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15 Apr 2020, 1:25 am
, says Merpel], that referral remains a very important one for several reasons.Going back to C-264/19, let’s see how AG Øe reasoned, and what the implications of his Opinion might be.BackgroundThere is not much to add re the background to this case beyond what is stated above: the dispute between film producer Constantin Film [a company that has been party to some topical recent CJEU cases, including: the referral concerning availability of blocking injunctions under EU… [read post]
5 Apr 2020, 6:49 am
[Merpel notes that in the current lockdown environment, the only platform more important than Netflix is Zoom.] [read post]
30 Mar 2020, 4:30 am
Most of the hearings Merpel is aware of have been conducted by Skype for Business. [read post]
24 Mar 2020, 4:57 am
Perkins, who was already over seventy years of age, "firmly asked for the camera to be turned off, then punched a shocked McKeown [Merpel notes: McKeown, a former college and professional football player] in the face. [read post]
23 Mar 2020, 1:38 am
Genentech contracted out the payment of the annuity fees to Master Data [Merpel: apparently this is a patent administration company, not a merger of Star Trek, Doctor Who and Ibsen characters]. [read post]
1 Mar 2020, 1:37 am
This Kat gets very hungry when she reads about GIsLast June, the French Cour de cassation sent a request for a preliminary ruling, asking the CJEU to clarify [Merpel notes: "once again"] the scope of ‘evocation’ of a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)/ Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) under Regulation No 510/2006 (request pending in C-490/19). [read post]
26 Feb 2020, 2:58 am
The judge also felt that it was in the hands of the Court of Appeal whether the appeal should continue [Merpel: This is unlikely to be of any comfort to Genentech, given that the parent patent “no longer exists” following revocation by the EPO]. [read post]
20 Feb 2020, 12:39 am
This review brings you "Copyright and Collective Authorship: Locating the Authors of Collaborative Works", by Dr Daniela Simone from University College London, the book that influenced the Court of Appeal [Merpel adds: Isn’t that the dream of every author?] [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
But most importantly, Merpel is now extremely jealous that the AmeriKat gets to avoid the rush-hour Tube on her work commute. [read post]
4 Feb 2020, 1:10 am
In any case, one of the issues with the 2018 Gantries paper was undoubtedly the difficulty many candidates had in understanding the subject matter [Merpel is still not clear that she properly understands what a gantry is...]. [read post]
31 Jan 2020, 5:44 am
However, followers of the live reports will have been reminded of the old adage “it is not over until its over”, as reports that the Board of Appeal had referred questions on priority to the EBA, later proved incorrect [Merpel was particularly amused by the backtracking of certain patent news-outlets with regards to the "EBA referral" incident. [read post]
30 Jan 2020, 2:35 pm
[Says Merpel: perhaps the Court is clearing its docket of important UK referrals before some Brits “celebrate” Brexit Day tomorrow…]Case backgroundThe case concerns an antidepressant medicine, paroxetine, developed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and protected under various patents. [read post]
20 Jan 2020, 8:17 am
Do you want to contact Merpel or let the Kats know about press releases, seminars and other IP events? [read post]
CRISPR hearing Day 4: Still a clear cut case of invalid priority, Broad Institute's appeal dismissed
16 Jan 2020, 8:57 am
[In a classic fake news saga, Merpel watched with bemusement today the ongoing proliferation of reports that the Board of Appeal had referred the matter to the EBA].The immediate impact of the referral would have been to prolong the dispute. [read post]
16 Jan 2020, 4:38 am
The IPKat team [including Merpel, of course] send their hearty congratulations to two newly-minted QCs with appropriately silky IP skills:Andrew Norris (Hogarth Chambers), a trade marks specialist who was involved in (among others) the Jack Wills v House of Fraser and Fenty v Topshop cases; andJames Segan (Blackstone Chambers), whose admirably broad practice takes in (among other things) IP and media matters, including the recent Conversant v Huawei and ZTE Supreme Court… [read post]
15 Jan 2020, 2:04 pm
These reports turned out to be false [Merpel: Fake News!]. [read post]
3 Jan 2020, 2:07 pm
The ceremony will take place in Mexico City, the “world’s music-streaming mecca” [Merpel says, "Yes, it is true. [read post]
27 Dec 2019, 7:05 am
[Merpel: Perhaps they have been too busy?] [read post]
22 Dec 2019, 2:02 pm
It will be used to build highly transparent and self-explanatory synthetic brains to achieve so-called “Artificial General Intelligence” (AGI)" [Merpel: someone needs to tell Demis Hassabis...]. [read post]
