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| The very first post from the New InternKat Tian Lu |
The EU Commission unveiled its second
copyright package on Sep.14. Not surprisingly, the DSM Directive has attracted the
greatest attention. Besides those “much has been said” discussions, Eleonora
Rosati brings you her concerns and arguments on the relationship between the
DSM Directive and the existing body of case law of the CJEU.
Due to its inconsistency with trade mark’s
“origin indication” function, being generic is usually a “oh hell no!” for
trademark practitioners. Well, it is not always the case for actual business owners who
of course put profits-seeking first. In this article, Neil Wilkof explains his
insights on the commercial informative value of generic marks by depicting a nostalgic story of “a Men’s Store in Mid 19th
Century”.
The excitement and conveniences that the Internet
of Things (IoT) brings come with high prices, such as the vulnerability to
hacking, privacy concerns and consumer rights. Debates are therefore heating
up. In this article, Nicola Searle brings her vivid reports of the GikII
conference (Sep. 30, at London) which is “full of terrifying nightmares
fascinating anecdotes” with a touch of humour.
Well it’s actually not that bad. Until something
worse happens… insights from IPKat Alberto Bellan on the Svensson and GS Media
cases.
A warm welcome to the new InternKats: Hayleigh
Bosher, Tian Lu and Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo!
Mark Schweizer brings us an analysis of the
fresh CJEU’s judgement on Combit/Commit (Sep. 22).
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Never too late 116 [week ending on Sunday 2
October] | Book Review: WTO Dispute Settlement and the TRIPS Agreement | The
IPKat team news: new arrivals and farewells | Brexit - who has the power to change
UK law? | Book review: Computer Crimes and Digital Investigations | European
business urge continued UK involvement in UPC on eve of Competitiveness Council
meeting | Wednesday Whimsies | Book review: Global Governance of Intellectual
Property in the 21st Century |
Never too late 115 [week ending on Sunday
25 September] | Book Review: Arnold reviews “Economic Approaches to
Intellectual Property” | The English approach to obviousness – It all depends
on the facts? | AIPPI Congress Report 3: Biosimilars – similar but different? |
AIPPI Congress Report 4: Lawyers who lunch – role of experts in litigation and
the EPO in the 21st Century | Law & Economics – The Italian Edition |
Friday Fantasies | Latest thoughts about Brexit and the UPC | Eye ‘should’ve’
done that! – Specsavers nears approval to trade mark single word “should’ve”
& “shouldve” | A song of Ice and Ice | ChIPs Global Summit Report 3:
Congratulations – your patent has been allowed, when is it finally final?
Never too late 114 [week ending on Sunday
18 September] | Commissioner unveils new copyright package | Open letter from
Wikimedia et al on copyright package| Globalisation, Globalisation,
Globalisation| Philip Morris loses investment arbitration | EPIP highlights |
20 million thanks | Tea & trade secret theft | Patent quality conference |
free wifi networks & copyright infringement | Chiefs in Intellectual
Property summit | Innovation and its discontents | GS Media rapid response
event summary | AIPPI Congress reports
Never too late 113 [week ending on Sunday
11 September] Clinical trial data | Parody and free use in Germany | Infringing
donuts | CJEU decision in GS Media | Fujifilm Kyowa v AbbVie | UK and the UPC |
General Data Protection Regulation | Changes to IPO rules | Book review: European
Patent Litigation in the Shadow of the Unified Patent Court | General Electric
and 3D printing | EPLAW mock trials
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