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24 Oct 2021, 10:00 pm
More information about Alexandre can be found here.GoodbyesThe IPKat says goodbye to GuestKats Alex Woolgar, Thomas Key, Léon Dijkman and Peter Ling, as well as InternKat Magdaleen Jooste, who continued to contribute to the blog for the past several months.We thank them for all their enthusiasm and hard work and look forward to continuing our collaboration in some other capacity in the future.NewsGuestKat Riana Harvey is now an Associate Legal Policy Advisor at the… [read post]
29 Nov 2020, 6:05 am
GuestKat Alex Woolgar followed on with a discussion of Lord Justice Arnold’s recent decisions on confidential information [the first part is available here]. [read post]
8 Nov 2020, 9:37 am
Confidential information GuestKat Alex Woolgar provided a case comment on the judgment in Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co Ltd v Celgard, LLC [2020] EWCA Civ 1293 recently delivered by the UK Court of Appeal [the first instance decision was addressed by IPKat here]. [read post]
11 Sep 2020, 12:30 am
., with Asia Correspondent Tian Lu's explanation of the case's appellate history and the issues it raises illustrating the boundary of fair use regarding calligraphy works.PatentsWhether AI algorithms can be designated as 'inventors' for the purposes of a European patent application is one thing, but GuestKat Rose Hughes more fundamentally questions whether AI algorithms are capable of invention at all - and whether the impulse to designate them as inventors reveals the very… [read post]
25 Jul 2020, 9:20 am
Following up on her recent webinar with 4IP and the EU IP Helpdesk titled “What you need to know about copyright and social media”, Hayleigh Bosher answered a number of viewers' questions which she hadn't had time to address.Trade MarksGuestKat Alex Woolgar gave an overview of the latest twist in the SkyKick tale, with a recent judgment (#4 in the saga) dealing with the consequences of #3's finding that SkyKick had infringed some of… [read post]
12 Jul 2020, 11:07 am
Alex Woolgar reported on a resounding victory for Prosecco producers in Les Grands Chais de France SAS v Consorzio di Tutela dellaDenominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco [2020] EWHC 1633 (Ch), an appeal from the UK Intellectual Property Office which was heard in the High Court by Mr Justice Nugee.COPYRIGHTKat friend Hugo Cox offered Kat readers a UK perspective on the recent decision by the CJEU in the Brompton Bicycle case.When does a communication to the public… [read post]
7 Jun 2020, 6:15 am
GuestKat Alex Woolgar updated IPKat readers on the English High Court decision in the Merck case [ earlier judgments in this dispute were reported by the IPkat here and here]. [read post]
7 Apr 2020, 9:30 am
Reed, was particularly interesting.PatentsIn a guest post, Katharina Foss-Solbrekk considered the live issue of orphan status for pharmaceuticals, in light of economic and accessibility concerns generated by the coronavirus.On a similar COVID-19-related note, GuestKat Rose Hughes analysed a decision of the Board of Appeal as to the criteria for when all due care has been taken in stressful situations - a question which is now likely to be on many patent attorneys' minds.GuestKat Frantzeska… [read post]
5 Mar 2020, 12:33 am
Alex Woolgar reported on the latest update of the UK leaving the UPC. [read post]
24 Feb 2020, 12:56 pm
Cooper, which relates to sovereign immunity in copyright.Tian Lu, the IPKat's Asia Correspondent, reported on the announcement of the 2019 'Top Ten Highlights of China Copyright'.GuestKat Alex Woolgar discussed a new algorithm developed by Snafu Records, which claims that it will enable identification of new music which is going to be popular - potentially replacing A&R scouts in the industry. [read post]
18 Feb 2020, 12:01 pm
Trade MarksGuestKat Alex Woolgar reports on the recent judgment in easyGroup Ltd v Empresa Aérea de Servicios y Facilitatión Logística Integral S.A. - EasyFly S.A. and Anor. [read post]
12 Feb 2020, 12:55 pm
Merpel also provided us with exciting updates on our AmeriKat, GuestKat Alex Woolgar, TechieKat Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo, Asia Correspondent Tian Lu and Former InternKat Riana Harvey. [read post]
9 Feb 2020, 10:38 am
GuestKat Alex Woolgar has joined Kemp Little LLP as a Senior Associate, where he works mainly with tech-focused businesses on all IP-related matters. [read post]
20 Dec 2019, 6:38 pm
Guest Kat Alex Woolgar has further juicy details.Patent GuestKat Rose Hughes writes about an EPO case related to a dispute between Bombardier and Siemens regarding Bombardier’s EP patent for a train carriage. [read post]
3 Dec 2019, 12:25 am
Alex Woolgar provided further details.Kat Eleonora Rosati examines copyright protection available to fictional characters and the extent to which it could go, looking at the meaning of a 'work' that is sufficiently 'original' and of the 'right kind', as well as how many and which copyrights it would be entitled to.PatentsGuestKat Rose Hughes discusses the high-profile CRISPR patent dispute relating to the EPO interpretation of… [read post]
17 Oct 2019, 11:15 am
The number of IP lawsuits filed before the Danish district courts has been reduced by half since 2010, and GuestKat Alex Woolger lets us know if we can expect Fortinbras to ride in any time soon.The updated EPO examination guidelines are here, and GuestKat Rose Hughes analyzed some of the highlights.GuestKat Alex Woolgar updates us on Lord Justice Arnold's unsurprising decision on Glaxo Wellcome UK Limited and Anor v Sandoz Limited and Ors [2019] EWHC 2545,… [read post]
10 Oct 2019, 12:32 am
Alex Woolgar looks at this in more detail. [read post]
10 Sep 2019, 3:31 pm
GuestKat Antonella Gentile has the story.GuestKat Alex Woolgar wrote about a UK case involving two similarly named mobile phone applications that did not result in the granting of an injunction.GuestKat Nedim Malovic wrote about an interesting EUIPO decision that partially invalidated the "Monopoly" EU trade mark.PublishingNovelist Jane Austen and American President U.S. [read post]
13 Aug 2019, 6:03 am
Trade marks In AG opinion regarding Aceto Balsamico leaves a sour taste for Modena, GuestKat Alex Woolgar reports on the AG opinion in Case C-432/18, in which the AG advises the CJEU to rule that the terms “Aceto”, “Balsamico” and “Aceto Balsamico” should not be qualified for protection as protected geographical Indications (PGIs). [read post]
7 Aug 2019, 12:43 am
CopyrightMathilde Pavis looks at the recent of launch of the website ‘Cartography and Copyright’, by Professor Isabella Alexander from University Technology Sydney here.GuestKat Ieva Giedrimaite looks at whether Andy Warhol’s use of a photograph of Prince Rogers Nelson (best known as Prince), is considered as fair use in Warhol v Goldsmith: fairness of use by iconic artwork adjudicated in New York.In English High Court raises eyebrows over request to disclose ISP customer data,… [read post]
