Different standards for coloured figurative marks and abstract colour marks? By Marcel Pemsel at Tuesday, October 13, 2026 capable of graphic representation colour marks figurative mark German Supreme Court I ZB 104/25 Libertel Marcel Pemsel Roter Punkt Sieckmann trade marks +
AI in the patent industry: The sneaky practice of prompt injection (and what to do about it) By Dr Rose Hughes at Sunday, October 11, 2026 AI AI patent software Artificial Intelligence large language models LLMs machine learning patents PatKat Rose Hughes +
[Guest post] 3D-printed spare parts: IP and sustainability By Eleonora Rosati at Saturday, October 10, 2026 3D printing Article L.111-4(3) of the French Consumer Code design law france Guest post Konstantin Voropaev repair right to repair spare parts +
Friday Fantasies By Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo at Friday, October 09, 2026 events Friday fantasies IP News Miscellany opportunities TechieKat Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo +
Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! By Simone Lorenzi at Friday, October 09, 2026 #NeverTooLate copyright event report IP patents Simone Lorenzi trademarks TRIPS +
The IPKat is getting a refresh! By Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo at Friday, October 09, 2026 #IPKat internet IPKat birthday TechieKat Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo +
Colour me orange: German Supreme Court sets high bar for acquired distinctiveness of abstract colour marks By Marcel Pemsel at Thursday, October 08, 2026 acquired distinctiveness colour trade marks German Supreme Court I ZB 58/25 Marcel Pemsel survey trade marks +
[Book review] The Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property and Upcycling By Söğüt Atilla-Aydın at Wednesday, October 07, 2026 Book review copyright designs GIs patents Söğüt Atilla-Aydın trade marks unfair competition upcycling +
Reflections on LSPN Europe 2026 By Dr Claire Gregg at Monday, October 05, 2026 #patents biotech and pharmaceutical conference Claire Gregg LSPN OzKat +
More colours, same problem: Olymp loses EU trade mark appeals By Marcel Pemsel at Thursday, October 01, 2026 colour combination marks distinctiveness General Court Marcel Pemsel Olymp T-834/25 T-835/25 trade marks +
Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! By Simone Lorenzi at Thursday, October 01, 2026 #NeverTooLate event report IP patents Simone Lorenzi trademarks +
Lack of clarity by the backdoor: An ambiguity "may simply result in a broader interpretation" (T 0977/25) By Dr Rose Hughes at Wednesday, September 30, 2026 claim interpretation epo G1/24 G1/25 G1/26 patents PatKat Rose Hughes +
Katcall Reminder By Merpel McKitten at Wednesday, September 30, 2026 GuestKats InternKats Katcall Merpel Openings +
[Guest post] One hundred attempts through the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Purgatory By Eleonora Rosati at Wednesday, September 30, 2026 Guest post Seun Lari-Williams trade law WTO WTO's Dispute Settlement +
You can’t have your cake and eat it too: Nintendo Switch edition By Georgia Jenkins at Wednesday, September 30, 2026 circumvention devices contributory infringement Copyright infringement and breach of licence agreement default judgment DMCA Georgia Jenkins modding permanent injunction statutory damages USA videogames +