A Kat in an hotel room Trade marks Giorgio... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/better-late-than-never-not-if-you-want.html There can be many reasons for not taking action against a trade mark infringement, such as budget limitations or an unattractive risk-reward ratio. But not taking action may have serious consequences. Consider a trade mark owner who has acquiesced, for a period of five successive years, to third party’s... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/guest-post-say-thanks-to-woman-how.html On today’s International Women’s Day (IWD) The IPKat has received and is pleased to host a contribution by Katfriends Giorgia Golzio and Daniele Golzio reflecting on the contribution of women to technological advancement, with profiles of some notable female inventors throughout history being reviewed too. Here’s what Giorgia and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/what-does-windsor-framework-mean-for-uk.html Last week the UK Government announced a new agreement in principle, the Windsor Framework, between the UK and the EU on the flow of goods, including medicines, across the Irish Sea. The Windsor Framework does not mention intellectual property. However, changes to the system by which medicines are approved in the UK and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/guest-post-conference-report-fifth-ip.html It is that time of the year once again – Katfriends Irene Calboli and Jacques de Werra provide IPKat readers with a summary of the Fifth IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference. The previous three IPIRA conference reports can be viewed here, here, here and here. Below... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/03/court-clarifies-meaning-and-application.html The courts of Singapore have seen a series of interesting developments in connection with distinctiveness under trade mark law. Kat friends Gillian Tan and Mark Teng discuss a recent decision that may provide some welcomed clarity on the issue. In November 2022, Twitter Inc. (“Twitter”) won a publicised trade... Continue reading
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