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The team is Eleonora Rosati, Annsley Merelle Ward and Merpel. E-mail the Kats here!

The team is joined by GuestKats Kevin Bercimuelle-Chamot, Jocelyn Bosse, Alessandro Cerri, Anastasiia Kyrylenko, Marcel Pemsel and Anna Maria Stein.

SpecialKats: Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo (TechieKat), Antonios Baris (Book Review Editor), Rose Hughes (PatKat) and Chijioke Okorie (Africa Correspondent).

InternKats: Asude Sena Moya and Söğüt Atilla.
Swedish Patent and Market Court of Appeal cancels Crocs three-dimensional trade mark Swedish Patent and Market Court of Appeal cancels Crocs three-dimensional trade mark Reviewed by Nedim Malovic on Thursday, December 31, 2020 Rating: 5
General Court says that ‘MARK’ and ‘MARQ’ are confusingly similar despite low degree of similarity between respective goods General Court says that ‘MARK’ and ‘MARQ’ are confusingly similar despite low degree of similarity between respective goods Reviewed by Nedim Malovic on Thursday, December 31, 2020 Rating: 5
Sweet grapes, sour grapes, or the grapes of wrath: what is going on with this collecting society? Sweet grapes, sour grapes, or the grapes of wrath: what is going on with this collecting society? Reviewed by Neil Wilkof on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Farewell Post: Can QR codes be registered as trade marks? Farewell Post: Can QR codes be registered as trade marks? Reviewed by Peter Ling on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Never Too Late: if you missed the IPKat last week Never Too Late: if you missed the IPKat last week Reviewed by Sophie Corke on Sunday, December 27, 2020 Rating: 5

Holiday Surprises

A Spanish cat Vacancies  The Law Faculty of the University of Maastricht has opened four four-year positions for PhD candidates. Successful...
- Sunday, December 27, 2020
Holiday Surprises Holiday Surprises Reviewed by Anastasiia Kyrylenko on Sunday, December 27, 2020 Rating: 5
Purchasing Online Copyright Infringement: Tom Hussey Photography v. BDG Media Purchasing Online Copyright Infringement: Tom Hussey Photography v. BDG Media Reviewed by Thomas Key on Sunday, December 27, 2020 Rating: 5

Around the IP Blogs

  Before we get ready to leave 2020 behind, let's have a look at what happened in the IP world the past week... It was a loooong year......
- Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Around the IP Blogs Around the IP Blogs Reviewed by Magdaleen Jooste on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 Rating: 5
AIPPI UK Event Report: Roundup of 2020’s Patent Cases AIPPI UK Event Report: Roundup of 2020’s Patent Cases Reviewed by Annsley Merelle Ward on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 Rating: 5
Book review: Internet Law and Regulation Book review: Internet Law and Regulation Reviewed by Hayleigh Bosher on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 Rating: 5
Africa IP highlights 2020 #4: Enforcement and related matters Africa IP highlights 2020 #4: Enforcement and related matters Reviewed by Chijioke Okorie on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Rating: 5
IPKat Book of the Year Awards 2020 - vote before 30th December IPKat Book of the Year Awards 2020 - vote before 30th December Reviewed by Hayleigh Bosher on Monday, December 21, 2020 Rating: 5
Never Too Late: If you missed The IPKat last week Never Too Late: If you missed The IPKat last week Reviewed by Anastasiia Kyrylenko on Sunday, December 20, 2020 Rating: 5

Around the Blogs

This Kat is feeling gifted   With Christmas around the corner, why not give yourself the gift of catching up with the latest IP blogosphere ...
- Sunday, December 20, 2020
Around the Blogs Around the Blogs Reviewed by Sophie Corke on Sunday, December 20, 2020 Rating: 5
[Guest post] Retromark Volume VIII: the last six months in trade marks [Guest post] Retromark Volume VIII: the last six months in trade marks Reviewed by Eleonora Rosati on Sunday, December 20, 2020 Rating: 5
[Guest post] Event report: Fashion Reinassance - A Unique Year in Review [Guest post] Event report: Fashion Reinassance - A Unique Year in Review Reviewed by Eleonora Rosati on Sunday, December 20, 2020 Rating: 5
When a strong reputation does not guarantee distinctiveness When a strong reputation does not guarantee distinctiveness Reviewed by Neil Wilkof on Sunday, December 20, 2020 Rating: 5
Book review: Research Handbook on IP & Digital Technologies Book review: Research Handbook on IP & Digital Technologies Reviewed by Hayleigh Bosher on Friday, December 18, 2020 Rating: 5
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