Plant variety rights enforcement continues to ramp up in China By Jocelyn Bosse on Monday, October 19, 2026 China Jocelyn Bosse Plant Breeders' Rights plant varieties +
Post-published clinical data does not always save you (T 0251/25, Empagliflozin) By Dr Rose Hughes on Monday, October 19, 2026 article 83 epc Board of Appeal epo patents PatKat plausibility Rose Hughes second medical use +
[Guest Post] From photos to 3D replicas: can AI-generated copies infringe EU design rights? By Marcel Pemsel on Sunday, October 18, 2026 AI Artificial Intelligence Daan Breuking designs EU design Guest post +
Reformatio in peius survives a procedural violation (T 1168/24) By Dr Rose Hughes on Friday, October 16, 2026 added matter Board of Appeal epo EPO Board of Appeal patents PatKat Rose Hughes +
Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! By Simone Lorenzi on Thursday, October 15, 2026 #NeverTooLate Artificial Intelligence Book review copyright designs event report Guest post IP IPKat birthday patents Simone Lorenzi trademarks +
Different standards for coloured figurative marks and abstract colour marks? By Marcel Pemsel on 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 on 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 on 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 +
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Colour me orange: German Supreme Court sets high bar for acquired distinctiveness of abstract colour marks By Marcel Pemsel on 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 on 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 on 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 on Thursday, October 01, 2026 colour combination marks distinctiveness General Court Marcel Pemsel Olymp T-834/25 T-835/25 trade marks +
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