CJEU considers exclusive distribution agreement between infringers sufficient for joint jurisdiction By Marcel Pemsel at Tuesday, September 19, 2023 C-832/21 CJEU international jurisdiction Marcel Pemsel preliminary ruling trade marks +
[Guest post] Interpreting Article 17 of the Berne Convention: An unexplored emergency provision in international copyright law? By Eleonora Rosati at Sunday, September 17, 2023 Article 17 Berne Convention Berne Convention copyright COVID-19 Guest post Lokesh Vyas +
Saturday Sundries By Aleksandra Czubek at Saturday, September 16, 2023 Aleksandra Czubek copyright events patents trade marks +
Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! By Chiara Gallo at Friday, September 15, 2023 Chiara Gallo events Interdigital v Lenovo inventive step non-use patents product public policy sound marks trade marks trade secrets trends +
Pelham II: ‘Parody’ as an all-encompassing term for ‘pastiche’ and ‘caricature’ too? By Eleonora Rosati at Thursday, September 14, 2023 Article 10(1) Berne Convention CJEU copyright Eleonora Rosati fair balance InfoSoc Directive pastiche Pelham quotation sampling +
[Guest post] BREAKING: BGH asks CJEU for clarification of ‘pastiche’ By Eleonora Rosati at Thursday, September 14, 2023 CJEU copyright Guest post Metall auf Metall Mirko Brüß pastiche Pelham +
US CAFC finds obviousness-type double-patenting based on PTA (In re Cellect LLC) By Dr Rose Hughes at Wednesday, September 13, 2023
European Parliament approves Regulation for Non-Agri Geographical Indications By Anastasiia Kyrylenko at Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Anastasiia Kyrylenko craft and industrial products EUIPO evocation geographical indications non-agricultural GIs +
ALDI SÜD may not sell JOOP! and Calvin Klein perfumes By Marcel Pemsel at Tuesday, September 12, 2023 ALDI SÜD Calvin Klein Coty exhaustion Joop! legitimate reasons Marcel Pemsel perfumes trade marks +
Italy strengthens protection of PDOs and PGIs By Anna Maria Stein at Monday, September 11, 2023 Art. 14 Italian Industrial Property Code Italy PDOs PGIs trade marks +