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With the Autumn term now in full swing, catch-up with IPKat courtesy of the 199th edition of Never Too Late! This week we have an update on one of IPKat's favorite topics, copyright and tattoos, as well as a timely discussion on the potential impact of a no-deal Brexit on community IP rights.  Feeling the Autumn chill Brexit With 6 months to go to the withdrawal date of the UK from the European Union, GuestKat Rosie Burbidge asks what a no deal Brexit would mean for community IP rights, and provides some practical advice for the concerned IP owner:  What does a no deal Brexit mean for trade marks and designs? Copyright The IPKat has long been fascinated with the intricacies of copyright law as applied to tattoos. Merpel herself once considered getting a tattoo, but decided against the idea, in view of the various IP and cultural issues (IPKat post here ). Kat Eleonora now provides an update on copyright and tattoos, in particular litigation in a scenario where the ow...

DAVIDOFF HOT WATER is the name of a perfume and as such registered as an EU trade mark. Coty is the exclusive licensee for this trade mark and distributes the perfume in Germany. In 2015, the CJEU ruled that Coty could request the personal details of a bank account’s owner after said bank account was used for selling (trade mark) infringing products on eBay [see Katpost on CJEU decision here and on subsequent FCJ decision here ] .   Kat testing the water temperature Now, HOT WATER returns to the CJEU, once again following a referral from the FCJ (case No I ZR 20/17). This time, Coty made a test purchase of a perfume labelled “Davidoff Hot Water EdT 60 ml” on Amazon Marketplace. The seller had used Amazon’s ‘Fulfillment by Amazon’ option. Amazon describes this option as follows: “With Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), you store your products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we pick, pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products.” The test purchase made by Coty turned ...