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9 Dec 2020, 2:10 am
Kat friends Beatrice Wee and Hong Qibin examine the case of Burberry Ltd v Megastar Shipping Pte Ltd , in which the Singapore Court of Appeal held that as far as a freight forwarder was concerned, an alleged infringer is only liable for trade mark infringement under section 27 of Singapore’s Trade Marks Act (“TMA”) if it had knowledge or reason to believe that a sign had been affixed on the goods in question. [read post]
29 Apr 2020, 8:41 am
CommentUpon reading the exchange between Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Thomas, this Kat is content that the Court ruled as it did in this case. [read post]
9 Feb 2019, 1:20 am
This conclusion is further reinforced by the presence, in the latter sign, of a figurative element (the eye) with a “very precise semantic content”.As such, the Board had erred in considering that the conceptual similarity between the signs would be ‘neutral’.A few Kats among Forbes's Top Influencers - PetsLikelihood of confusionComing to the assessment of likelihood of confusion, the GC found that the erroneous conclusion - by the Board - concerning the visual… [read post]
30 Nov 2017, 11:11 am
The AmeriKat is no longer in the dark about whatthe Dutch Supreme Court were saying inMSD v TevaThanks to a wonderful Kat friend, readers can now benefit from the translation of the recent Dutch Supreme Court's decision in MSD v Teva (as reported here). [read post]
3 Jun 2014, 12:51 am
Since the question before the Supreme Court was clearly focused on §271(b) and presupposed that Limelight has not committed direct infringement under §271(a), the Court declined to address whether the Federal Circuit’s decision in Muniauction was correct.This Kat is reluctant to pass comment on matters of US law, which he views with a level of interest that runs higher than his level of knowledge. [read post]
13 Jul 2021, 7:18 am
Kat friends Prashant Reddy T. [read post]
29 May 2015, 2:22 am
.* Given the low degree of visual and phonetic similarity of the signs and their conceptual differences, even the fact that the marks were for use on identical goods was insufficient to establish a likelihood of confusion on the part of a public that demonstrates a reasonable level of attention.This Kat thinks that the General Court has got it right. [read post]
4 Oct 2016, 7:02 am
In the post-Svesson stress disorder that has been affecting the IP community [including Eleonora and this Kat, see here and here], everyone has been wondering what those circumstances might be. [read post]
13 Dec 2021, 5:26 am
Kat friends Professor Kelvin FK Low (National University of Singapore), Professor Wai Yee Wan (City University of Hong Kong) and Associate Professor Ying-Chieh Wu (Seoul National University) examine the recent Australian and UK cases and critical analyzes the arguments on both sides in an attempt to answer that question and how (or whether) AI-inventorship incentivizes invention. [read post]
15 Feb 2018, 9:49 am
For the sake of brevity, this Kat will focus on the most interesting aspects of the 37 page judgment.Jurisdiction and applicable lawThe judges first look at their jurisdiction over the case and affirmed it on the grounds of Art. 7(2) of Regulation No 1215/2012. [read post]
9 Apr 2015, 12:26 am
This Kat is a bit puzzled too. [read post]
18 Nov 2015, 1:50 pm
The Kats have now received from the EPO an English-language translation of the Lutz rebuttal. [read post]
9 Dec 2016, 1:00 pm
Eleonora Rosati discusses the VAT Directive comprising the equal treatment for both printed and electronic publications and its implications on digital exhaustion matters.Negative decision for anti-HIV therapy patent: Merck Sharpe & Dohme v Shionogi Co LimitedGuest Kat Eibhlin Vardy recaps Merck Sharp and Dohme Limited v Shionongi & Co Limited, [2016] EWHC 2989 (Pat), involving the alleged infringement of Shionogi’s European Patent, entitled “Antiviral agent” by… [read post]
4 Jun 2022, 1:55 am
Regarding the monochrome red-coloured silhouette of, let’s say, an unspecified person, this Kat commented as follows:Iconic scene of 2017 China IPWithout seeing the Gif file, will you still believe that the figure is Michael Jordan? [read post]
12 Jan 2023, 8:36 am
In this Kat’s opinion, the fact that ‘PUMA’ has a meaning could be the essential differentiating factor. [read post]
13 May 2014, 9:23 am
BREAKING: may not bethe only ThorpedoThis Kat is so familiar with patent law and related procedural issues that for a very long time, when hearing of torpedos, the only possible connection coming to her mind was that with legendary Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe, aka as the Thorpedo. [read post]
10 Jun 2014, 7:44 pm
B&S had therefore entered an appearance before a court of the UK within the meaning of Article 24 – the UKIPO – and this gave the IPEC jurisdiction.This Kat finds this reasoning perfectly correct and wonders if B&S wasn't clutching at straws by contesting this issue. [read post]
6 Jul 2014, 1:39 pm
In this Kat's view it certainly does. [read post]
30 May 2023, 6:51 am
The proposal focuses on three main goals: (i) the recovery of assets, (ii) the efficiency of proceedings, and (iii) the predictability and fair distribution of the recovered value.Insolvent Kat 😿One notable innovation introduced by the proposal is the pre-pack arrangements. [read post]
30 Nov 2023, 9:54 am
This Kat was interestedto see a court finally address this argumentSingapore has offered protection for GIs since 1999, but it only adopted a registration-based system in the last decade with the Geographical Indications Act 2014 ('GIA'). [read post]
