Breaking: US Supreme Court holds that "generic.com" marks are not necessarily generic - USPTO v. Booking.com By Thomas Key at Tuesday, June 30, 2020 #Chinese #IPKat #USPTO Booking.com generic marks Thomas Key trade marks U.S. Supreme Court +
"Nosecco" appeal goes flat in the High Court By Alex Woolgar at Tuesday, June 30, 2020 Alex Woolgar Brexit geographical indication PDO Prosecco protected designation of origin trade mark opposition trade marks UK IPO +
The Patent Examination Board (PEB) releases further information on the 2020 UK patent exams By Dr Rose Hughes at Tuesday, June 30, 2020 CIPA COVID-19 patents PEB Rose Hughes UK exams +
How to deal with abusive patent enforcement within the EU enforcement framework By Neil Wilkof at Tuesday, June 30, 2020 abusive patent enforcement IP Enforcement Directive Neil Wilkof patent assertion entities proportionality principle +
Monday Miscellany By Magdaleen Jooste at Monday, June 29, 2020 #IPKat COVID-19 Essay competition Magdaleen Jooste Miscellany webinars +
The National Copyright Administration of China: no more ‘black hole drama’ in the image market By Tian Lu at Monday, June 29, 2020 China IP collective management of copyright copyright Tian Lu +
[Guest Post] These boots are made for walking...and not for copyright protection By Alex Woolgar at Sunday, June 28, 2020 Alex Woolgar Cofemel C-683/17 copyright work danish supreme court Denmark Guest post Hanne Kirk InfoSoc Directive originality +
When the consumer getting the mark all wrong might be good for the brand holder By Neil Wilkof at Sunday, June 28, 2020 Agrippina the Younger Caffè Nero Emperor Nero mark in a foreign language multiple possible meanings Neil Wilkof +
Never Too Late: if you missed the IPKat last week By Anastasiia Kyrylenko at Sunday, June 28, 2020 acquired distinctiveness Anastasiia Kyrylenko Avia law copyright CORB EUTM notice and takedown +
Neurim v. Mylan: UK Court of Appeal denies interim injunction in face of a launch-at-risk, but are damages really adequate? By Léon Dijkman at Friday, June 26, 2020 #IPKat Clear the way Damages in lieu interim injunction Launch-at-risk Léon Dijkman price spiral +
[Guest post] Shaping the right form of (IP) protection: The Moon Boot decision(s) By Eleonora Rosati at Friday, June 26, 2020 #IPKat 3D trade marks copyright distinctiveness Federica Pezza Guest post Moon Boot overlapping IPRs trade marks Vespa +
ECtHR finds Russian website blocking approach contrary to Article 10 ECHR (freedom of expression and information) By Eleonora Rosati at Thursday, June 25, 2020 #IPKat ECHR; ECtHR Eleonora Rosati Freedom of expression human rights internet Telekabel Vladimir Kharitonov v Russia website blocking +