August may have felt fast, but life was definitely slow. The same cannot be said for IP news, which kept flooding in with no regard for the season. Here is what the Kats covered.
Copyright
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| Never too late for a Kat nap. |
Oliver Fairhurst analysed the High Court's judgment in SHEIN v Temu, where SHEIN's large-scale copyright infringement claim largely fell apart at the title stage. The court held the hosting defence applicable to Temu and allowed a counterclaim on the cross-undertaking in damages, leaving practitioners with a sharp reminder to get their copyright chain of title in order before the writ goes out.
Patents
Rose Hughes unpacked the UPC Brussels local division's handling of 2seventy bio v Johnson & Johnson, the first pharmaceutical case for that division, walking through the sequence-based patent claims at stake in the CAR-T cell therapy space and what the litigation signals for how the UPC will approach complex biotech disputes.
Claire Gregg reported on a Federal Court of Australia decision ordering the withdrawal of patent applications prior to their publication, an unusual remedy that raises pointed questions about the boundaries of the court's power to intervene in the prosecution process before a patent even grants.
Claire also explored the nuances of divisional patent practice in Australia and New Zealand, unpacking the procedural and strategic differences that practitioners need to keep in mind when filing across both jurisdictions.
Claire Gregg reported on a Federal Court of Australia decision ordering the withdrawal of patent applications prior to their publication, an unusual remedy that raises pointed questions about the boundaries of the court's power to intervene in the prosecution process before a patent even grants.
Claire also explored the nuances of divisional patent practice in Australia and New Zealand, unpacking the procedural and strategic differences that practitioners need to keep in mind when filing across both jurisdictions.
Unfair Competition
Marcel Pemsel asked whether advertising with lawyer rankings is actually lawful, examining a recent decision that put the legal profession's love of league tables under proper scrutiny for the first time.
Trade marks
Former GuestKat Darren Meale surveyed the eighteenth volume of Retromark, his bi-annual roundup of the most notable trade mark cases from the previous six months across the UK and EU.
IP News and Events
Eleonora Rosati announced that the Life Science Legal Strategy Summit has relocated to Frankfurt, with an IPKat discount available on the early bird rate for readers who want to attend.
Marcel Pemsel rounded up the week in Sunday Surprises, flagging a new minister with responsibility for IP in the UK, a copyright litigation role at Sumfinity, and upcoming events including the 10th European IP Forum in Brussels and EPO Opposition Matters 2026.
Marcel Pemsel rounded up the week in Sunday Surprises, flagging a new minister with responsibility for IP in the UK, a copyright litigation role at Sumfinity, and upcoming events including the 10th European IP Forum in Brussels and EPO Opposition Matters 2026.
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