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Trade marks in action (at least at Vuitton Champs-Élysées flagship store): LOUIS VUITTON signature pattern as a trade mark for 'Foils of metal for wrapping and packaging' euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#detai…

Designs have an impact on our everyday lives. Some of them are key to ensuring societal progress, and some come to define the culture and spirit a certain age. But what role do IP rights play in safeguarding designers’ ingenuity? Eleonora Rosati explains: euipo.europa.eu/en/news/design…

The CJEU has ruled that the InfoSoc Directive may produce a vertical direct effect and national courts may disapply incorrect national laws. The implications may be major, including having regard to works of applied art and non-InfoSoc situations ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/cjeu-r…

Just in time for the Holidays ... The December issue of JIPLP has arrived and is the ultimate gem to place underneath your Christmas tree! Here's what we offer our Readers this month: academic.oup.com/jiplp/issue/19… All the best for the Holidays from all of us! See you in 2025! ✨🥂

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In line with the earlier 'COVIDIOT' decision, the EUIPO Grand Board of the EUIPO has confirmed the rejection of a trade mark application for 'MARICON PERDIDO' in classes 9 and 41 because the sign would be "contrary to accepted principles of morality" ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/euipo-…

Designs are key to ensuring societal progress; some even come to define the culture and spirit a certain age. But what role do intellectual property rights play in safeguarding designers’ ingenuity and achievements? Professor Eleonora Rosati explains: euipo.europa.eu/en/news/design…

Tetra Laval's octagonal container? Not exclusively functional: (1) Even though there was a patent, a shape (even a minimalistic one) may not be exclusively technical; (2) It's not bad faith to try and extend the IP life of a successful product ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/tetra-…

The Vatican has recently released its AI Guidelines, also touching upon copyright-relevant aspects. The most interesting bit? The Vatican shall be deemed to be the author of and shall own AI-generated outputs within the borders of the Vatican City State ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/new-va…

'MAGIC PUSSY' for coffee (whether virtual or actual one) is not a trade mark contrary to "accepted principles of morality". A sensible decision of the EUIPO 5th BoA, though a not-so-magic question remains: how helpful is actually Article 7(1)(f) EUTMR? ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/03/magic-…

#SaveTheDate • Le opportunità, i rischi e la sfida nella regolamentazione dell'AI nell'industria musicale nell'analisi delle alte rappresentanze istituzionali e degli esperti del settore nel convegno di Ministero della Cultura di martedì 25 marzo. Per partecipare ➡️ fimi.it/news/musica-ai…

The US Court of Appeal for the DC Circuit has confirmed that human authorship is a requirement for protection under US copyright. An unsurprising outcome, which indicates how the real issue is not *who* an author is but rather *what* makes one an author ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/03/us-cou…

Al via il convegno di Ministero della Cultura sulle opportunità, i rischi e la sfida nella regolamentazione dell'AI nell'industria musicale nell'analisi delle alte rappresentanze istituzionali e degli esperti del settore. Modera: Marta Cagnola Qui la diretta ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=gDkjyz…

AG Campos has advised CJEU to rule that joint ©️ ownership is a matter governed by national, not EU law. While formally correct, the Opinion might move from an incorrect premise, that is that 'author' and 'rightholder' are not in fact also harmonized ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/04/ag-cam…

The CJEU has received first referral specifically on AI and ©️. A 🇭🇺 court has asked if: (1) A chatbot engages rights of reproduction/making available to the public; (2) AI training is relevant under reproduction; and, if so, (3) The TDM exception(s) apply ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/cjeu-r…