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18 Apr 2013, 9:41 am
Mark 3Not even the inconvenience of a remote cable fault that knocked out this Kat's broadband and phone services today could deter him from his dogged pursuit of Case C‑12/12, today's choice intellectual property ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union on a reference for a preliminary ruling from the German Bundesgerichtshof. [read post]
6 Oct 2013, 3:04 am
& Brandwell (IRL) Ltd, a 10 July decision of Dermot Doyle, acting for the Controller of the Irish Patents Office, caught this Kat's eye when it was first published online some weeks ago on that office's official website but, in the excitement of the past few weeks, his in-tray became somewhat overwhelmed by subsequent news and correspondence. [read post]
12 Apr 2018, 8:42 am
Writer-Kat: "In me the tiger sniffs the rose. [read post]
8 Oct 2018, 6:22 am
Supp. 2d 410, 417 the 2nd Circuit held in fact that If the difference is ... such to convey to the ordinary viewer that this is a joke, not the real thing, then confusion as to source, sponsorship, affiliation or connection is unlikely.Evidence suggests that consumers got the pun, as many purchasers of FEYONCÉ products were, in fact, engaged.Merpel's favourite Beyoncé song: Kitty Kat Although some of the Polaroid factors would weigh in favour… [read post]
14 Feb 2020, 8:03 am
In particular, the changes to the minutes seem to be in order to support (albeit weakly in this Kat's view) an argument that the rights of the patentee to be heard on the issue of the referral were violated, and that the patentee had raised this issue with the Board of Appeal. [read post]
24 Nov 2022, 3:13 am
While many of our readers will be shopping over the weekend, this Kat has prepared a post on the German “Black Friday” litigation to keep you company while you’re queuing. [read post]
1 Nov 2021, 8:07 am
To this Kat, it seems likely that situations in which a Board of Appeal insists on ViCo oral proceedings without the consent of all parties will be rare post-pandemic. [read post]
8 Oct 2015, 11:10 pm
Those guest Kats just keep cropping up again, even after we think we've said goodbye. [read post]
3 Mar 2015, 1:55 am
Last Thursday, this Kat’s esteemed moggy friend and blogmeister Jeremy reporteda High Court Order obtained by Warner-Lambert (part of the Pfizer group) mandating the NHS to release guidance about the prescribing of pregabalin. [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]
27 Jan 2023, 1:00 am
This leads this Kat to ponder: who is not a consumer - only a post-doctoral student? [read post]
6 Jul 2020, 12:00 am
For those interested in watching the whole webinar, you can find a recording here, but otherwise this guest Kat has summarised the key points made by each of the illustrious speakers.The session was chaired by Professor Sir Robin Jacob, Director of IBIL at University College London and he brought his usual wit and good humour to the proceedings, with some amusing anecdotes about early UK court hearings conducted via videoconferencing.Professor Gwilym Roberts (Partner, Kilburn & Strode)… [read post]
19 Feb 2019, 6:35 am
Kat in the public domain(Sophia Dumergue and her cat by Johann Zoffany)The owner’s right to prevent the taking of photographs of public-domain paintings Arguably the stronger reason for the Federal Court’s decision to be anticipated by German scholars was its take on the photographs that had been taken by the defendant himself. [read post]
22 May 2019, 4:35 am
[Unlike the Zara case where it was recognised that there's currently a trend for trade marks in the fashion market to evolve towards other markets such as food and travel, Katpost here] Instead, it was found, The Pets Factor would be seen as a play on the name of the X Factor, but one which does not pass the test for a misrepresentation.Likelihood of confusionThis Kat will be auditioningimage: Trish HammeThe hearing officer stated that although the legal test for a… [read post]
8 Feb 2022, 2:00 am
In contrast to other EBA referrals over the past years (this Kat is thinking here of the infamous G 3/19, IPKat), justification for the referral in this case seems relatively clear. [read post]
17 Jul 2015, 7:17 am
For Kat readers who like to think about the misappropriation of trade secrets and know-how in terms of a black and white morality play—where the Chinese are systematically purloining industrial and cyber information (or they are not), the Americans respect the trade secrets of others (or they do not), and Edward Snowden is an honorable whistle-blower (or he is a scoundrel)—then this blog post is not for you. [read post]
10 Apr 2014, 5:40 pm
Failure to check the facts, statistics and quotes featured in the material that one reproduces risks repeating their errors”.After reading Professor Bauman’s reaction, this Kat became intrigued by what the acknowledged academic meant by “private ownership of knowledge”. [read post]
20 May 2015, 6:46 am
Readers of this weblog who litigate patents in the old Europe may recall a series of past posts on the subject of litigating patents under the experimental, not quite hatched and [in this Kat's opinion] arguably not even half-baked Unified Patent Court (UPC) system that has been created for the new Europe, with its fascinating new collection of Rules. [read post]
12 Aug 2024, 5:54 am
This Kat is pleased to share a guest contribution from Katfriends Federico Caruso and Dr. [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]
