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18 Jan 2022, 3:37 am
So much for commercial certainty, says Merpel. [read post]
8 Jan 2022, 11:21 am
Merpel and TechieKat Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo reported on a March 2021 decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal (R 1996/2020-5) of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) that answers this question. [read post]
31 Dec 2021, 11:08 am
In light of the release of the latest movie in the series, Merpel wonders whether the James Bond theme is too long to be registered as a sound mark. [read post]
27 Dec 2021, 3:14 am
[Merpel asks: "What does this say about literacy levels"? [read post]
7 Dec 2021, 6:38 am
Which leads to the question: does this mean that patent trolling has moved to an inside page of the newspaper [Merpel reminds Kat readers under thirty years of age that there were once newspapers, regarding which one could speak about the front page and all the rest]. [read post]
15 Nov 2021, 10:59 pm
New InterKat Speaking of Tuesday Wonders, Merpel and the rest of the Kats are delighted to welcome Giorgio Luceri, as a new InternKat for the next six months. [read post]
7 Nov 2021, 1:24 am
Merpel celebrated Halloween in FlorenceTogether with Spain [Katpost here], this week it has been Italy’s turn to transpose the DSM Directive into its own law. [read post]
21 Oct 2021, 1:52 am
In Part I [Merpel says: "Read Part I; you will never look at the world in quite the same way. [read post]
7 Oct 2021, 4:20 am
Merpel wonders where we are headed on the FRAND licensing level debate, and who is in the driver's seat? [read post]
24 Sep 2021, 4:12 am
Merpel wonders where we are headed on the FRAND licensing level debate, and who is in the driver's seat? [read post]
15 Sep 2021, 12:49 am
[Merpel was also particularly intrigued by Dr Thaler's work in the 'Journal of Near Death Studies' (abstract), in which Dr Thaler provides an apparently "credible model of both salvation and damnation"]. [read post]
14 Sep 2021, 2:16 am
[Merpel adds: this really grabbed her attention.]Grace periodThe grace period seeks to help protect designers from losing their rights through inadvertent disclosure before obtaining legal protection. [read post]
12 Sep 2021, 3:10 am
Merpel gives the "German injunction gap"factor some much needed side-eyeAfter the end of what English and Welsh litigators call the Trinity term (aka end of the term before the Court breaks for the summer holidays), Mr Justice Mellor was working overtime to deliver two decisions. [read post]
16 Aug 2021, 11:29 am
Merpel does not like this form of taxiFriend of the Kat and Legal Head of Delivery for Gett in Moscow, Konstantin Voropaev has been following some developments out of Kazakhstan relating to an uptick in litigation in the taxi-app space. [read post]
[Guest post] How much is that SEP in the window? 5 Themes from the IPKat/LSE Nokia v Daimler seminar
5 Jul 2021, 7:40 am
Remember April? [read post]
3 Jul 2021, 4:08 am
The author emphasizes that it can be read chronologically or directly move to Part II, in which the proposed reforms are discussed.Nevertheless, it is highly recommended not to skip Part I, in which Gervais provides a thorough analysis of the copyright system while identifying its structural flaws in light of the emerging new technologies, with a special focus on the online environment.Therefore, in Part I, some key concepts of copyright such as originality, fixation, authorship, and the three-step… [read post]
2 Jul 2021, 2:43 am
[There are exceptions: Merpel recalls arguments made on IPKat about Glenn Gould and users rights, here and here]. [read post]
26 Jun 2021, 2:59 am
The present case has been tried under the Shorter Trials Scheme (a topic for another post, says Merpel....). [read post]
10 Jun 2021, 12:25 pm
[Merpel wonders whether Chanel’s action was motivated by the possibility that the public does perceive Huawei’s mark rotated when affixed to either its eyewear (on the temples/temple tips) or watches collections].The notable takeaway of the decision is that concerning the relative grounds for refusal established in Articles 8(1)(b) and 8(5), the comparison of the signs must be carried out in the form in which they are registered and applied for, without considering any potential… [read post]
2 Jun 2021, 12:22 pm
Merpel McKitten provided all the details on the Digital Scholarship Institute. [read post]
