'Winter Is Coming' vs 'Sanctions Are Coming': a 'trademark misuse' also in languages other than Dothraki?

A few days ago, on Twitter US President Donald Trump posted an image of himself accompanied by the caption 'Sanctions Are Coming'. ...

Standards & Patents conference returns, and carries a 15% discount for IPKat readers

Kat standard If you are into standards and patents, then you may want to check out the forthcoming conference,   Standards & Patents , t...

Complicating designs: whither the EU reforms, and what impact will Brexit have?

David Stone recently shared his wisdom on the current and anticipated EU designs law changes with IPSoc members. IPSoc is the society for...

Book Review: Kerly’s Law of Trade Marks and Trade Names

Kerly's Law of Trade Marks and Trade Names is considered the leading text on trade marks and trade names, having provided expert guidanc...

3-second cinematic sequence sufficiently distinctive to be a trade mark, says EUIPO Fifth Board of Appeal

Nusret Gökçe, nicknamed Salt Bae (the applicant), is a Turkish chef who owns ‘Nusr-Et’, a chain of steak houses. His art of cooking and pre...

Criminal conviction over disparaging religious doctrines not a violation of freedom of expression: potential IP implications of the latest ECtHR ruling

A few days ago the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued yet another interesting judgment, which - albeit not directly related to IP...

The drumbeat gets louder: is anti-competitive conduct trumping innovation as the foundation for high tech dominance?

Dangling at the end of a column that appeared in the October 6th issue of The Economist (“Bought and paid for”) are the following provocat...

Report from 2018 Annual Meeting of the European Policy for Intellectual Property Association

The Annual Conference of the European Policy for Intellectual Property Association always brings together leading IP scholars and this year...