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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!
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Don’t worry, IPKat has your back with the latest in the IP world. Missed last week? Here’s the gist: Copyright, AI, and Personality Rights O...
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Why you still can't have your cake and eat it too: "best method" lives on in Australia
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This OzKat recently attended a series of international IP conferences and was alarmed to hear (more than once) advice to leave certain propr...
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First use of G 1/24 to broaden clear claim language (T 1849/23)
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T 1849/23 is the first decision from the Boards of Appeal to apply G 1/24 to the use of information from the description to broaden otherwi...
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Trade mark piracy does not constitute bad faith – Really?
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For more than three decades, Ferrari has not sold a single new Testarossa, yet, the trade mark ‘Testarossa’ is keeping the courts quite busy...
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[Guest Post] USPTO Director orders re-examination of video game patent, citing prior art not considered by the Examiner
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The IPKat is pleased to share the below guest post from Kat Friend (and this Kat's colleague) Aaron Trebble (Lewis Silkin) on his favou...
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Global IP Exchange Europe returns to Amsterdam in March 2026
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Kat in Amsterdam The IPKat has learned and wishes to inform interested readers about the upcoming IQPC Global IP Exchange Europe , taking pl...
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Insufficiency resulting from mutually exclusivity definitions: The repercussive effect of dependent claims (T 0878/23)
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Since G1/24 we have become used to the debate of how much the definitions in the description may influence the claims. The recent Board of A...
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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!
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The AI bubble, the Basmati battle, and the perils of position marks — catch up on what you missed on the blog! Even the most intellectual fe...
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Berlin Regional Court indirectly exclaims ‘Yippee-ki-yay’ to AI-voice cloning Bruce Willis’ German dubbing artist’s voice
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German voice actor, Manfred Lehmann, best known as the German dubbing artist for Bruce Willis , among other audiobook and radio play narrati...
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Getty Images v Stability: Long-awaited judgment rejects majority of Getty's claim
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In one of the most anticipated judgments of the past few years, the High Court of England & Wales has handed down its judgment in Getty ...
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Adapting the old to the bold: Saudi Arabia’s first AI copyright case
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The Kats are in Riyadh! On 23 September 2025, the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) issued a decision that quietly placed ...
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Basmati saga continues as New Zealand upholds rejection of certification mark
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Last month proved to be a busy period for decisions about the registrability of marks comprising the term BASMATI . On the 30th of October, ...
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Same beat, different rights: US Court of Appeals says that it matters whether you copy a musical work or a sound recording
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Earlier this month, the Seventh Circuit of the US Court of Appeals rendered a decision ( Eddie Richardson v Karim Kharbouch ) concerning th...
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Copyright’s witching hour strikes as Universal Music Group announce licensing agreements with Udio and Stability AI
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This GuestKat thought she may have overdone the Halloween references on a recent post , but it turns out witching hour has only just begun i...
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adidas v Thom Browne: Court of Appeal upholds invalidity of three-stripe position marks
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Two Court of Appeal judgments were handed down on the same day last week, both covering registrability of trade marks, with the leading judg...
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Sufficiency at the priority date: A study protocol is not "the same" as a therapeutic effect invention (T0883/23)
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Therapeutic inventions are generally not considered sufficiently disclosed absent supporting data. The recent decision in T 0883/23 found ...
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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!
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It’s been another exciting week on the IPKat! Alongside the classic domains of intellectual property, last week brought a splash of cultural...
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"Basmati" decision in Kenya disregards protection of unregistered trade marks
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Earlier this month, the Court of Appeal of Kenya dismissed the oppositions to six trade mark applications containing the words BASMATI RICE,...
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