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12 Jan 2023, 2:00 am
Maybe it’s a cash bonus for employees who pledge to quit smoking or vending machines with healthy snacks instead of Kit Kat bars in the break room. [read post]
11 Jan 2023, 9:00 am
Two weeks into the new year and our Kats have already discussed a number of different topics.What moral rights looked like in the 12th century—the story of "Guide of the Perplexed"Neil Wilkof took us back to the medieval ages, and looked at the work of Moses Maimonides’ “The Guide of the Perplexed”. [read post]
9 Jan 2023, 7:59 am
This Kat is happy to share with our readers her review of “Intellectual Property Objectives in International Investment Agreements”, authored by Pratyush Nath Upreti (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022, 284 pp.). [read post]
5 Jan 2023, 12:40 am
After all, the one at issue in the present case is an advertisement – and advertising is one of the types of uses specifically indicated by law as being potentially infringing.According to the Supreme Court, thus, the key issue is not really whether the use of a sign is done in the course of trade, but rather whether it is use thereof as a trade mark.And here comes the interesting bit: according to the court, it is erroneous to think that a trade mark – especially a well-known one - is… [read post]
4 Jan 2023, 9:41 am
Image by: Riana HarveyWith a New Year, new Kats are delivering the Miscellany posts with news of opportunities and events worth checking out.Transformation Consultation: How could IPO’s transformation benefit you? [read post]
4 Jan 2023, 2:39 am
This Kat guesses that most Kat readers do not spend much time studying medieval philosophy. [read post]
4 Jan 2023, 1:36 am
New Year, new cats Copyright This Kat analysed the recent decision issued by the Court of Appeal of Aix-En-Provence concerning unauthorised sculptures of Tintin and the Moon rocket. [read post]
3 Jan 2023, 12:18 pm
This Kat was struck down by another round of covid over the festive season and was unable to remind readers about voting for your favourite IP books of 2022. [read post]
30 Dec 2022, 9:05 pm
Markovich, Kat Hefter, and Andrew Kliewer As the alternative meat industry takes off, regulation will confront a new frontier. [read post]
28 Dec 2022, 6:52 pm
This public resource was written and compiled by Sisi Wei, and edited by Amanda Hickman, Lizzy Hazeltine, and Kat Duncan. [read post]
24 Dec 2022, 1:05 am
Another decision (J 14/21) yet again confirmed the strict restoration requirements at the EPO compared to other jurisdictions (IPKat).EPO Board of Appeal dismisses step-by-step inventive step attack for being based on hindsight and cherry-picking (T 1349/19)EPO Board of Appeal maintains functional epitope antibody genus claim (T 1964/18)Sufficiency of broad functional genus and first medical use claims in Europe (T 0424/21)Defining a medical device as a product-by-process (T 1869/19)Burden of proof… [read post]
23 Dec 2022, 7:08 am
Excuse this Kat for not having resisted using a pun in this post title – wishing all of you happy Holidays and a healthy New Year! [read post]
23 Dec 2022, 1:35 am
As Iceland tends to describe sustainable and environmentally friendly goods, such an image can easily influence the purchasing decisions of the relevant public.Christmas Kat in ReykjavíkIn relation to the goods in classes 29, 30, 31 and 32The contested goods encompass foodstuffs and beverages in classes 29, 30, 31, and 32. [read post]
22 Dec 2022, 7:00 am
The press release is here (French only).The referring courts asked the CJEU to consider whether, and under what conditions, the operator of an online marketplace may be found directly liable under Article 9(2) of the EU Trade Mark Regulation 2017/1001 for the display of advertisements and the delivery of infringing goods that are offered for sale and placed on the market upon the initiative and under the control of third party sellers that avail themselves of that operator’s… [read post]
19 Dec 2022, 9:52 am
This Kat has recently defended her thesis, titled “Deconstructing EU IP norm-export to the Eastern European Neighbourhood”. [read post]
19 Dec 2022, 5:32 am
"Okay Kat, this is all interesting, but what does any of this have to with innovation"? [read post]
17 Dec 2022, 11:50 pm
Kat friend Marcel Pemsel, who will shortly publish as a full-fledged Guest Kat, already shares his thoughts on a recent trademark decision by the General Court concerning that favorite of trade mark questions: what does the specification of goods and services cover? [read post]
16 Dec 2022, 6:46 am
Every now and then, The IPKat team welcomes new contributors, says thanks and goodbye to existing contributors, and shares some news concerning the Kats. [read post]
15 Dec 2022, 10:00 pm
This Kat has some thoughts on the ingenuity of this patent litigation approach. [read post]
14 Dec 2022, 10:00 pm
This Kat wonders how such expression would satisfy the registrability requirement.In June, the SCA dismissed Cochrane Steel’s appeal challenging the High Court’s decision that the respondent’s use of CLEAR VIEW on its website amounted to trade mark infringement and passing off. [read post]
