Plant Varieties

Jocelyn Bosse outlined Nador Cott Protection v Asda [2025] EWHC 941 (Pat), concerning a plant variety called 'Nadorcott' that resulted from a cross between the 'Murcott' mandarin and an unknown variety.

Jocelyn Bosse also discussed the recent EPO Board of Appeal decision in T 2178/22 concerning a barley plant patent.

Copyright and AI

Katfriend Zachary Cooper (VU-Amsterdam Law School) looked into the US Copyright Office’s long-awaited Copyright and AI Report – Part 1.

Oliver Fairhurst reviewed Getty Images v Stability AI - UK trial in three IPKat posts, covering the trade mark claims, copyright and database rights claims, and the defences raised by Stability, respectively.

Patents

Rose Hughes explained the difference between freedom to operate and patentability, also providing illustrative examples.

Guest UPCKats Agathe Michel-de Cazotte, Hiske Roos, and Christina Guazzi analyzed the recent decision in Boehringer Ingelheim v Zentiva concerning the use of indolidone derivatives in the treatment or prevention of lung diseases.

Rose Hughes commented on the recent decision of the US Court of Appeal of the Federal Circuit in Alnylam v Moderna concerning the ongoing complex and high-stakes dispute over mRNA vaccine delivery technology.

Guest UPCKats, Agathe Michel-de Cazotte, Laura Mikkelsen, and Christina Guazzi reported the decisions that have been handed down by the UPC since BSH v Electrolux.

Trade Marks

Marcel Pemsel reviewed a recent decision of the General Court concerning the successful enforcement of the Match Group’s ‘SWIPE’ trade mark against ‘KinkySwipe’.

IP events and opportunities

Katfriends at Kisaco Research informed the Readers of the Life Sciences Strategy Summit on IP & Exclusivity. The event will be held in Munich on 13-15 October 2025, and IPKat readers are entitled to a 15% discount in the registration fee using VIP code IPKATSM15 at checkout. For further information and to register, click here.

Katfriends at ERA informed the Readers of the European Patent Litigation Certificate course, which was developed and is offered in partnership with Maastricht University. The course will start on 24 September 2025. To register and learn more, check here.

Source: https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/06/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_18.html