The IPKat

DECEMBER 1, 2023

It is time to vote for your favourite intellectual property law books of 2023 in the annual IPKat Book of the Year Awards! The IPKat team continues to read and review as many brilliant IP books as possible, of which there are many, for the Kat community. Rules of Voting Only ONE vote per person.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Readers are reminded that they can vote for their favourite intellectual property law books of 2023 in the annual IPKat Book of the Year Awards! Votes must be made via email before 15th January 2024 as per the instructions below. You can check out the previous nominees and winners here. Rules of Voting Only ONE vote per person.

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The IPKat

MARCH 18, 2023

Kat approved This book is aimed at those who are new to the subject of intellectual property. The preface reiterates that the purpose of the book is to describe the essential nature of living IP law: "What we want is the reader to come away with a good idea of how IP works in practice."

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 23, 2023

If you've been too wrapped up with preparations for the holiday season , here's a summary of the IP news that you might have missed last week: Patents This Kat is still contemplating which IP books to put on her Christmas wish-list. Léon has recently published a book on the subject, which is being launched on 12 January 2024.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Marcel Pemsel commented on two instances in which the EUIPO Board of Appeal assessed whether distinctive character was present in relation to cases of trade mark applications for signs portraying a specific person’s photograph. Other news Hayleigh Bosher invited the IPKat readers to vote for the IPKat Book of the Year Awards 2023.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2022

Here they are in case you missed them: TRADE MARKS Katfriend Marijus Dingilevskis posted on a recent decision of the Lithuanian Supreme Court, which states that even if a trade mark has been registered in the international register for 40 years, this is no guarantee that a subsequent national designation will be also registered.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 21, 2022

This is a review of Performer's Rights by the Rt Hon Sir Richard Arnold, Judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. The book covers the rights of performers, particularly the rights conferred under Part II of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended). The book is presented in 11 chapters.

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