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Alessandro Cerri updated readers on the postponement of the Reuters v Ross trial.
Geographical Indications
Anastasiia Kyrylenko discussed the use of Geographical Indications as ingredients and the concept of "aftertaste" protection.
Patents
Rose Hughes reported on the EPO's stance against back-pedaling on prosecution disclaimers.
Rose Hughes examined the plausibility of diagnostic methods in patent law.
Trade marks
Marcel Pemsel explored the global reach of trade mark law.
Oliver Fairhurst examined the "Piddle Patch vs. Oui Oui Patch" case from the UK IPO.
Marcel Pemsel questioned whether it is deceptive to use a designer's name on unrelated goods.
Alessandro Cerri reported on the EUIPO ruling in favor of Mercedes-Benz in a trademark dispute.
IP Litigation
Kat friend Andrew Lomas discussed a recent spate of appeals from the IPEC.
Book Reviews
Anastasiia Kyrylenko reviewed "Protecting Geographical Indications in Africa" by Marius Schneider and Nora Ho Tu Nam (Oxford University Press, 272 pp.).
IP events and opportunities
Annsley Merelle Ward provided a report from Fordham University’s 32nd Annual Intellectual Property Law and Policy Conference: Kat friend Justin Watts reported on the first part focusing on patents in the pharmaceutical sector and Kat friend Emily Bottle reported on the second part covering the judicial landscape of IP.
Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo reflected on World IP Day 2025 and the connection between IP and music.
Jocelyn Boss shared upcoming IP events and opportunities, including Antony Taubman's inaugural lecture at Queen Mary University of London, the EUI conference on cultural heritage images, and CIPA's events on SPC updates and IP and AI.
Söğüt Atilla highlighted a book launch for Professor Johanna Gibson, the WIPO International Conference on IP and Development, CITMA's Summer Seminar and Reception, and INTA's 2025 TMAP Meeting. The post also mentioned the US Copyright Office's new toolkit, IPAN's series on IP and Music, and CJEU traineeships.
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