Patent & IP news for March 5, 2016

“Verlados”, “Calvados”, GI's and the question of "evocation" from ipkitten.blogspot.com


It is relatively rare for the CJEU to rule on a case about geographical indications involving spirit drinks. Lindesay Low, Senior Legal Counsel at the Scotch Whisky Association, has shared his thoughts on the recent ...

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Online image search: does France think that the best way to help copyright owners is to deprive them of their rights? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Adding layer after layer: 
always a good idea?As readers will know, this blog has been following with some passion developments leading to the introduction of new layers of protection - in the form of ...

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An "all electron" battery?? from ipbiz.blogspot.com

At the DARPA-E website:



Stanford is developing an all-electron battery that would create a completely new class of energy storage devices for EVs. Stanford's all-electron battery stores energy by moving electrons rather than ions ...

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Marconi, Tesla, and the invention of radio from ipbiz.blogspot.com

In Lemley's "Myth of the Solo Inventor," there is reference to Marconi, Tesla and the invention of radio:


Interestingly, Marconi originally viewed his invention as a niche improvement in telegraphy, primarily of use in ...

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