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27 Jul 2014, 1:19 pm
This Kat has however spotted a ninth country which has pretty well established itself as an independent country within Europe: the Democratic Republic of Eponia.Eponia is a small landlocked state mainly based in Munich, though it has established colonies in The Hague, Berlin, Vienna and Brussels. [read post]
3 Feb 2020, 2:49 pm
The IPKat has also been a fan of the topic (see Kat posts here). [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]
4 Oct 2021, 1:16 am
Former Guest Kat Peter Ling, together with his associate, Joana Gurtner, report on the recent Swiss Supreme Court decision on the Nespresso Capsule 3D mark.Coffee capsules have turned out to be a revolution for how coffee is served in millions of homes … and also for case law on 3D trade marks. [read post]
19 Jul 2018, 6:07 am
Does this Kat think of Scotch Whisky? [read post]
14 Aug 2017, 3:28 am
Kat friend Roberto A Jacchia (De Berti Jacchia Franchini Folani) in Milan reports on the decision and what it means for Italian litigants and the interpretation of the IP Enforcement Directive. [read post]
11 Dec 2014, 2:54 am
Right illustration,wrong case ...Until very recently this Kat did not have the pleasure of knowing the magnificent name "Dalsouple Société Saumuroise Du Caoutchouc". [read post]
13 Jun 2014, 2:58 am
This Kat's apologies to those who are already fed up with all this football here. [read post]
23 Oct 2014, 12:23 am
Knight’s behaviour had been condemned at both first instance and on appeal, and in the circumstances, a referral would kill any prospects and possibilities of the parties disengaging from hostilities.This Kat is pleased that Knight's appeal was dismissed, but there was no serious possibility of it succeeding. [read post]
22 Nov 2023, 12:46 pm
As the UK Government grapples with how to address the new technological landscape of artificial intelligence, several Committee Inquiries are underway to consider if or how the Government should intervene, including the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee on Large Language Modules, at which this Kat was invited to provide evidence. [read post]
23 Sep 2019, 2:54 am
A magic wand A creative question was put to the panellists by the Kat’s very own Annsley Merelle Ward: what would they change if they had a magic wand? [read post]
20 Jan 2016, 12:18 am
The less good news, at least for persons and organizations that are not members, is that access to the Guide, as well as the other Guides produced by INTA, is limited to the organization’s members only.The IPKat thanks Kat friend Latha Nair, of K & S Partners, Gurgaon, India, one of four project team editors for this Guide (along with Emmanuel Baud, Edouard Fortunet, and Anne Glazer) for this information.News from CambodiaThe Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)… [read post]
4 Mar 2024, 9:37 am
Until that happens, the internet’s favourite fashion watchdogs -and Kats- will be onto calling them out. [read post]
17 Nov 2015, 2:56 pm
This moggy is an old-fashioned Kat, who believes that most people are good, most of the time, and that patent offices are places where patents should be examined. [read post]
4 Mar 2013, 7:58 am
Over on IP Finance, fellow Kat Neil muses about the IP dimensions of 3D printing while, on the 1709 Blog, Iona Harding updates us on the recent decision of Mr Justice Arnold (Chancery Division, England and Wales) in EMI and others v BSkyB and others on website blocking injunctions -- a subject which is starting to develop quite an interesting jurisprudence. [read post]
30 Sep 2019, 12:54 pm
A report on this question published last month by University of Exeter researchers [to which this Kat contributed] suggests that intellectual property policy lags behind the space industry, to the extent that it is likely to be a barrier for innovation and growth in the sector. [read post]
27 Oct 2021, 12:47 am
Kat friend Hans Eriksson discusses an interesting decision (only available in Swedish) concerning copyright protection and originality, namely whether the sequence of twenty words in an instruction manual may be regarded as being enough for copyright to arise.Here's what Hans writes:The author was recently reminded of the opening lines of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic Dune: “A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct. [read post]
31 Oct 2024, 1:55 am
If confirmed that at the EU level such an approach would allow setting limits to what evocation really is.Only one example fitting the requirements of LG München comes to this Kat’s mind: the Spanish cheese Tetilla (“small breast”), shaped in the form of breasts. [read post]
29 May 2014, 9:01 am
This Kat's laptop battery died at this point, which is a pity since this is a hugely important topic which he looks forward to addressing separately in the not-too-distant future. [read post]
8 Jul 2020, 12:27 am
Kat friend Hugh Stephens recounts the oft-overlooked Anglo-US copyright wars of the 19th century and how it may have impeded the development of Canadian literature. [read post]
