The International Herald Tribune reports that French internet service providers have agreed to co-operate in attempts to thwart illegal mus...
Unknown -
Friday, July 30, 2004
FRENCH ISPS SAY AU REVOIR TO PIRATES
Reviewed by Unknown
on
Friday, July 30, 2004
Rating:
OHIM AND THE SPANISH QUESTION
The Community trade mark (CTM) system is a game that can be played in many different ways. The IPKat has long suspected that anyone who look...
Jeremy -
Friday, July 30, 2004
OHIM AND THE SPANISH QUESTION
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Friday, July 30, 2004
Rating: 5
PATTEN AND THE PARENTERALS
In Sandoz GmbH v Roche Diagnostics GmbH , decided Thursday by Mr Justice Patten and noted on the useful All England Direct subscription-only...
Jeremy -
Friday, July 30, 2004
PATTEN AND THE PARENTERALS
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Friday, July 30, 2004
Rating: 5
THE PIE PIPER OF MELTON MOWBRAY
The BBC reports on a pork pie panic that is gripping Leicestershire. The people of Melton Mowbray, led by local councillor Matthew O’Callagh...
Unknown -
Thursday, July 29, 2004
THE PIE PIPER OF MELTON MOWBRAY
Reviewed by Unknown
on
Thursday, July 29, 2004
Rating: 5
METRO TO GO FOR THE BRANDS?
This from Ananova : New York subway users could soon be riding to Sony Times Square or Nike Grand Central, if sponsorship plans currently be...
Jeremy -
Thursday, July 29, 2004
METRO TO GO FOR THE BRANDS?
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Thursday, July 29, 2004
Rating: 5
COPYRIGHT LIVES -- AS AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTORS AWAY
Here's some snappy journalism from The Reporter : an analysis by Andrew Orlowski of the deal struck between Apple and Motorola which wil...
Jeremy -
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
COPYRIGHT LIVES -- AS AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTORS AWAY
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Rating: 5
TOEING THE LINE
Spotted by the IPKat - the world's most unlikely branding exercise: Ben & Jerry's ice-cream sponsor the World Toe Wrestling C...
Unknown -
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
TOEING THE LINE
Reviewed by Unknown
on
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Rating: 5
IPOD COMPATIBILITY CHALLENGE
The BBC reports that Real has produced software that allows users of iPod devices to play music made available by other providers. Previousl...
Unknown -
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
IPOD COMPATIBILITY CHALLENGE
Reviewed by Unknown
on
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Rating: 5
BUT COULD THE DISCERNING CAT TELL THEM APART?
The Thomson-owned LAWTEL subscription-only site offers this today: Mars UK Ltd v Burgess Group plc , another decision of Mr Justice Lloyd la...
Jeremy -
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
BUT COULD THE DISCERNING CAT TELL THEM APART?
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Rating: 5
A HOLE LOT OF FUSS ABOUT A POLO
This from the BAILII website: in Société des Produits Nestlé SA v Mars UK Ltd [2004] EWCA Civ 1008, Nestlé , who manufactured POLO mints, ap...
Jeremy -
Monday, July 26, 2004
A HOLE LOT OF FUSS ABOUT A POLO
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Monday, July 26, 2004
Rating: 5
A case of note?
Unknown -
Monday, July 26, 2004
RUSSIAN RINGTONES CAUSE COPYRIGHT CONUNDRUM
Pravda reports that the leader of the Russian rock group, Leningrad, had won his copyright case against a record company, SBA Music Publishe...
Unknown -
Monday, July 26, 2004
RUSSIAN RINGTONES CAUSE COPYRIGHT CONUNDRUM
Reviewed by Unknown
on
Monday, July 26, 2004
Rating: 5
COLD COMFORT FOR VIRUSES AS KLEENEX GEARS UP TO LAUNCH NEW PRODUCT
The Sunday Telegraph reports that Kimberly-Clark has developed an anti-bacterial tissue that, the corporation claims, kills 99.9% of cold a...
Jeremy -
Sunday, July 25, 2004
COLD COMFORT FOR VIRUSES AS KLEENEX GEARS UP TO LAUNCH NEW PRODUCT
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Sunday, July 25, 2004
Rating: 5
BIG FREEZE LEADS TO HUNDRED YEAR WAR - IPKAT CELEBRATES
The IPKat is grateful to the BBC for giving him the chance to combine two of his greatest passions: intellectual property and ice-cream, fo...
Unknown -
Friday, July 23, 2004
BIG FREEZE LEADS TO HUNDRED YEAR WAR - IPKAT CELEBRATES
Reviewed by Unknown
on
Friday, July 23, 2004
Rating: 5
NEW PATENT LAW: READ IT FIRST IN THE IP LAW BULLETIN
The IPKat has received from Tanuja Garde this notice, attributed to the IP Law Bulletin (Friday, 23 July 2004):
The United Kingdom has...
Jeremy -
Friday, July 23, 2004
NEW PATENT LAW: READ IT FIRST IN THE IP LAW BULLETIN
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Friday, July 23, 2004
Rating: 5
FRAMED? FIRST THE GOOD NEWS ...
Mr Justice Lewison gave judgment yesterday in Ultraframe (UK) Ltd v Eurocell Building Plastics Ltd and another, [2004] EWHC 1785 Ch , a grip...
Jeremy -
Friday, July 23, 2004
FRAMED? FIRST THE GOOD NEWS ...
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Friday, July 23, 2004
Rating: 5
DOES ANYBODY KNOW?
The IPKat has received a request from a damsel in distress who wants to bring a claim for unregistered design right infringement and passing...
Jeremy -
Friday, July 23, 2004
DOES ANYBODY KNOW?
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Friday, July 23, 2004
Rating: 5
BIOSCIENCE: LATEST ARTICLES
Issue 3 of this year's Bio-Science Law Review , published six times a year by Lawtext Publishing , has now come out. It includes the fo...
Jeremy -
Thursday, July 22, 2004
BIOSCIENCE: LATEST ARTICLES
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Thursday, July 22, 2004
Rating: 5
BTG TAKES ON THE GIANTS
The Daily Telegraph reports that the British Technology Group (BTG) is suing Microsoft and Apple for patent infringement in northern Califo...
Unknown -
Thursday, July 22, 2004
BTG TAKES ON THE GIANTS
Reviewed by Unknown
on
Thursday, July 22, 2004
Rating: 5
IPKAT UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE DAY: MOULTING OR MALTING?
The IPKat presents a new occasional series of IP titbits that really don't make the case strongly enough. Today's comes from the 200...
Unknown -
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
IPKAT UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE DAY: MOULTING OR MALTING?
Reviewed by Unknown
on
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Rating: 5
FINE-TUNING OR A BIT OF A FIDDLE? EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO COMPOSE FURTHER COPYRIGHT HARMONISATION
Stop press: this has come from the European Commission today . Comments in colour are from the IPKat.
Copyright: Commission launche...
Jeremy -
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
FINE-TUNING OR A BIT OF A FIDDLE? EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO COMPOSE FURTHER COPYRIGHT HARMONISATION
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Rating: 5
LATEST EUROPEAN COPYRIGHT CASES
The July issue of Sweet & Maxwell's bimonthly European Copyright and Design Reports has now been published. It contains, among othe...
Jeremy -
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
LATEST EUROPEAN COPYRIGHT CASES
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Rating: 5
Anyone for a lager and lime?
Unknown -
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
SLOPPY BARS SPELL TRADE MARK TROUBLE
Findlaw reports that two Florida bars are engaged in a fight over who has the right to use the name “Sloppy Joe’s”. The original Sloppy Joe...
Unknown -
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
SLOPPY BARS SPELL TRADE MARK TROUBLE
Reviewed by Unknown
on
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Rating: 5
IPKAT TRANSLATION WATCH AGAIN ...
Today brings yet another case from the European Court of Justice's Court of First Instance that is completely inaccessible to the Europ...
Jeremy -
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
IPKAT TRANSLATION WATCH AGAIN ...
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Rating: 5
LICENSED USE OF CHARACTERS SPARKS MAMMOTH ROYALTY SUIT
This from the Telegraph : Marvel Enterprises , the creator of comic book heroes including Spider-Man , The Incredible Hulk and X-Men , ...
Jeremy -
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
LICENSED USE OF CHARACTERS SPARKS MAMMOTH ROYALTY SUIT
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Rating: 5
AWARDS CEREMONY SHOWS OLD BRANDS ARE THE BEST
It’s obviously awards season. Last Thursday the “branding Oscars” were awarded by Superbrands, the Guardian reports. The 6 main award winne...
Unknown -
Monday, July 19, 2004
AWARDS CEREMONY SHOWS OLD BRANDS ARE THE BEST
Reviewed by Unknown
on
Monday, July 19, 2004
Rating: 5
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES FORUM SET TO ROCK THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT?
The UK’s Department for Culture, Media And Sport has issued a press release announcing a government-led initiative to help the UK's C...
Jeremy -
Monday, July 19, 2004
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES FORUM SET TO ROCK THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT?
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Monday, July 19, 2004
Rating: 5
ARE YOU ON THE LIST ...?
The July/August issue of Euromoney's Managing Intellectual Property contains the MIP 50, described as "2004's most important p...
Jeremy -
Monday, July 19, 2004
ARE YOU ON THE LIST ...?
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Monday, July 19, 2004
Rating: 5
GUEST BLOG - THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS: COPYRIGHT IN PERFUMES ESTABLISHED IN NETHERLANDS
Today’s guest blogger is Piter deWeerd, an associate with the Dutch law firm NautaDutilh . He brings exciting news of how smells can now be ...
Jeremy and Ilanah -
Friday, July 16, 2004
GUEST BLOG - THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS: COPYRIGHT IN PERFUMES ESTABLISHED IN NETHERLANDS
Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah
on
Friday, July 16, 2004
Rating: 5
NEW UK OFFICE PRACTICE ON LIMITATIONS OF TRADE MARK RIGHTS
The UK Patent Office has issued a new Practice Amendment Notice, PAN 6/04 on territorial and other limitations. The background is this: th...
Jeremy -
Friday, July 16, 2004
NEW UK OFFICE PRACTICE ON LIMITATIONS OF TRADE MARK RIGHTS
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Friday, July 16, 2004
Rating: 5
LAMBRETTA APPEAL STALLS IN DESIGN INFRINGEMENT ACTION
Not yet publicly available, but posted on today’s All England Direct subscription-only service (owned by LexisNexis ) is the Court of App...
Jeremy -
Thursday, July 15, 2004
LAMBRETTA APPEAL STALLS IN DESIGN INFRINGEMENT ACTION
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Thursday, July 15, 2004
Rating: 5
IPKAT'S TRANSLATION WATCH IS ON THE PROWL AGAIN
Today's Opinion of Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer in Case C-106/03 P Vedial SA v OHIM is now available in French, Spanish, Itali...
Jeremy -
Thursday, July 15, 2004
IPKAT'S TRANSLATION WATCH IS ON THE PROWL AGAIN
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Thursday, July 15, 2004
Rating: 5
NOW NAPSTER INVESTORS ARE IN TROUBLE
The BBC reports that an action against the original backers of the Napster P2P file-sharing software is going ahead. Although a new copyrig...
Unknown -
Thursday, July 15, 2004
NOW NAPSTER INVESTORS ARE IN TROUBLE
Reviewed by Unknown
on
Thursday, July 15, 2004
Rating: 5
GILLETTE IN BRUSH WITH PHILIPS PATENT
This from Findlaw: Royal Philips Electronics has accused Gillette Co. of violating patents for its electric toothbrush technology. Philips,...
Jeremy -
Thursday, July 15, 2004
GILLETTE IN BRUSH WITH PHILIPS PATENT
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Thursday, July 15, 2004
Rating: 5
LEGAL DVD COPYING A POSSIBILITY
Reuters reports that a group of media and technology companies, including such big-hitters as Microsoft, Warner Bros, Disney and IBM have ag...
Unknown -
Thursday, July 15, 2004
LEGAL DVD COPYING A POSSIBILITY
Reviewed by Unknown
on
Thursday, July 15, 2004
Rating: 5
A IS FOR AGGRAVATION AS AVEX'S APPLICATION ABORTS
Another ruling yesterday from the EU's Court of First Instance (CFI) was Case T-115/02 AVEX Inc v Office for Harmonisation in the Intern...
Jeremy -
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
A IS FOR AGGRAVATION AS AVEX'S APPLICATION ABORTS
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Rating: 5
YOU CAN’T GET HIM, HE’S PART OF THE UNION
The BBC reports that the House of Lords has rejected the Government’s proposal to abolish the position of Lord Chancellor . The IPKat notes ...
Unknown -
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
YOU CAN’T GET HIM, HE’S PART OF THE UNION
Reviewed by Unknown
on
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Rating: 5
OKAY FOR FRENCH TO BAN TRANSMISSION OF BRITISH ALCOHOL ADVERTISEMENTS
Another interesting case from the ECJ today -- C-429/02 Bacardi France SAS v Television Francaise 1 SA and others . Bacardi makes and sell...
Jeremy -
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
OKAY FOR FRENCH TO BAN TRANSMISSION OF BRITISH ALCOHOL ADVERTISEMENTS
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Rating: 5
A LOAD OF GAS, BUT NOT IN ENGLISH
The judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-115/03 Samar v OHIM (Grotto), has been posted on the European Court of Justice website...
Jeremy -
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
A LOAD OF GAS, BUT NOT IN ENGLISH
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Rating: 5
GO BY THE GOODS, NOT BY THEIR LABEL
When are "anti-pollution devices for motors and engines" different goods to "anti-pollution devices for motors and engines&qu...
Jeremy -
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
GO BY THE GOODS, NOT BY THEIR LABEL
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Rating: 5
CHARGE OF THE COPYRIGHT BRIGADE
A shorty in Friday’s Daily Telegraph reports that Ken Livingstone is in danger of a run-in with the British Copyright Council . A council m...
Unknown -
Monday, July 12, 2004
CHARGE OF THE COPYRIGHT BRIGADE
Reviewed by Unknown
on
Monday, July 12, 2004
Rating: 5
EXPLOITING THE HOMELESS: A MARKETING OPPORTUNITY
The Homeless Depot is an imaginatively satirical exercise in High Street branding and the shameless exploitation of market opportunities, wh...
Jeremy -
Sunday, July 11, 2004
EXPLOITING THE HOMELESS: A MARKETING OPPORTUNITY
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Sunday, July 11, 2004
Rating: 5
ELECTROCOIN: IT'S SLOTS OF FUN
Last week Geoffrey Hobbs QC, sitting as a deputy judge in the High Court, decided Electrocoin v Coinworld , an infringement case based on a ...
Unknown -
Sunday, July 11, 2004
ELECTROCOIN: IT'S SLOTS OF FUN
Reviewed by Unknown
on
Sunday, July 11, 2004
Rating: 5
IS THE NUMBER UP FOR RINGTONES?
The BBC reports that ringtones may be the next industry to be hit by piracy. The market for mobile phone ringtones was worth £1.8billion la...
Unknown -
Sunday, July 11, 2004
IS THE NUMBER UP FOR RINGTONES?
Reviewed by Unknown
on
Sunday, July 11, 2004
Rating: 5
GUNS SILENCED, ROSES SPIKED BY NOMINATIVE FAIR USE DOCTRINE
This from Findlaw: a federal judge has rejected a request by singer Axl Rose to stop an independent record label from releasing an album ca...
Jeremy -
Friday, July 09, 2004
GUNS SILENCED, ROSES SPIKED BY NOMINATIVE FAIR USE DOCTRINE
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Friday, July 09, 2004
Rating: 5
AND NOW FOR SOME LIGHT HOLIDAY READING ...
The July issue of the European Intellectual Property Review has now been published. It contains, among other things:
* "Copyright a...
Jeremy -
Friday, July 09, 2004
AND NOW FOR SOME LIGHT HOLIDAY READING ...
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Friday, July 09, 2004
Rating: 5
CLEARING THEIR DESKS BEFORE GOING ON HOLIDAY?
European Court of Justice and Court of First Instance decisions are raining down on us like leaves in autumn. They include a smattering of c...
Jeremy -
Thursday, July 08, 2004
CLEARING THEIR DESKS BEFORE GOING ON HOLIDAY?
Reviewed by Jeremy
on
Thursday, July 08, 2004
Rating: 5
Subscribe to:
Posts
(
Atom
)