Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week

Catch up with the latest developments in IP with the 220th edition of Never Too Late!
 

Trade marks

This kat is catching-up!

 
GuestKat Frantzeska Papadopoulou discusses the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in C-497/17, which held that the organic production logo of the EU may not be placed on meat derived from animals that have been slaughtered in accordance with religious rites if not first being stunned.

SpecialKat Hayleigh Bosher analyses the decision of the fifth chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (Case T‑215/17) regarding figurative trade marks representing fruits.

Hans Eriksson provides a report on a Swedish decision regarding black-and-white representation of signs.

Patents

In Your FRANDly Update: Ericsson v HTC, FRAND in India, jurisdictional issues (again), Unwired Planet v Huawei, ASUS v Interdigital and more, AmeriKat Annsley Merelle Ward provides updates in the FRAND field.

Paola De Donato analyses a recent Italian decision concerning damages for patent infringement under Italian law. 

 

IPR Carosel

Rose Hughes reports on the announcement of CIPA President that CIPA would be conducting a review of the training, support and assessment of students.
 

Kat Eleonora Rosati writes about the return of the IP Law Summer School in Cambridge between 12 and 16 August. Eleonora also discusses a case recently decided by the CJEU on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks which might be relevant to situations in which an EU Member State has incorrectly transposed an EU directive into its own national law and consequently have potentially important implications in the field of IP.

GuestKat Mathilde Pavis provides a review of “Creating Economy - Enterprise, Intellectual Property and the Valuation of Goods”.

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