The IPKat

APRIL 14, 2024

The Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) annual conference will be held from 28 to 30 April 2024 in Madrid, Spain. The program includes life sciences and artificial intelligence, Unified Patent Court (UPC) litigation, EU Data Act requirements, IP management topics across diverse fields and countries, and a gala dinner.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 27, 2022

The last day of PTAB Masters™ 2022 featured sessions on dealing with parallel litigation at the International Trade Commission (ITC) and district courts in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings; life sciences and inter partes review (IPR); and the future of the PTAB.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

RetroKat The fourth annual Retromark conference returns for another afternoon of in-person trade mark law and practice hosted by Darren Meale of Simmons & Simmons and the IPKat on Tuesday 2 May. This year, the keynote speech will be delivered by His Honour Judge Richard Hacon, Presiding Judge of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

TRADE MARKS According to Professor Barton Beebe of NYU School of Law, more than 77% of the 20,000 most common English words identically match a EUTM registration, and the remaining 23% of words have negative connotations. Is Europe running out of trade marks? James Nurton posted on IPWatchdog about this question. Apple, Nokia v.

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The IPKat

MARCH 16, 2024

Kat news Eleonora Rosati commented in a Politico article on the refusal of the trade mark application for the figurative sign by the EUIPO (no. 2024 IViR Summer Course on International Copyright Law & Policy The Institute for Information Law organizes an annual intensive post-graduate course on international copyright law and policy.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2021

Even if an identical trademark is not used, a knock-off product may infringe trade dress or patent rights where it is made to copy the protected appearance, details and construction of a well-known product in order to mislead consumers as to the source of the product.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

This event will discuss the main lines of the 13 December 2020 Kyoto Guidelines on Intellectual Property and Private International Law, drafted under the auspices of the International Law Association. Topics covered include technology transfer, trade secrets, patent pools, and IP licensing. For more details, read here.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 3, 2022

Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. HIGHLIGHTS: Patterns of Trade Secret Issues.Fiduciary Responsibilities When Auctioning Property.Maintaining the Integrity of Corporate Internal Investigations: What Corporate and Legal Officers Should Know.An

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The IPKat

MARCH 9, 2023

A Kat in an hotel room Trade marks Giorgio Luceri examined the judgments in T-568/21 and T-569/21 issued by the General Court, on 1 February 2023, relating to two trade mark oppositions filed by Google against the trade mark applications for the signs "GOOGLE CAR" and "GC GOOGLE CAR".

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

If you've been too busy to stay up-to-date this week, never fear, the recap of the latest IP news and analysis is here: International Law Eleonora Rosati outlined the context and findings of a recent study that she was commissioned to produce for WIPO. to Web 3.0.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 8, 2021

Other IPOS (the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore) has launched a new dispute resolution resource page, including a list of IP/IT court decisions as well as IP/IT academic articles with a Singapore connection, and welcome comments and suggestions.

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The IPKat

JULY 23, 2023

Trademarks Anna Maria Stein analyzed the decision of the Board of Appeal (BoA) of the EUIPO stating that the emoji communicating “I love you” cannot constitute a trade mark. Other & Events Henry P Yang reported that the valedictory ceremony for Lord Kitchin of the UK Supreme Court will be held on Tuesday 25 July 2023.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Conferences, Seminars and other Events UCL – Question to Trade Mark Judges The UCL Institute of Brand and Innovation La (IBIL) and MARQUES , the European Association of Trade Mark Owners, will host the event “ Question to the Trade Mark Judges ” on the 7th March 2023. More details here. More information on the lecture here.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2022

The two-day agenda offers a number of compelling topics, and as usual with the Watchdog Masters Programs, a stellar lineup of speakers. The program will also take a look at special issues of importance, including damages, patent eligibility, Standard Essential Patents, and injunctions. we will cover it as a part of this program.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Topics will include access and substantial similarity, fair use, performers' rights, moral rights, expert testimony, the role of lay listeners, sound sampling as it appears in court and out-of-court litigation. The measure was also challenged by the exporter concerned in domestic courts in Mexico. The course cost is £700.

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The IPKat

APRIL 27, 2023

Kat Friends Hanne Kirk and Charlotte Mittet Høfler analysed a recent Danish Supreme Court decision regarding the infringement of copyright in pottery, which held that the nature and the severity of the infringement provided a basis for lowering the requirement for proof of the amount of the loss.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 14, 2021

Trade marks GuestKat Nedim Malovic considered the meaning of bad faith pursuant to Article 59(1)(b) of the EU Trade Mark Regulation, following the EU General Court's decision in Riviera-Airport v EUIPO. This Kat isn't quite sure how she got here Cometh the hour, cometh the roundup of last week on the IPKat.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Image Sources : Shutterstock] Doctrine of Exhaustion A very important concept that needs to be understood while we delve into this topic of Parallel Imports is the doctrine of exhaustion. International Exhaustion – The countries where the principle of international exhaustion is followed go by the concept of international markets.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 27, 2023

As explained by ERA: After the successful start of a first course in December 2022, ERA, as a renowned provider of professional training in EU law, and Maastricht University, as an international university of excellence, will offer a second high-standard course giving patent attorneys the best tools to litigate before the UPC.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2021

An in-person version of Darren Meale’s trade mark updates will run on the afternoon of 3 March 2022 in association with the IPKat. Sir Robin Jacob will lead a host of renowned speakers covering a variety of topical issues. Bird and Bird - Hybrid Event: The Unified Patent Court - The finish line in sight? (27

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

RetroKat After two sell-out years and two pandemic years, Retromark: the conference is back in the form of an afternoon of in-person trade mark law and practice hosted by Darren Meale of Simmons & Simmons and the IPKat on Tuesday 24 May (an earlier date was previously advertising, but we’ve pushed back owing to pandemic concerns).

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

That book documented the efforts and plodding steps taken by China, a country that used to lacking experience in modern IP laws, during the 25 years since it entered the international community (China joined the WIPO in 1980; see also WIPO article China’s IP journey ). This Kat’s observations on the book pivot on the following two points.

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Seyfarth Partners Robert Milligan, Erik Weibust, and Marcus Mintz, as well as senior associate Alex Meier will each be participating in the 2021 Annual Meeting of The Sedona Conference Working Group 12 (WG12) on Trade Secrets on December 13-14, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. Monetary Remedies in Trade Secret Disputes.

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The IPKat

MAY 1, 2022

EVENTS 5-6 May 2022 - 14:00 (WEST) | CIDP – “ International Conference – The legal challenges of the fourth industrial revolution – The European Union’s digital strategy ” CIDP is organizing a conference on the future of digital transformation and the European Union's Digital Strategy. For more information and to register, click here.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2022

In addition, 75% of the fees charged by IP offices (including national IP offices, EUIPO and the Benelux IP Office) for the registration of trade marks and designs will be reimbursed. The latest issue of Alicante News which includes the article is freely available here.

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

The event is designed to encourage interactive discussions among participants through panel debates, with each of them covering 4 or 5 key topics related to each specific sector. There will also be panels on CJEU and General Court case law, judicial approaches to parasitic competition, and international design protection strategies.

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The IPKat

MAY 12, 2024

The UPCKat trying to keep confidential information confidential in the UPC As part of our UPCKat reporting on the latest UPC developments, the IPKat brings readers a roundup of how the UPC is treating confidentiality and third party access to court documents.

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The IPKat

APRIL 26, 2022

A Kat preparing a full report of his naps Events OxFirst - "The Influence of Women in IP: Women and the Unified Patent Court" - 28 April 2022, online OxFirst will host an online event on 28 April 2022 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm CEST to discuss the role and influence women will have in the game-changing Unified Patent Court.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 8, 2021

Patents FOSS Patents analysed a recent decision of the Düsseldorf appeals court in the SEP/FRAND case of Via v. TCL, suggesting that it hints at internal divisions as to the application of Sisvel v.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

This course will provide a thorough introduction to European intellectual property law, a rich social programme, and will also allow participants to attend a hearing at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 21, 2022

For example, how to work with inventors to prepare a strong AI patent that will hold up during prosecution at the Patent Office and in the courts. International Considerations. Drafting AI Claims that are detectible and related Trade Secret issues. CLS Bank International (“Alice”). Inventorship Issues.

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The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2022

TRADE MARKS The so-called "metaverse" and "non-fungible tokens" (NFTs) have generated hype among technology enthusiasts over the past two years. In addition, potential and tangible intersections between intellectual property and these trending topics were recently discussed by The Trademark Lawyer Magazine.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The IP blogs have been active over the past week bursting with a wide range of different topics. TRADE MARKS It's time to take a look at last year's statistics. increase in international registration filings compared to 2020! The IPKat has once again compiled some of them for you. In 2021, there was a 14.4% COPYRIGHT In the U.S.,

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Seyfarth Partners Robert Milligan, Erik Weibust, and Marcus Mintz, as well as senior associate Alex Meier will each be participating in the 2021 Annual Meeting of The Sedona Conference Working Group 12 (WG12) on Trade Secrets on December 13-14, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. Monetary Remedies in Trade Secret Disputes.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 10, 2022

Late last month, it suspended Russian football clubs from participating in its international competitions. The Russian soccer federation has appealed the measures at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which is yet to rule on the matter. Meanwhile, EUFA has turned its attention to another topic in the region.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 4, 2024

Here is another round of SpicyIP flashbacks by Lokesh, where he looks into a variety of topics ranging from IP and Gaming to Biodiversity and Benefit Sharing! SpicyIP Tibdit: Delhi High Court directs Oppo to make interim deposit in InterDigital v. Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments. Anything we are missing out on?

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In August 2022, Japanese manga publisher Shueisha filed an ex parte application at a California district court seeking information for use in a foreign proceeding – a lawsuit in Vietnam or Japan targeting pirate site operators. com, Shueisha sought permission from a court to obtain information from U.S.

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