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Inventiveness of an expandable
hose might not be so obvious in the case of Emson v Hozelock. Lord Justices
Floyd and Arnold disagreed on the inventiveness of expandable hoses. Rose Hughes
highlighted the disagreement and the reasoning for same.
The UK is taking the final formal
steps towards its withdrawal from the Unified Patent Court project (UPCA). Frantzeska
Papadopoulou provided an update on these steps.
CIPA hosted a seminar on the
upcoming PEB exams. Rose Hughes highlighted some information that was released
in the seminar.
The "Markman Hearing", related to claim interpretation, has been one of the defining innovations of US
patent litigation. Kat reader Robert Isackson provided insights into an
on-going case, which may change the way claim construction issues are dealt
with in US civil proceedings.
TRADE MARKS
Trademark law in Singapore is always
interesting, not the least because of the role that passing off and reputation
can take. Kat friend Denise Loh described how all of this played out in a
recent decision by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore involving an
opposition filed by Rolex.
Ever heard of a “portmanteau” word? It
is a mark that consists of two words, which are truncated and blended to create
a new word. Neil Wilkof informed us on (almost) everything we want to know
about a portmanteau word as a mark.
COPYRIGHT
Kat firend Hanne Kirk and her team at
Gorrissen Federspiel (Denmark) provided an update on the fascinating copyright
dispute involving the designer, Anne Black.
In a High Court decision Mr Justice
Birss dismissed an appeal by Qatar Airways, finding that a copyright
infringement case brought by the Performing Right Society (PRS) should be heard
by the English courts. Hayleigh Bosher provided an overview of the case.
A panel of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) issued its report on the case where Qatar claimed that Saudi
Arabia had committed a number of copyright violations against Qatari sport broadcaster beIN. Giovanni Gruni (Esade Business School) reflected on the
outcome of the dispute and the relevant implications, for IP and beyond that.
OTHER IP TOPICS: NPE; EQE, TRADE
SECRETS
There is a rise of the importance of of Non-Practicing Entities (NPE’s) int the IP world. Merpel read an interesting
publication by Sterzi, Rameshkoumar and Van der Pol on NPE activity, entitled “Non-practicing entities and transparency in patent ownership in Europe” and provided an overview of the publication.
The EPO plans to move the EQE online next year! Rose Hughes provided highlights on this decision of the EPO.
The US has ordered China to close
its Houston consulate. Former Katonomist, Nicola Searle, provided insights to
the issue of the closure by the U.S. government of the Chinese consulate from a
trade secret perspective. Hint-hint, it relates to Covid-19 research…
Who owns your BankID? FrantzeskaPapadopoulou provided an update on this billion Swedish krona saga in
which this question needs to be answered.
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