The IPKat

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

IPKat copyright event on 14 March: you can attend in person. Ruling on whether copyright would subsist in certain graphic user interfaces (GUIs), Lord Justice Arnold pointed out that section 1(1)(a) of the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act must be interpreted in accordance with Article 2(a) of the EU InfoSoc Directive.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 2, 2023

Join INCBA for this groundbreaking two-day event dedicated to intellectual property in cannabis. Explore product innovation, health and wellness, technology, design, branding in the cannabis sector, and more. Unlock the Future of Cannabis Innovation at INCBA’s Global Cannabis IP Symposium at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

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Velocity of Content

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The 2023 NISO Conference, a virtual event held on 14-16 February, will bring people together from across the global information community to share updates and participate in conversations about our shared challenges and opportunities. Register for NISO Plus 2023 here and add Designing a Metadata Fitness Program to your schedule here.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

As outlined in our previous post , on June 1, 2021 the Fourth Amendment to the Chinese Patent Law came into effect, allowing partial claiming in design patent applications. What Does it Mean to Fail to Form a “Relatively Independent Area” or a “Relatively Complete Design Unit” of a Product? In contrast, FIG.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

This post is based in part on the Position Statement of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition of 23 January 2023 on the ‘Design Package’, but expresses the authors’ own personal views. Third, the (now even more pronounced) detachment of design and product and what this means for a theoretical approach to cumulation.

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The IPKat

MARCH 25, 2024

Here’s what Henning writes: Works of applied art – the difference between design and copyright law by Henning Hartwig I. If this qualifying criterion were to be relinquished, design law would ultimately become obsolete. This is the price for the fact that the author can and should create completely without purpose.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

As outlined in our previous post , securing a partial design claim in China is akin to hitting a moving target, as the interpretation of partial design claims in China has varied among cases and examiners. ” Independent and Complete Design Units For now, partial claims should form an independent and complete design unit.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

GM Global Technology Operations LLC , the court will consider whether to apply a more stringent obviousness test to design patents. In a 2010 article, I concluded that “the current design patent examination system operates as a de facto registration system” with very little obviousness analysis except in cases of clear copying.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 6, 2022

A few weeks ago, the UNION-IP Designs Commission in association with the UNION-IP Netherlands national group – “Design & Copyright Law: siblings or rival?” held another roundtable session ( Thursday Thingies ), the topic of which related to the overlaps between copyright and design law (details of the event to be found here ).

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The IPKat

AUGUST 27, 2023

The European Patent Litigation Certificate (EPLC) is designed specifically for European patent attorneys in light of the particular needs of the profession. The course is also open to lawyers in private practice and other groups who need a training on the Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent legal framework.

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The IPKat

MARCH 11, 2024

A famous Kat Facts Puma SE filed an application to register a Community design on 26 July 2016. The design represents different views of a trainer, falling within class 02-04 of the Locarno Agreement. Handelsmaatschappij J. On 21 April 2021, Puma SE appealed against the decision of the Invalidity Division.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Annual Conference on EU Law in the Pharmaceutical Sector 2022 (Brussels/online) The first event is the Annual Conference on EU Law in the Pharmaceutical Sector 2022 , which will take place in hybrid format (Brussels and online) on 17 and 18 March 2022. Further events organized by ERA are also listed on The IPKat’s Events page.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This Kat was very happy to participate in the AI & Creativity: Protecting Creators in the Age of AI Panel which took place as part of the AI Fringe event on Friday, 3 November 2023 at the Knowledge Centre of the British Library, London. I attended one of the last events, a panel discussion about ‘AI & Creativity’.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Trier The IPKat’s friends at the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier, Germany are always busy organizing new conferences and events. The aim of this online conference is to meet the requirements of trade mark and design law practitioners to keep abreast of recent case law and latest EU legislative developments.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The Native American Law & Policy practice group at Dentons US LLP brings you the latest on federal policies, legal news, and events in the Indigenous art and fashion world. By: Dentons

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Valuing physical objects is straightforward due to their tangible differences and quality comparisons, but intangible assets, such as intellectual property (IP) like designs, trademarks, and patents, pose a challenging task both in protection and quantification.

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The IPKat

APRIL 26, 2023

A Registered Community Design (‘RCD’) enjoys protection only if it is new and has individual character vis-à-vis designs disclosed prior to its filing or priority date ( Art. 4(1), 7 of Regulation 6/2002 , ‘Design Regulation’). 7(1) Design Regulation ). 7(1) Design Regulation ). 6 of Directive 2005/29/EC.

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SpicyIP

JULY 28, 2021

We are pleased to bring you a guest post by Yashi Agrawal on India’s recent accession to the Locarno Agreement, discussing inter alia the resultant amendments to India’s design laws and prospective benefits to India on becoming a part of the Locarno Special Union and Assembly. Yashi Agrawal. India and the Locarno Agreement.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 5, 2022

IP, design, development, and engineering are cornerstones of this sport, with teams having to design, build, and race their cars. With large sums of prize money at stake and teams’ inability to patent the designs on which they spend millions in innovation , F1 is in a difficult position. New Name, Same Concerns?

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 17, 2023

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN – 16 th Annual USPTO Design Day on May 4, 2023 Registration for the 16th Annual USPTO Design Day 2023 has been made available and interested parties can register virtually or in person here. The 16th annual Design Day will be held on May 4, 2023, from 10 a.m.-5

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 6, 2023

The FAC alleged, inter alia, patent infringement of both utility and design patents by promotional vehicles supplied by Aardvark Event Logistics, Inc. On March 23, 2023, Magistrate Judge Wang (S.D.N.Y.) recommended granting-in-part and denying-in-part Defendants’ T-Mobile, USA, Inc. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc.’s Aardvark”).

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 11, 2022

What are designs? Designs are the visual features of objects, something that is solely perceived by the eye. In India, Designs are protected under the Designs Act, 2000. Why register a design? The cognitive efforts and the creativity involved in making a design have some value in the eyes of the law.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 8, 2023

Save the Date to Attend the 16 th Annual USPTO Design Day The 2023 iteration of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)’s annual Design Day will be held on May 4, 2023, with options to attend either in-person at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia or virtually.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The IPKat is received the following report by Katfriend Caroline Theunis (ELSA International) on the recent discussion of a Design Law Treaty at WIPO. They constitute the “SCT”, referring to the Committee covering design law issues within WIPO. If so, what should that entail?

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The IPKat

JUNE 21, 2023

It implies a correct identification of the country where the jurisdictionally significant harm has occurred, or where damage has occurred which is closest in causal proximity to the harmful event. This notion has been the subject of several CJEU decisions but needs in any event to be ascertained on case-by-case basis.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Join the conference that the “who’s who” of Hatch-Waxman litigators have designated as the forum which sets the standards for Paragraph IV practice. ACI’s Paragraph IV Litigation Conference is returning LIVE & IN-PERSON to New York City on November 9?–?10,

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2021

On Day 1 of the event dated 6th of September, The topic for the day- “Intellectual property rights: general overview” by Hon’ble VC, Professor (Dr.) The post Emerging jurisprudence of Intellectual Property Rights and policies recent trends and challenges around the globe 2021- Event begins. Public Interest.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

However, before the event happened, Paramount learned of the event and sent a cease and desist letter to JMC requesting that they cease the event. Initially, JMC responded saying that they were within their rights to host the event, but later said that they were seeking to accommodate Paramount’s requests. Bottom Line.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 31, 2023

marketplace was designed to improve patient access and decrease healthcare costs. They have provided innovative treatment alternatives for people who suffer from some of the most serious medical conditions known to man. The incorporation of biosimilar products into the U.S. By: American Conference Institute (ACI)

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The IPKat

APRIL 5, 2023

Desserts 7) Arrow Meringue In Teva v Novartis [2022] EWHC 2779 (Ch) questions arose as to whether Arrow declarations are appropriate if a party has de-designated its patent in the UK. A similar situation arose a few years in Pfizer v Roche [2019] EWHC 1520 (Pat).

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 26, 2024

Software Escrow is a simple and effective tri-party agreement with mutually agreed terms between the software customer, software supplier, and an independent escrow provider, specifically designed to mitigate risk and protect the interests of all parties involved. If certain predetermined release events occur, By: NCC Group

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 16, 2022

Whether you are General Counsel, outside counsel for a company, or in a marketing department tasked with designing the promotion, you must be aware of issues associated with promotions in. By: Lewis Roca

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Garrigues Blog

APRIL 27, 2021

Today, April 27, is International Design Day, an event, which seeks to recognize the value of design in society and business. To quote the famous Canadian designer Robert L. Peters, and I add my voice to his clear-sighted reflections on the subject: “Design creates culture. Culture shapes values.

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The IPKat

APRIL 17, 2024

The event will now dedicate one of its two panels to a discussion of the Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Lidl v Tesco. The event usually sells out, so don’t delay. This year, the keynote speech will be delivered by Allan James, Senior Hearing Officer at the UKIPO. You can sign up via Eventbrite here.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The biopharmaceutical and healthcare fields produce massive amounts of data, including properties and characteristics of drug compounds, biological, genomic, and clinical data, efficacy of treatments, adverse events and risks, and electronic health records. The data may come from many sources, both public and proprietary.

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Garrigues Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Although these assets are similar, their purpose is not identical, and this fact should be taken into consideration when designing an effective protective strategy to ensure that the rights in these signs are enforced in respect of third parties. In particular, article 7.1

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2024

By Kevin Preji On 28th Feb, 2024, the Delhi High Court in Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs in allowing an appeal, clarified the role of the ‘person skilled in the art’ (‘PSITA’) in determining non-obviousness. Subsequently, the patent application was rejected in September 2020.

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