42 is a very special number for many reasons. One will be apparent to anyone who has ever read the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, since 42 is the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything. It's also the number of the street that gives its name to one of the greatest musicals of all time, if you forget about the pathetic storyline, 42nd Street. More importantly, this happens to be the 42nd Never Too Late round-up of the previous week's substantive Katposts, lovingly compiled by our expert summariser Alberto Bellan. And here it is:The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has run a pair of Roving Seminars in Israel to bring to IP owners and practitioners a greater understanding of what services WIPO provides and how those services can facilitate users' commercial plans. Jeremy tells how it went the one that took place in the lovely old centre of Be'er Sheva.
Valentina writes on Foster v Svenson, an Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court decision regarding people taking pictures of their neighbours.
Valentina reflects on the registrability of hashtag-led trade marks.
"The new public criterion developed in recent years in the case law of the CJEU, construing the exclusive right of communication to the public, is in conflict with international treaties and EU directives", says Prof Jan Rosen in a piece hosted by Eleonora.
A post from the European Commission and tweeted by the European Patent Office on the new EU patent package has ignited Darren's fuse.
Parisian fashion house Christian Dior is taking action against Mr Sirous Dior, a New Zealand photographer looking to register his personal and business names as trade marks for his photography company. Guest blogger Kevin Winters tells how it went.
E.Y. Harburg’s story underscores the precarious place of the lyricist in the music-making progress, says Neil.
Eleonora reports on AG's Villalon's Opinion in Coty Germany, C-580/13, a reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) addressing the balance between banking secrecy and IP enforcement.
Merpel comments on an article published on Le Monde, reporting on the industrial unrest and social tensions within the European Patent Office (EPO).
Birgit tells us about the decision of the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) to remit a dispute before it on the legality of using short musical sequences as background loop for a rap song.
Valentina discusses the General Court's decision in Case T-258/13, regarding main principles lying at the heart of genuine use of Community trade marks.
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Never too late 41 [week ending on Sunday 12 April] – Nagoya Protocol for dummies | The IPKat and his friends | Actial Farmaceutica Lda v Claudio de Simone | Article 5(5) of the EU's Trade Mark Directive 2008/95 | Article 16(3) of our beloved TRIPS | Italy v Spain in copyright enforcement online.
Never too late 40 [week ending on Sunday 5 April] – OHIM and national res judicata in Case T 378/13 Apple and Pear Australia Ltd and Star Fruits Diffusion v OHIM |Scrabble v Scramble is not a game in JW Spear & Sons Ltd & Others v Zynga Inc | Nagoya UK and EU implementing regulations | Again on making available and communication in CJEU's decision C More | Brown epilators in Albania | More food for thought regarding EPO's G2/12 Tomatoes II and G3/12 Broccoli II | ASOS v ASSOS: the Court of Appeal, England and Wales' version | New reference to the CJEU on e-lending and digital exhaustion comes from the lovely Hague | CIPA recruiting for IP volunteers | UPC mock trial | Ukrainian not so posh to Porche | Lincoln Continental's back |Links to leaks in a new reference to the CJEU | IP Hall of Fame purrs.
Never too late 39 [week ending Sunday 29 March] – Merpel writes to the EPO AC | CJEU and hyperlinks | New gTLD regime | AG on TM reputation and genuine use in Case C‑125/14 Iron & Smith Kft v Unilever NV | AMBA speaks | Digital exhaustion | CJEU on linking to live shows in Case C-279/13 C More Entertainment| EPO Enlarged Board on amendments’ clarity in G 3/14 | EPO on patentability in cases G 2/12 (Tomatoes II) and G 2/13 (Broccoli II) | EPO responds to staff union | TVCatchup back to the CJEU | Translations and prior art | District Court of Hague on patented red radishes | GC on polo trade marks in Case T 581/13 Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club v OHIM - Lifestyle Equities (Royal County of Berkshire POLO CLUB) | Trade mark trolls in Cuba.
Never too late 38 [week ending Sunday 22 March] - Escalating prices of generic drugs in the US | EU Patent Package is not that dangerous | Hollywood screening rhythm | GC on 'Greenworld' trade mark in T - 106&14 | Spanish life after Google Tax | Africa and IP | GC on 'Smart Water' in Case T-250/13 | 'EPO does not violate fundamental rights', says EPO | Coca-Cola look-alike trade mark in GC's decision T-3284/13 | International Women's Leadership Forum | Acronyms in descriptive trade marks | Albert Maysles tribute | UK visits Eponia | EQE Pre-exams results | X-Factor New Zealand and image rights | CJEU is Magnetic in C-182/14.
