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23 Oct 2014, 12:23 am
Knight’s behaviour had been condemned at both first instance and on appeal, and in the circumstances, a referral would kill any prospects and possibilities of the parties disengaging from hostilities.This Kat is pleased that Knight's appeal was dismissed, but there was no serious possibility of it succeeding. [read post]
22 Oct 2014, 4:52 am
The BGH’s headnotes neatly summarise this concise decision (Kat translation):(a) A suspension of a trade mark infringement court proceedings with regard to a pending cancellation action against the trade mark on which the infringement proceedings are based will usually not be allowed, where there no utmost probability (“keine überwiegende Wahrscheinlichkeit”) of success in the cancellation proceedings. [read post]
22 Oct 2014, 3:39 am
This Kat thinks this is jolly decent of him and has already sponsored him; he hopes readers will do likewise. [read post]
21 Oct 2014, 9:37 pm
Kats' Law of Thermodynamics: more energyis expended in trying to shift the cat fromin front of the fire than is absorbed by sitting in front of it yourself ...This was an appeal by Peter Crowley against the decision of IPO hearing officer Mr B. [read post]
21 Oct 2014, 8:33 am
This Kat is delighted that his colleague and authoritative commentator on the European Patent Convention Derk Visser has wrestled with the practical application of the new rules and their interplay with existing rules, and has submitted the following explanation of the change to Rule 164 EPC that comes into effect shortly (briefly reported by the IPKat last year here). [read post]
21 Oct 2014, 5:03 am
It's catch-up time again as the impossible quest to keep abreast of all the major IP rulings continues and this Kat gets the feeling that he is not so much making progress as merely chasing his tail. [read post]
21 Oct 2014, 12:00 am
The decision of Mr Justice Birss in the case reviewed below is however so interesting that this Kat hopes that some of the good folk who habitually skip the patent stuff will give it a read. [read post]
20 Oct 2014, 1:07 pm
So if you feel suitably imaginative, creative or are just in the mood for fun, you can find the details, kindly posted by fellow Kat Eleonora, just here. [read post]
20 Oct 2014, 1:00 pm
Beyond trade marks: online IPR enforcement law (and policy)This is not the only good news for rightholders though, as this judgment also contains a very thorough assessment of the effectiveness of blocking injunctions, the conditions under which they may be granted, as well as a comprehensive overview of the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in both (online) copyright and trade mark cases.This Kat suspects that we will see many references to the Cartier… [read post]
20 Oct 2014, 6:03 am
It is indeed, and our Kat-stats show that, in some cases, the number of people reading blogposts the week after they were first posted exceeds the number of folk who read them in their week of publication. [read post]
19 Oct 2014, 8:06 pm
This is C5's first sortie into this field and the Kat wishes it well. [read post]
19 Oct 2014, 11:03 am
After years of posts and commentary, there is finally something concrete you can play with - a UPC prop that makes the system come alive.Last week, the Kat posted a little section encouraging readers to test out the system. [read post]
19 Oct 2014, 10:20 am
This is a decision from the General Court of the European Union (Ninth Chamber) last month which reflects the opinions long held by this Kat that (i) some appeals to the General Court are marked with a message in big red capitals that state "THIS APPEAL IS A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME", in a magical letters that can be read by everyone except the appellant and that (ii) pretty well all appeals to the General Court in intellectual property disputes against the European Commission… [read post]
19 Oct 2014, 5:27 am
It essentially deals with the application of international investment law standards to UPC judgments affecting European patents.International investment law – although a distinct body of rules than IP treaties – is becoming increasingly relevant for the protection of IP rights, including patents, abroad [this Kat notes that this is also true for copyright, with particular regard to the role of ISPs. [read post]
18 Oct 2014, 11:57 pm
Fellow Kat Eleonora's friend and colleague Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon is already running this design-a-logo competition for The University of Southampton's iCLIC centre. [read post]
18 Oct 2014, 9:58 am
Kat readers are encouraged to opine. [read post]
17 Oct 2014, 5:41 am
In this Kat's day it was difficult to find relevant information at all. [read post]
15 Oct 2014, 10:05 am
”]Lindsay Lohan, Kat Episode Number 3I have been following the suit that actress Lindsay Lohan filed against Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of the video game Grand Theft Auto V. [read post]
14 Oct 2014, 9:36 am
Kat Fiedler Two recent Oregon Supreme Court rulings have afforded animals further protections, despite their classification as property under Oregon law. [read post]
14 Oct 2014, 9:36 am
Kat Fiedler Two recent Oregon Supreme Court rulings have afforded animals further protections, despite their classification as property under Oregon law. [read post]
