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26 Mar 2015, 9:32 am
This Kat, who prefers a nice piece of fish to either broccoli or tomatoes, will leave it to a colleague with greener fingers paws to explain the decisions in the coming days. [read post]
26 Mar 2015, 7:46 am
Readers who are currently involved in European Patent Office (EPO) opposition proceedings where the patent has been amended (i.e. about 70% of opposition cases) will no doubt be as excited as this Kat to learn that the Enlarged Board has issued its decision in G 3/14, a copy of which can be downloaded (PDF) from here.The decision is a big one, and the IPKat is only starting to digest it. [read post]
26 Mar 2015, 3:44 am
A question of this kind is particularly dear to this Kat's mind and heart, since - even before Svensson was decided - she investigated this very issue (together with the question of how flexible national implementations of exceptions and limitations in Article 5 of the Information Society Directive) in this piece. [read post]
25 Mar 2015, 1:27 pm
As regards the latter, this Kat was honoured to have been invited to participate in a debate chaired by The Hon Mr Justice Arnold, meant to address the following question: "Digital Exhaustion: Can downloads be sold second-hand without a licence from the copyright owner? [read post]
25 Mar 2015, 1:24 pm
"Security interests over IP rights" is a seminar masterminded by Katfriend and securitisation scholar Andrea Tosato and hosted by this Kat's colleagues at Olswang in their London office. [read post]
24 Mar 2015, 12:44 pm
In that regard, the strength of the earlier mark constitutes an important factor for the purposes of proving such association [This Kat thinks that this is right too, though he thinks some big brand owners will not like it. [read post]
24 Mar 2015, 7:00 am
So if The IPKat wanted to register his Community trade mark for the word IPKAT with the Trademark Clearinghouse, he could register labels such as ipkat, ip-kat, i-p-kat. [read post]
24 Mar 2015, 2:41 am
[To which the CJEU would say that "this is a matter for the national courts to determine", no doubt...]A further consideration is whether the existence of contractual restrictions on the use of the content is relevant to whether a hyperlink constitutes an act of communication to the public [see also Eleonora’s and Alberto's previous Katpost here] Whilst this Kat does not place much hope on the CJEU clarifying these points in C More Entertainment, as… [read post]
23 Mar 2015, 3:38 am
In the past week the Kat's list has grown by nearly 30 items (mostly from FORUM Institut, which runs events all over Europe, it seems): do check them out! [read post]
23 Mar 2015, 1:42 am
| EPO Administrative Council and Board of Appeal’s removal.Never too late 36 [week ending Sunday 8 March] - EPO's Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) says Chairman can disobey | OHIM is too rich to be true | eLAW’s TM infringement checklist | Human right and IP | Again onWarner-Lambert v Actavis | Seiko and Seiki in Singapore | The politics of US patent law reform | Haribo v Lindt Goldbear wars | Patent trolls | Private copying | Wu-Tank and copyright | CJEU on… [read post]
22 Mar 2015, 5:01 pm
Members of the EU are also watching with concern since the EPO is crucial to the future success of the Unitary Patent.Please let us see some sign that you are doing the right thing.Yours sincerely,MerpelWhile a Kat may look at a King an Administrative Council, Merpel believes that AC delegates may also respond to human exhortation, and reminds readers in EPC contracting states that they may find their Administrative Council delegates here. [read post]
22 Mar 2015, 10:12 am
So, similarly to a past Kat-plea, it is again time to invite someone to start proceedings in Europe? [read post]
20 Mar 2015, 4:11 pm
This Kat just learned of a most regrettable uncertainty in the issuance of the European Qualifying Examination pre-exam results today. [read post]
20 Mar 2015, 9:41 am
Fellow Kat Neil makes some powerful points on IP Finance here. [read post]
20 Mar 2015, 5:19 am
The sole beneficiary of the visit so far has been the EPO and its President, which not unnaturally made the most of a gifted opportunity to put out some cheerful information about itself, its achievements and the fact that its President and the UK Minister "shared common views on recent developments in intellectual property".Kats have short memories, but some things stick in the mind. [read post]
20 Mar 2015, 2:10 am
In light of his passing, this Kat is honoured to recall his achievements. [read post]
18 Mar 2015, 4:10 pm
Only the other day, this Kat discovered that the Benelux-based firm of IP enthusiasts Hoyng Monegier had an office in Spain too, and it is from that very office that Laura Alonso, a partner in the firm's Madrid office, has written to share with the Kats and their readers the news of a very gratifying decision for Coca-Cola before the General Court of the European Union. [read post]
18 Mar 2015, 3:17 pm
Team members include two Kats: Jeremy and Neil. [read post]
18 Mar 2015, 7:04 am
.* The fact that revocation proceedings have been brought against a trade mark does not prevent the proprietor of that mark from using it.This Kat thinks that this is an unsurprising outcome, but one that should serve as a reminder to everyone that genuine use is not just a state of mind but something that has to be proved on the basis of credible evidence. [read post]
17 Mar 2015, 4:16 pm
A handsome book recently arrived on this Kat's crowded desk, demanding his attention: it's Innovation & Intellectual Property: Collaborative Dynamics in Africa, edited by scholars Jeremy de Beer, Chris Armstrong, Chidi Oguamanam and Tobia Schonwetter. [read post]
