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29 Mar 2017, 12:11 pm
The present rules do not allow for a guarantee of confidentiality of trade secrets submitted in court proceedings and do not allow for limiting the access to trade secrets to a limited number of persons; andmay make it possible to obtain measures for preservation of evidence (search and seizure orders), if the right holder can render it probable that an unlawful acquisition, use and/or disclosure of trade secrets has occurred or will occur, which is today only possible in case of infringement of… [read post]
28 Jan 2014, 2:28 am
Admission, in keeping with long-standing Kat tradition, is free. [read post]
29 Nov 2017, 1:44 am
This Kat reads the lesson of the day to be: if you are caught for infringement in France, be prepared to be named and shamed… and pay for the costs incurred! [read post]
10 Jul 2017, 8:50 am
In this issue Prof Karjiker provides his perspective on Herbal Zone v Infitech, a triumvirate of talent from CIPC (Sher-Muhammad Kahn, Christiaan Steyn and Warren Rossouw) unpack shape marks in a comprehensive exposé, Chezanne Haighfrom Kisch IP takes a bite at the Kit Kat four finger decision, Darren Olivier provides tips for franchising, Alessia del Bianco provides an in-house perspective on creative IP management, Darren Margo is relaxed over the latest exchange control… [read post]
18 Jul 2014, 1:24 am
One of the interesting points at stake is the definition and scope of the word "medical" in Article 1(2) of Directive 2001/83 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use and Article 2(1) of Regulation 726/2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency-- a definitional issue that this Kat might perhaps have expected to… [read post]
31 Oct 2015, 5:01 am
I can guess, but it really makes no sense to conclude that the inclusion of flour makes the item sufficiently nutritious to deserve more favorable sales tax treatment.The most important question, though, is how many people are going to hand out Kit Kat bars or Nestle’s Crunch and tell the children, “This really isn’t candy. [read post]
30 Jul 2023, 11:00 pm
This Kat is happy to review “25 things you should know about artificial intelligence, art and copyright” by Pablo Fernández Carballo-Calero (Aranzadi, 2023, 160 p.). [read post]
30 Jan 2022, 2:49 am
In the meantime, this Kat explains, why consumables matter.The decision in R2843/2019-3 concerned an invalidity application brought against Community design No 1 292 122-0001. [read post]
23 Dec 2023, 7:45 am
If you've been too wrapped up with preparations for the holiday season, here's a summary of the IP news that you might have missed last week:PatentsThis Kat is still contemplating which IP books to put on her Christmas wish-list...Rose Hughes outlined the recent EPO Board of Appeal decision (T 1356/21), which discussed the criterion of novelty for pharmaceutical dosage regimes and selection inventions, as well as the reliance on an unexpected technical effect for… [read post]
1 Jul 2024, 3:13 am
This Kat remains dubious that a referral is actually justified for the specific facts of the case (IPKat). [read post]
19 Dec 2013, 1:33 pm
This Kat is delighted to expose a copyright case regarding preferred dancers' brand Repetto which gathers most of the hobbies – besides cat-sitting and blogging- she’s passionate about, i.e.: shoes and dance.In 2010, after obtaining an authorization for a preliminary seizure (in French law “saisie-contrefaçon” is a feared tool against counterfeiters), REPETTO sued the company KARINE for copyright infringement and unfair competition on the basis of its… [read post]
1 Feb 2018, 6:45 am
Kat-bottlesOur friends at the Institute of Brand and Innovation Law at UCL wish to remind IPKat readers that registration is open for an event that promises to be both timely and exciting and will focus on product shapes. [read post]
9 Mar 2018, 1:00 am
Kat friend Lucie Fortune (Bristows) reports on the event:"Professor Bently started by posing a number of questions to the room: What is the relationship between registration and infringement in intellectual property law? [read post]
10 Jun 2014, 11:43 am
Laetitia Lagarde (Jacobacci Avvocati), Class 46 blogger and former guest Kat, is also a member of the plain packaging (PP) task force of INTA's Limits on Trademark Rights Committee. [read post]
6 Jan 2017, 2:00 am
As a commentary to the article The great divergence posted on the Economist magazine, Kat Neil Wilkof shares his observations on the roles that IP play in productivities and the frontier companies. [read post]
16 May 2014, 7:45 am
While this Kat was busy in Hong Kong hosting an INTA Table Topic discussion on battling online infringement, news emerged of progress in talks between UK ISPs and rights owners on the development of a voluntary “four strikes” (but no “out”) anti-piracy regime. [read post]
11 Dec 2020, 2:43 am
If you have any further comments for Joel in advance of this meeting, please send them to joel.briscoe@hglaw.com.This Kat looks forward to hearing the outcome of these discussions, and we will be reporting them here on IPKat. [read post]
13 Oct 2013, 2:12 pm
One thing that this Kat admires about Roya is her determination to seek the truth and her willingness to say things even if she knows that they are not what people want to hear [that's two things, says Merpel ...]: "While the IP world keeps its focus on the implications of the US budgetary crisis on the IP system (see eg Katposts here and here), another country, certainly smaller in size yet still of importance in world politics -- Austria -- has also seen important political changes. [read post]
30 Oct 2013, 3:37 pm
The excellent and ever-thoughtful Dan Bereskin QC (Bereskin Parr) has been the source of many an interesting insight from which this Kat has benefited over the years, so his emails are always welcome and eagerly devoured. [read post]
22 Jul 2016, 1:12 am
Naturally this Kat was drawn to the empirical analysis. [read post]
