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22 Apr 2016, 4:53 am
”Cadbury and Nestle fighting for their IP rightsThis Kat reckons that in seeking to take a defensively proactive action, Cadbury may have ultimately made it easier for Nestlé to seek revocation of the registration (relying on the outcome of the earlier opposition case). [read post]
22 Apr 2016, 3:58 am
Kedrosky, without going into further detail, stated that venture capitalists are now fearful that this quasi-symbiotic relationship [Merpel reminds Kat readers: this is the Kat’s term and not that of Kedrosky] is being severely impaired. [read post]
22 Apr 2016, 2:45 am
This is a rather different tone [though this Kat suspects that the CJEU did not really mean to mark a departure from earlier case law: see para 19] from the one employed at para 35 of the Reprobel decision:"It is apparent from recitals 35 and 38 in the preamble to [the InfoSoc Directive] that the notion and level of fair compensation are linked to the harm resulting for the author from the reproduction of his protected work without his authorisation. [read post]
20 Apr 2016, 1:50 am
(IPKat coverage here and here.)This Kat, being a fan of the Alternative London street art tours which start near the Allen & Overy London office, is fascinated by the intellectual property practices of street art. [read post]
19 Apr 2016, 6:01 am
The rest of the 100-strong contingent joined for an informal and typically Belgian dinner and drinks at Le Cirio, followed by the now traditional trip to Delirium (sadly famous for elephants rather than (IP)Kats).
The next morning, the Congress was opened by Penny Gilbert, President of EPLAW, who welcomed everybody that had sufficiently recovered from the Belgian beer the night before to make it down in time for the first session. [read post]
18 Apr 2016, 5:24 am
If no UK patents judges will be in the UPC, this paves the way for Judge Merpel, presiding....Like any Kat, Merpel is attuned to the slightest rustle or disturbance in the patent force. [read post]
17 Apr 2016, 8:55 am
So what does this Kat make of Fox’s piece. [read post]
15 Apr 2016, 5:24 am
At the very minimum, this emerging critique of innovation and productivity should encourage our IP community to critically re-visit our core beliefs.A Kat pat to the anonymous economist who pointed me to Tily's productivity article.Interested readers may enjoy the below video from Professor John Reenen at the LSE, who also researches IP (e.g. [read post]
15 Apr 2016, 12:27 am
This Kat will do his best to help: The Privy Council is a group of advisors to the Queen. [read post]
BREAKING: Safe passage through Panama - EU Trade Secrets Directive approved, but not without protest
14 Apr 2016, 9:29 am
In the latest in his series of Kat posts on the Directive (see here), Mark Ridgway (A&O) explains what today's vote means:"Timing is everything. [read post]
14 Apr 2016, 3:35 am
The AmeriKat's professional life, be it on the Kat or sat at her desk litigating her hours away, involves a huge amount of coordination, support and opposition with lawyers from all over the world. [read post]
13 Apr 2016, 11:56 am
The following post from former Guest Kat Valentina Torelli explores the question of having to prove use as part of an opposition proceeding and the differences of opinion between the courts in ruing on this challenging question. [read post]
9 Apr 2016, 2:55 am
Examples which Kat readers may be familiar include Ryvita Thins, Nut-Thin and Sandwich Thins. [read post]
7 Apr 2016, 10:00 pm
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7 Apr 2016, 10:12 am
The AmeriKat's professional life, be it on the Kat or sat at her desk litigating her hours away, involves a huge amount of coordination, support and opposition with lawyers from all over the world. [read post]
7 Apr 2016, 9:12 am
This is not in itself an infringement of Article 3(1) of Directive 2001/29 (the InfoSoc Directive), said this morning Advocate General (AG) Melchior Wathelet in his Opinion in GS Media, C-160/15.This is big news, in that the AG advised the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) do depart significantly from the jurisprudence inaugurated with the (in)famous 2014 decision in Svensson [here for Kat-coverage].BackgroundAs readers will remember, this reference for a… [read post]
5 Apr 2016, 11:40 am
This Kat receives Reuters on a daily basis to be read on his Kindle. [read post]
5 Apr 2016, 6:32 am
Swiss-type claims have been outlawed since 2010, but there will still be Swiss-type claims kicking around until about 2035 (right around when Brian hopes to retire).Last year was the most important year, so far, for second-medical use claims with Warner-Lambert's Lyrica (pregabalin) litigation undoubtedly the biggest case (see numerous Kat reports here). [read post]
4 Apr 2016, 11:21 am
"It is that time of year again when IP's great and good pool together at Fordham Law School near Columbus Circle in Manhattan to debate, learn and have fun", says the AmeriKat in her first kat-post from the Fordham Conference 2016. [read post]
4 Apr 2016, 3:17 am
" [if you support this proposal, please make this known to Prof Visser by emailing him at d.j.g.visser@law.leidenuniv.nl]This Kat has learned that image rights are part of Dutch copyright law pursuant to section 21 of the Copyright Act:Reminds you of anyone? [read post]
