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14 Sep 2015, 5:13 am
There was also confirmation that almost all patent attorneys will have rights of audience before UPC courts (of which see Katpost here).UPC talks have been the staple of many a Kat’s diet for a while now – but IPSoc strives to make its educational events that little bit different, and the informal and flexible nature of this talk (illustrated by the boy band-style chairs the presenters had the pleasure to be sat on) helped to make this UPC session more interesting for those who… [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]
21 May 2015, 12:21 am
Meanwhile this Kat can report that European trade mark organisation MARQUES is thrilled with the outcome, with its GI Team having taken an active part in the consultation process and having been very much in evidence in Lisbon over the past week or so [MARQUES's excitement can be sensed from the increasingly frenetic series of blogposts on its Class 46 weblog here, here, here, here and here]. [read post]
1 Sep 2014, 7:04 am
Her character has been registered for an array of trade marks, and the Kat notes that the lucrative appeal of brand extensions makes them an attractive area to invest in. [read post]
25 Jan 2024, 4:16 am
Fashion Kat could do with a Zara gift voucher...Reference to the CourtInditex appealed to the Spanish Tribunal Supremo, which in turn made a reference to the Court for a preliminary ruling on a point of law concerning the defence on referential use. [read post]
12 Mar 2015, 9:59 am
What with Kats scattering in all directions to cover so many exciting developments, it's always good to know that the IPKat, Merpel and the blogging team have friends on whom they can rely. [read post]
29 Dec 2017, 1:00 pm
CJEU rules that ice cream sold as ‘Champagner Sorbet’ can be branded as ‘Champagne’Katfriend Nedim Malovic (Sandart & Partners) reports on a judgement released earlier this week (Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne v Aldi Süd Dienstleistungs-GmbH & Co.OHG, C-393/16) where the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) reviewed relevant EU legislation on protected designations of origin (PDOs), following an injunction… [read post]
22 Feb 2018, 8:09 am
Tristan Sherliker (Bird & Bird) reports for the IPKat's readers on the Trade Mark Directive consultation (a separate post from another guest Kat on the trade secrets consultation will follow). [read post]
10 Apr 2024, 4:21 am
This Kat has, elsewhere previously explored the IP connection to technology and national security. [read post]
1 May 2024, 3:31 am
Kat prefers Eau de CatnipOther conditions under Article 8(5) EUTMRAs for the other conditions, the Court found that the Board of Appeal did not make an error of assessment in finding that:the signs at issue were similar; the relevant public was likely to establish a link between those marks; there was a prima facie, non-hypothetical, future risk that Kneipp would take unfair advantage of the earlier mark's reputation, which stemmed from Patou's activities, efforts… [read post]
20 Mar 2015, 5:19 am
The sole beneficiary of the visit so far has been the EPO and its President, which not unnaturally made the most of a gifted opportunity to put out some cheerful information about itself, its achievements and the fact that its President and the UK Minister "shared common views on recent developments in intellectual property".Kats have short memories, but some things stick in the mind. [read post]
17 Mar 2020, 12:00 am
See free IP educational materials shared by Kat Eleonora Rosati, here.For discussion of relevant educational copyright exceptions in South Africa, see here. [read post]
24 May 2017, 10:40 am
Kat friend and cross-border colleague Jérôme Kommer in the Mannheim office of Quinn Emanuel reports on the current position in Germany following recent Supreme Court decisions. [read post]
29 Oct 2020, 2:22 am
To this Kat's knowledge, this is the first time that the CoA has so explicitly set out a principled application of the doctrine of equivalents. [read post]
6 Nov 2019, 12:26 am
Even a survey of members of the public conducted by JLR did not demonstrate that the shapes had acquired distinctiveness, and as such, acquired distinctiveness could not be established.Not exactly a Land Rover... but Kat approvedSubstantial value -It was raised as part of the proceedings that the "boxy 'slab-sided' shapes" were counter functional, not necessary to achieve a technical result, and not features that "consumers may be looking for in the products of… [read post]
20 Feb 2023, 2:04 am
While Sanremo is over for this year, this Kat is still musing on possible IP issues during the most appreciated Italian music show. [read post]
21 Jan 2022, 3:51 am
Naturally, having followed closely the streaming inquiry, this Kat was keen to read chapter 3 on ownership, licensing, equitable remuneration and the copyright tribunal. [read post]
6 Apr 2022, 4:42 am
Kat cloud ...A few days ago the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rendered its judgment in C-433/20 Austro-Mechana, ruling that the notion of reproduction ‘on any medium’ extends to the cloud and, therefore, that private copying under Article 5(2)(b) of the InfoSoc Directive also applies in that context.The judgment is in line with last year’s Opinion of Advocate General (AG) Hogan [here] and clarifies the treatment of private copying in the context of… [read post]
29 Jun 2015, 9:02 am
Kats leap too ...Judge Mosman also found that Rentmeester could not rely on the DCMA. [read post]
1 May 2020, 4:24 am
Attention is drawn to the fact that, whilst one of the main uses of the Defendants’ branding was found to be too close to the claimants’ to be lawful: other uses… while not, in my view actionable, constitute what might be described as antisocial non-distancing of the Defendants’ identity from that of the Claimants.While this Kat commends the Deputy Judge’s topical choice of words, his warning is also apparent - avoid using such [obvious] choices of… [read post]
