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16 Jun 2015, 7:18 am
This Kat also wishes to take this opportunity of reminding the officers and administrators of international IP rights administration offices that, despite their salaries, perks, prestige and status -- which, if earned, he does not begrudge them -- they are public servants whose task it is to serve the public. [read post]
17 Dec 2014, 11:31 am
A time for GOLDENBALLS ...The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will be to all intents and purposes closed from 22 December to 6 January, though this Kat has no doubt that several of the CJEU's judges, and particularly those of the General Court, will be contemplating the wonderful world of intellectual property law for those two all-too-short weeks while they recharge their judicial batteries. [read post]
28 Dec 2014, 2:09 am
Fans of the recent Public Consultation on the Review of EU Copyright Rules [here, here, here] will surely remember that the ECS took part in this stakeholder exercise, holding the view that the EU should go for full harmonisation of Member States' copyright laws [incidentally and albeit much more modestly, this is also the position that this Kat advanced, first, in her PhD dissertation and, then, in the book that she derived from her doctoral… [read post]
5 Apr 2016, 11:40 am
This Kat receives Reuters on a daily basis to be read on his Kindle. [read post]
31 Jul 2013, 6:23 am
This time, courtesy of this Kat's good friend Lawrence Ryz (katpat!) [read post]
9 Dec 2024, 6:29 am
This Kat discussed the admissibility of belated evidence in invalidity proceedings based on absolute grounds for invalidity. [read post]
24 Jan 2022, 4:03 am
Some of us may be counting the days till it's finally spring, but this Kat is still enjoying the wonders of winter. [read post]
1 Oct 2016, 11:43 am
This Kat has always felt a sense of unease in seeking to understand the relationship between the IP and trade aspects of the TRIPS agreement (Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights), since it went into effect on January 1, 1995. [read post]
9 Aug 2020, 12:55 pm
Kat Friend Xi Lin provided her comments on Jin Yong v. [read post]
17 Jan 2021, 9:25 am
This Kat has a lot on her mindWelcome to this week's roundup of posts on which no Kat reader is ever too late to catch up.CopyrightWhether copyright subsists in apparel design - in graphic renderings, samples, or the articles of clothing themselves - was considered by the Beijing IP Court in an appeal judgment summarised by Asia Correspondent Tian Lu.PatentsPatent litigators engaged in SEP/FRAND disputes find themselves sailing the seven seas in search of tactical advantage,… [read post]
2 Jun 2014, 8:44 am
Unlike the new Common Practice...Back in April, this Kat reported on the new European trade mark Common Practice as regards black and white trade marks, and how they are to be compared to colour versions of the same: Red and yellow and pink and green… or just black and white? [read post]
18 Jan 2015, 4:27 am
If readers learn of similar -- or indeed different -- policy statements from other offices, can they please let the Kats know so that they can spread the word. [read post]
6 Nov 2013, 6:04 am
This Kat has yet to hear anyone refer to short messages posted anywhere other than Twitter referred to as a Tweet. [read post]
8 Sep 2013, 4:10 pm
The great Joseph Beuys - not overrated This Kat has been investigating the outcome of some of the cases she reported on before her recent sabbatical. [read post]
8 May 2014, 8:27 am
"Oh well ...At that time this innocent Kat thought that a declaration like this was just an expression of typical British understatement. [read post]
BREAKING: Copyright, links to leaks, celebrity pics and free speech as CJEU to get a dekko at Dekker
3 Apr 2015, 5:44 am
The various Kats will be watching out for this reference as it wends its way to Luxembourg and back again.Copyright enthusiasts should not miss fellow Kat Eleonora's earlier post on this same dispute, here. [read post]
7 Jan 2014, 1:57 pm
Although the US Copyright Act refers to the requirement of originality, and the seminal decision of the US Supreme Court in Feist rejected the 'sweat of the brow' approach, the very brow of this Kat raised in shock when she heard - not too many weeks ago - eminent US copyright scholars holding the view that, at the end of the day, the standard of originality under US law is so minimal to be (almost) neglectable ...What do US readers think? [read post]
29 Apr 2020, 4:52 am
I have on good account that Michael was a formidable Scrabble player, holding his own with wordsmiths far more adept than this Kat. [read post]
4 Apr 2018, 7:48 am
In a consultation paper published earlier this month, the Government highlights three areas of the Copyright Act which may benefit from modernisation: flexible exceptions, contracting out of exceptions, and access to orphan works (the latter issue having been discussed at length by Guest Kat Mathilde Pavis on IPKat, here).A Kat's bathroom is his castleJIPLPhas published an Authors' Take post on the Versailles Court of Appeal decision, which addressed the copyrightability… [read post]
27 Sep 2016, 9:48 am
Here, Thomas Margoni presents some original analysis of the CJEU standard against the backdrop of civil and common law incarnations.Particular highlights for this Kat were two fascinating chapters on trade marks, in a row: one on trade marks and domain names, and the other on "non-conventional" marks. [read post]
