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The team is joined by GuestKats Söğüt Atilla, Oliver Fairhurst, Georgia Jenkins and Marcel Pemsel.

SpecialKats: Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo (TechieKat), Rose Hughes (PatKat) and Jocelyn Bosse (Book Review Editor).

InternKats: Wissam Bentazar, Simone Lorenzi and Kliment Markov.
[Guest Post] Labelling AI-Generated Content: Key Insights from the European Code’s First Draft [Guest Post] Labelling AI-Generated Content: Key Insights from the European Code’s First Draft Reviewed by Oliver Fairhurst on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 Rating: 5
Clinical trials and tribulations Clinical trials and tribulations Reviewed by Dr Claire Gregg on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Rating: 5
Ninth Circuit dispensing with intrinsic copyright infringement test Ninth Circuit dispensing with intrinsic copyright infringement test Reviewed by Söğüt Atilla-Aydın on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Rating: 5
Mind the Gap: When a trade mark vanishes temporarily, does the clock of acquiescence stop ticking? Mind the Gap: When a trade mark vanishes temporarily, does the clock of acquiescence stop ticking? Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Rating: 5
G 1/25 (description amendments) amicus curiae: The battle lines are drawn G 1/25 (description amendments) amicus curiae: The battle lines are drawn Reviewed by Dr Rose Hughes on Monday, January 12, 2026 Rating: 5
[Book Review] Fashion and Intellectual Property [Book Review] Fashion and Intellectual Property Reviewed by Wissam Bentazar on Sunday, January 11, 2026 Rating: 5
Do Trends Kill Originality? The CJEU Issues Judgment in Deity Shoes, Case C-323/24 Do Trends Kill Originality? The CJEU Issues Judgment in Deity Shoes, Case C-323/24 Reviewed by Kliment Markov on Thursday, January 08, 2026 Rating: 5

Wednesday Whimsies

While many Kats and readers are enduring a very cold start to the year in Europe, the IP calendar is already heating up with events and oppo...
- Wednesday, January 07, 2026
Wednesday Whimsies Wednesday Whimsies Reviewed by Jocelyn Bosse on Wednesday, January 07, 2026 Rating: 5
Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! Reviewed by Kliment Markov on Wednesday, January 07, 2026 Rating: 5
Permission to appeal granted in Getty Images v Stability copyright claim Permission to appeal granted in Getty Images v Stability copyright claim Reviewed by Oliver Fairhurst on Wednesday, January 07, 2026 Rating: 5
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