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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

The IPKat

Another eventful week in the IP world has passedheres what to keep in mind! A Kat awaiting weekly IP updates Designs Katfriend Henning Hartwig reviewed the interpretation of Articles 6 and 14 of Regulation 6/2002 (CDR). IP events and opportunities Jocelyn Bosse shared upcoming IP news, events, and opportunities.

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IP as a political instrument in Russia

The IPKat

Kat friend Iana Kazeeva provides an enlightening discussion on steps taken by the Russian government and courts with respect to IP following the invasion of Ukraine. The common denominator is the use of changes to the IP law as a political instrument towards states taking “unfriendly” actions against Russia.

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Whose Serve is it Anyway? Assessing the Sun Pharma v. Dabur Finding on the Applicants’ Obligation to Serve Counter-Statements

SpicyIP

In an effort to resolve conflicts in the interpretation of mandatory nature of statutorily prescribed deadlines under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (“Act”) and Trade Marks Rules (“Rules”), the Delhi High Court’s IP Division in Sun Pharma Laboratories v. 1959 Rules, 2002 Rules and 2017 Rules – Mending Invisible Gaps?

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Gazing Substantive vs Procedural Rights in the Light of SAP Se vs Swiss Auto Products and Anr

SpicyIP

The case revolved around SAP Se (Appellant) trying to furnish new evidence according to the Trademark Rules, 2002. However, the IP was rejected by the Registrar vide the impugned order dated 12 June 2019 (pdf), due to delay in the filing of evidence.

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IP Financing in India – Part I: Perfection of Security and (Non) Registration of Copyright

SpicyIP

According to Duff and Phelps, and CII’s joint report in 2019 on IP-backed financing, the proportion of tangible assets in the market value of Standard and Poor’s 500 firms has declined from over 80 percent to under 20 percent in the past three decades, thus signifying the rising contribution of intangible assets.

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Humanizing Technology: Back to Basics on DABUS and AI as Inventors

IP Watchdog

The number of artificial intelligence (AI) patent applications received annually by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grew from 30,000 in 2002 to more than 60,000 in 2018. Further, the USPTO has issued thousands of inventions that utilize AI.

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2021 IP Year in Review

IPilogue

Pina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, the IP Intensive Program, and the IP Innovation Clinic, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the IPilogue, the Deputy Editor of the Intellectual Property Journal, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. 2021 was an exciting year for the IPilogue.

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