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The team is joined by GuestKats Söğüt Atilla, Oliver Fairhurst, Claire Gregg, Georgia Jenkins and Marcel Pemsel.

SpecialKats: Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo (TechieKat), Rose Hughes (PatKat) and Jocelyn Bosse (Book Review Editor).

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Do Trends Kill Originality? The CJEU Issues Judgment in Deity Shoes, Case C-323/24 Do Trends Kill Originality? The CJEU Issues Judgment in Deity Shoes, Case C-323/24 Reviewed by Kliment Markov on Thursday, January 08, 2026 Rating: 5

Wednesday Whimsies

While many Kats and readers are enduring a very cold start to the year in Europe, the IP calendar is already heating up with events and oppo...
- Wednesday, January 07, 2026
Wednesday Whimsies Wednesday Whimsies Reviewed by Jocelyn Bosse on Wednesday, January 07, 2026 Rating: 5
Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! Reviewed by Kliment Markov on Wednesday, January 07, 2026 Rating: 5
Permission to appeal granted in Getty Images v Stability copyright claim Permission to appeal granted in Getty Images v Stability copyright claim Reviewed by Oliver Fairhurst on Wednesday, January 07, 2026 Rating: 5
Fakery, free-riding and the fight for SERP data for AI-related search and chatbots Fakery, free-riding and the fight for SERP data for AI-related search and chatbots Reviewed by Georgia Jenkins on Tuesday, January 06, 2026 Rating: 5
Cheese, holes and weak distinctiveness: the General Court revisits Formula One Licensing v OHIM Cheese, holes and weak distinctiveness: the General Court revisits Formula One Licensing v OHIM Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Tuesday, January 06, 2026 Rating: 5

Saturday Sundries

Happy New Year, readers – can you believe it's 2026!? Ring in the new year with the latest IP events, news and opportunities. And don...
- Saturday, January 03, 2026
Saturday Sundries Saturday Sundries Reviewed by Dr Claire Gregg on Saturday, January 03, 2026 Rating: 5
The Plant IP Year in Review 2025 The Plant IP Year in Review 2025 Reviewed by Jocelyn Bosse on Friday, January 02, 2026 Rating: 5
Mechanistic insights supporting the sufficiency and inventive step of a therapeutic use (without clinical data) (T 1601/22) Mechanistic insights supporting the sufficiency and inventive step of a therapeutic use (without clinical data) (T 1601/22) Reviewed by Dr Rose Hughes on Friday, January 02, 2026 Rating: 5

[Book Review] Beer Law

Is it possible to speak of "beer law" as a distinct field of law? These are the types of questions asked in this new book, Beer La...
- Wednesday, December 31, 2025
[Book Review] Beer Law [Book Review] Beer Law Reviewed by Jocelyn Bosse on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 Rating: 5
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