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Henning Hartwig
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Author/Lawyer: Research Handbook on Design Law https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/research-handbook-on-design-law-9781781955871.html (IPKAT Design Law Book 2021)

Website: https://www.bardehle.com/en/team/hartwig-henning
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In case of interest 😎

ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/gues...
[Guest post] Designs, Dilution and Dates: The Almost Forgotten Case C-749/24 – Van Ratingen v Versuni
The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.
ipkitten.blogspot.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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verfassungsblog.de
New tensions in Hungary’s judiciary 🇭🇺:

After intervening in the referral phase of Art. 267 TFEU, the Hungarian Supreme Court now seeks to influence how lower courts apply CJEU rulings.

ANNA MADARASI and TAMÁS KENDE on what's at stake.

verfassungsblog.de/hungary-prel...
Quote from the piece by authors Anna Madarasi and Tamás Kende: “At stake is not merely a technical matter of judicial interpretation, but rather the fulfillment of the principle of sincere cooperation enshrined in Article 4(3) TEU.”
September 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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cooljenim.bsky.social
THE GOOD NEWS: last year's version of COVID booster is being found to cover the new variants pretty well. So even if the newest version, for whatever reason, cannot be issued to the pharmacy chains, get the last version currently in the pharmacy chains and it should be protective as well...
August 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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The International Criminal Court deplores the announcement of new designations for sanctions by the US administration against 4 ICC Judges 🇨🇦🇫🇷🇫🇯🇸🇳. www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-str...
The ICC strongly rejects new US sanctions against Judges and Deputy Prosecutors
The International Criminal Court deplores the announcement of new designations for sanctions by the US administration against ICC Judges Kimberly Prost (Canada), Judge Nicolas Guillou (France), Deputy...
www.icc-cpi.int
August 21, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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ec.europa.eu
Europe’s culinary heritage is rich, diverse, and worth protecting.

With 3,500+ geographical indications registered, we’re safeguarding the traditions, skills, and people behind them.

So, they’re never lost to imitation.

Behind every label is a legacy. Time to discover them ↓

europa.eu/!DByXmJ
A map of Europe showing the number of geographical indications by country. Each country is a different shade of green, and the numbers are in yellow circles. Italy: 889 France: 771 Spain: 388 Greece: 282 Portugal: 207 Germany: 179 Hungary: 88 Croatia: 74 Romania: 75 Bulgaria: 72 Austria: 57 Slovenia: 46 Czechia: 43 Belgium: 39 Netherlands: 39 Poland: 38 Slovakia: 29 Cyprus: 26 Sweden: 26 Ireland: 13 Lithuania: Denmark: 13 Finland: 13 Latvia: 5 Luxembourg: 3 Malta: 4 Estonia: 2
August 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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the shape and design of pocky was deemed functional & thus ineligible for trade dress protection in the US, but the company that makes it has just been granted a 3D trademark in japan

soranews24.com/2025/08/09/t...
The shape of Pocky is now legally trademarked in Japan
Manufacturer says it will “appropriately protect and utilize our trademark” of the iconic chocolate pretzel stick snack.
soranews24.com
August 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Daily painting of #sunflowers in support of #Ukraine.

September sunflower

#art #flowers #Ukraina
July 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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At least on first skim, I'm not seeing any description of the purported trade dress.
FOURTH CAUSE OF ACTION Trade Dress Infringement under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) (Against All Defendants) 42. EcoFlow restates and incorporates by reference the allegation in paragraphs 1 through 41 of this Complaint as if fully set forth herein. 43. EcoFlow is entitled to the right, title, and interest in the trade dress embodied by EcoFlow DELTA Series products sold in the United States. See Exhibit B. 44. Defendants have made and sold in interstate commerce the Accused Product that embodies EcoFlow’s trade dress. Exhibit B, which appears to be a product page for the plaintiff's product
July 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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verfassungsblog.de
Busy times in AI and copyright law.

The CJEU has received its first referral on chatbots and copyright. PHILIPP HACKER unpacks the case and possible outcomes. The decision could reshape the future of AI development.

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Quote from our published article by author Philipp Hacker: “The Court’s decision will establish the legal framework for AI’s relationship with copyright and press publishers’ rights across the EU.”
July 18, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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The EU General Court upheld the cancellation of two trade marks belonging to the major supermarket, Iceland, for being geographically descriptive for the Nordic country:
ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/coun...
Country of Iceland successfully freezes out British supermarket's trade marks on the grounds of descriptiveness
The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.
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July 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/elea...
Eleanor – prop or character? US Court of Appeals says prop
The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.
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July 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag sold for €8.58M ($10M) to a phone-in bidder during a Sotheby's auction in Paris today. www.thefashionlaw.com/breaking-dow...
The Hermès Birkin: Breaking Down the Building of an "It" Bag
In June, New York federal judge cemented Hermès’s win in the closely-watched lawsuit over the BIRKIN trademark.
www.thefashionlaw.com
July 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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echr.coe.int
Grand Chamber judgment Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia - the Court holds Russia accountable for widespread and flagrant abuses of human rights arising from the conflict in Ukraine since 2014
tinyurl.com/5f4mwju3
July 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Vidéo : Prononcé de l’arrêt de grande chambre dans l’affaire Ukraine et Pays-Bas c. Russie | Video: delivery of the Grand Chamber ruling in the case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia tinyurl.com/2e5n5ewc
#ECHR #CEDH #ECHRdelivery
July 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Hot off the press—my paper on lack of consistent subject matter in EU design law has been published today in GRUR International (OUP)

#designpatents

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July 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Case C-323/24 on freedom of the designer under EU design law:

curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...

Advocate General EMILIOU is citing one of my recent papers and, overall, endorses a concept of ‘inverse proportionality’ (for which I coined the notion ‘reciprocity’)—not bad to start the weekend 😎
June 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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TIL: Stuttgart Appeal Court found that German toy company Ravensburger must not refrain, under the Italian Codice dei beni cultural i e del paesaggio, from using, outside Italy, reproductions of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Vitruvian Man’ (11/6/2025; 4 U 136/24)

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June 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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verfassungsblog.de
Pardons for friends, threats for foes: Trump turns justice into a loyalty test. When power rewards allegiance over fairness, the system itself is at risk.

DOUGLAS HUSAK unpacks the corrosive impact of transactional pardons on American democracy.

verfassungsblog.de/pardons-crim...
Quote by the author Douglas Husak from the article "Pardons, Criminal Theory, and Political Sociology".
June 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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verfassungsblog.de
Last weekend, Trump deployed the National Guard and marines to LA.

The memorandum targets core First Amendment activity: peaceful protest.

EMILY BERMAN outlines and critiques its legal basis, and explains why this case will reach far beyond L.A.

verfassungsblog.de/troops-in-l-a/
June 14, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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Trump's civil war
And our new birth of freedom
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June 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport”

By Ruben Bolling

Genius. Click in.
A cartoon showing various activity at an airport, including an extorted luxury jet, an exploding X rocket, a ketamine enthusiast wheeling a barrow of money to his plane, many ICE officers -- some taking people to an El Salvador plane, another with a zip-tied child being blocked by a federal judge -- scientists boarding a plane to Europe, a medical self-educator covered with pox, and more. All the people are represented by various animals. The story is made in the style of a Richard Starry children's book. Alt text borrowed from Mastodon..
June 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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verfassungsblog.de
The ECtHR may soon issue its first compensation awards against Russia for its conduct in Ukraine.

Given Russia’s lack of cooperation, ANTOINE DE SPIEGELEIR (@antoine-despieg.bsky.social) and BEINI YE examine enforcement via third states holding Russian assets.

verfassungsblog.de/ecthr-russia...
Quote from our published article by author Antoine de Spiegeleir & Beini Ye “Using Russian Central Bank assets to enforce ECtHR judgments could ensure that any payments obtained would be directed to affected communities.”
June 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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The International Criminal Court upholds justice in the face of the most serious crimes.

It must remain free from pressure and true to its principles.

We will always support its vital work and protect its independence.
June 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Today Ukraine honours the boys and girls killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

So many young lives destroyed and childhoods stolen by the hands of an imperialistic power intent on causing pain.

Russia must be held accountable for every life lost.
June 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM