While the New Year is approaching, let’s look back at what you might have missed last week.
Patents
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Rose Hughes discussed the recent Board of Appeal decision in T 2172/21, which highlights the inadequacy of mere lists of various features for satisfying the basic requirements in Europe.
Rose Hughes reviewed the EPO Boards of Appeal decisions and case law.
Henry P Yang reported on the breaking news of the UK Supreme Court’s confirmation that an inventor under the UK Patents Act 1977 must be a natural person.
Rose Hughes discussed the Board of Appeal decision in T 1989/19 in relation to the interpretation of the Enlarged Board of Appeal decision in G2/21.
Copyright
Katfriend Despoina Dimitrakopoulou discussed the news of the reaction of the reggaeton mega-star Bad Bunny to the creation of a song called “NostalgIA” by using his voice among the ones of other artists.
Eleonora Rosati evaluated the conditions for works of applied art to be protected by copyright under EU law, by considering the referral made in the context of proceedings brought by the maker of a modular furniture system.
Trade marks
Alessandro Cerri reported on a recent Court of Appeal of England and Wales decision on trade marks that departed from EU case-law.
Marcel Pemsel reported on a recent decision from EUIPO’s board of Appeal that confirms the narrow scope of protection of lowly distinctive marks.
Intellectual Property
Anna Maria Stein evaluated the survey launched with the goal of assessing the attitudes and beliefs towards IP.
Book Reviews
Jocelyn Bosse reviewed the book Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature (Oxford University Press, 2023) edited by Jose Bellido and Brad Sherman.
Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!
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