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7 Sep 2017, 4:44 am
With hindsight, says the judge, it would have been better to limit them to a single design each (Merpel thinks it is unusual for a defendant to be asked to select the case against it, presumably here it would just pick out the three designs where the claimant’s case was obviously weakest). [read post]
3 Sep 2017, 10:54 am
"I just need a couple of minutes to do my hair" (Merpel)If you are interested in claim construction, PATENTLYO published two pieces on the topic, En Banc: constructing claims and Jepson Claims (Part II).Onto more practical issues, IP Draughts in Transactions in IP: an incoherent, statutory mess, points out at the incoherences and shortcomings of the provisions regulating IP transactions in the UK and also raises some important questions on the matter.Is Article 3(d) of the SPC… [read post]
5 Aug 2017, 11:28 am
[Merpel says to those Kat readers for whom these names are not familiar: “Go ahead and read about them, each of whom was a legend in entertainment world, in the accompanying links. [read post]
1 Aug 2017, 10:22 pm
Distinctiveness of the earlier mark is only one factor in the global assessment (Merpel says “got it”).3. [read post]
29 Jul 2017, 12:04 pm
The overall goal of the new design is “that [it] looks more like Coca-Cola” [Merpel asks what exactly this is supposed to mean.]More generally, this move by Coca-Cola raises some questions for this Kat. [read post]
30 Jun 2017, 12:30 am
[Difficult for Merpel, as she likes to start without reading the instructions first.] [read post]
30 Jun 2017, 12:30 am
[Difficult for Merpel, as she likes to start without reading the instructions first.] [read post]
1 Jun 2017, 11:23 am
cries Merpel]. [read post]
30 May 2017, 10:33 pm
The meaning of "red carpet" in two and three dimensions: from Ancient Greece to Cannes From epic stories of Agamemnon to first class trains to the shining lights of Hollywood, Kat Annsley Merelle Ward tells the story on a fil rouge of how the red carpet concept came to be and what are the IP issues on the spotlight.Judge Alsup driving forward Uber-Waymo trade secret dispute amongst "red flag" disclosure hearings Lastly, the AmeriKat reported on the latest developments… [read post]
28 May 2017, 2:12 pm
Merpel believes that when judges start banding around the words "red flags" and "obuscation" in court, it is time to find the nearest desk to hide under. [read post]
16 May 2017, 12:12 am
INTA tells IPKat that the number of registrants has reached 10,200 [Merpel adds, “when I got into the trademark business, who would have dreamed of a conference with so many participants. [read post]
7 May 2017, 4:28 am
Back in 2014, Merpel reported that: On 26 March 2014, Mr Perry sent an email to Judge Hacon's clerk, the parties' solicitors and counsel. [read post]
30 Apr 2017, 4:30 am
Regulatory approval, trade secrets and the transatlantic biosimilars patent wars | Biosimilars and generics as "rip-offs": when the facts may not matter | UK's IP Enforcement Framework - IPO Research Bid Opportunity | Curtain - Merpel's final EPO post | Amgen, Pfizer, Alphabet and Uber face up to trade secrets in biosimilars, self driving cars and product launch plans | BREAKING: Politico publishes (part of) draft copyright report by MEP Comodini Cachia | Parallel… [read post]
19 Apr 2017, 6:46 am
IP2Innovate also advocate for wider availability of national patent litigation cases (something the IPKat, Merpel and the AmeriKat has been advocating for years, but we would add the word "free" in there). [read post]
19 Apr 2017, 4:57 am
[Merpel wonders whether this decision was in part driven by a general desire to reduce the number of cases coming before an arguably overburdened IPEC].AMS Neve v Heritage Audio [2016] EWHC 2563 (IPEC), HHJ Hacon (Jurisdiction) In this case, HHJ Hacon held that the UK Court has no jurisdiction in respect of an act of infringement relating to EUTMs where the act in question involves the appearance of offending signs on a Defendant’s website, even where the website is directed to… [read post]
15 Apr 2017, 4:17 am
|Never Too Late 140 [week ending on Sunday 19 March] | Friday Fantasies | Kat konfusion regarding passing off: likelihood of confusion and the Starbucks (HK) case | Thursday Thingies | Wednesday Whimsies | First live blocking order granted in the UK |The scope of a well-known mark: not always as broad as some might wish | Monday miscellany | Around the IP Blogs | UK's IP Enforcement Framework-IPO Research Bid Opportunity (Update) Never Too Late 139 [week ending on Sunday 12… [read post]
12 Apr 2017, 1:16 am
|Never Too Late 140 [week ending on Sunday 19 March] | Friday Fantasies | Kat konfusion regarding passing off: likelihood of confusion and the Starbucks (HK) case | Thursday Thingies | Wednesday Whimsies | First live blocking order granted in the UK |The scope of a well-known mark: not always as broad as some might wish | Monday miscellany | Around the IP Blogs | UK's IP Enforcement Framework-IPO Research Bid Opportunity (Update) Never Too Late 139 [week ending on Sunday 12 March] | Friday… [read post]
4 Apr 2017, 1:55 am
Eleonora Rosati calls for readers’ attention on the new event organised by TIPLO (The Intellectual Property Lawyers Organisation) in London on March 28, 2017.Last but not least, the weekly routines that bring round-ups for the latest IP happenings including events, book release and highlighted blog posts: Never too Late (here ,here and here), Friday Fantasies and Around the IP Blogs (and here) by InternKats Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo, Hayleigh Bosher and Tian… [read post]
31 Mar 2017, 7:35 am
"Perhaps post-Brexit UK laws will be a bit kinder to combo SPCs" muses Merpel. [read post]
30 Mar 2017, 10:19 am
Merpel always expects some slippage, so maybe early 2018 is more realistic for the Court opening. [read post]
