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The team is Eleonora Rosati, Annsley Merelle Ward and Merpel. E-mail the Kats here!

The team is joined by GuestKats Kevin Bercimuelle-Chamot, Jocelyn Bosse, Alessandro Cerri, Anastasiia Kyrylenko, Marcel Pemsel and Anna Maria Stein.

SpecialKats: Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo (TechieKat), Antonios Baris (Book Review Editor), Rose Hughes (PatKat) and Chijioke Okorie (Africa Correspondent).

InternKats: Asude Sena Moya and Söğüt Atilla.

BERMUDA TRADE MARK TRIANGLE

Thanks to Piter de Weerd for drawing the attention of the IPKat to an article in the Royal Gazette reporting that half of the 37,000 registe...
- Wednesday, March 31, 2004
BERMUDA TRADE MARK TRIANGLE BERMUDA TRADE MARK TRIANGLE Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 Rating: 5
MORE REPORTED COPYRIGHT AND DESIGN CASES MORE REPORTED COPYRIGHT AND DESIGN CASES Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 Rating: 5
SQUEEZE THE FORMER GATOR TILL IT REALLY HERTZ SQUEEZE THE FORMER GATOR TILL IT REALLY HERTZ Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 Rating: 5
DISNEY CLAIM CONCERNING POOH STICKS DISNEY CLAIM CONCERNING POOH STICKS Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 Rating: 5
GEROLSTEINER, KERRY SPRING AND THE WATERING DOWN OF A GERMAN TRADE MARK GEROLSTEINER, KERRY SPRING AND THE WATERING DOWN OF A GERMAN TRADE MARK Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, March 29, 2004 Rating: 5
TO BE AND TO HAVE ... TO BE AND TO HAVE ... Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Monday, March 29, 2004 Rating: 5
VIMTO MARKETEERS SET TO RECONQUER INDIA? VIMTO MARKETEERS SET TO RECONQUER INDIA? Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Sunday, March 28, 2004 Rating: 5
LATEST REPORTED EUROPEAN TRADE MARK CASES LATEST REPORTED EUROPEAN TRADE MARK CASES Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Saturday, March 27, 2004 Rating: 5
A FACE LIFT FOR THE IPKAT A FACE LIFT FOR THE IPKAT Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Friday, March 26, 2004 Rating: 5

CRY YOUR EYES OUT, COKE

A prize for sparkling wit goes to The Onion of 24 March, "Coke-Sponsored Rover Finds Evidence of Dasani on Mars" (for Dasani scro...
- Friday, March 26, 2004
CRY YOUR EYES OUT, COKE CRY YOUR EYES OUT, COKE Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, March 26, 2004 Rating: 5
IPKAT BOOK NOTICE: IP RIGHTS IN EU LAW -- Free Movement and Competition Law IPKAT BOOK NOTICE: <em>IP RIGHTS IN EU LAW -- Free Movement and Competition Law</em> Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, March 26, 2004 Rating: 5
KING'S ESTATE TURNS BACK ITS BACK ON SCOTTISH ROOTS KING'S ESTATE TURNS BACK ITS BACK ON SCOTTISH ROOTS Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, March 25, 2004 Rating: 5
BRITISH DOWNLOADERS COURT IN THE ACT BRITISH DOWNLOADERS COURT IN THE ACT Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, March 25, 2004 Rating: 5
MTV TUSSLES WITH INDEPENDENTS IN ROYALTY SPAT MTV TUSSLES WITH INDEPENDENTS IN ROYALTY SPAT Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, March 25, 2004 Rating: 5

OHIM - THE INDIAN CONNECTION

In an attempt to curry favour with his readers, the IPKat draws your attention to an article in today’s Daily Telegraph . The piece describ...
- Wednesday, March 24, 2004
OHIM - THE INDIAN CONNECTION OHIM - THE INDIAN CONNECTION Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 Rating: 5
THE EDUCATIONAL BURDEN: UPLOAD, DOWNLOAD ... THE EDUCATIONAL BURDEN: UPLOAD, DOWNLOAD ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 Rating: 5
DO LAWYERS TARNISH HEALTHY BRANDS? DO LAWYERS TARNISH HEALTHY BRANDS? Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 Rating: 5

IPKAT TO VISIT FORDHAM <br>IPKAT TO VISIT FORDHAM Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 Rating: 5

GI JOE PLAYS RUBENS: BUT IS IT ART? <br>GI JOE PLAYS RUBENS: BUT IS IT ART? Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 Rating: 5

IT'S ENOUGH TO BURST A BLOOD VESSEL <br>IT'S ENOUGH TO BURST A BLOOD VESSEL Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 Rating: 5

LAND LAW FOR IP LAWYERS

It’s not often that planning or ramblers’ right issues are of direct interest to IP lawyers. However, articles on the BBC website and in th...
- Tuesday, March 23, 2004
LAND LAW FOR IP LAWYERS LAND LAW FOR IP LAWYERS Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 Rating: 5
VOICI UN INFRINGEMENT DE COPYRIGHT VOICI UN INFRINGEMENT DE COPYRIGHT Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 Rating: 5
NEW PERSPECTIVE ON COPYRIGHT MISUSE DOCTRINE IN THE US NEW PERSPECTIVE ON COPYRIGHT MISUSE DOCTRINE IN THE US Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Monday, March 22, 2004 Rating: 5
NEW ZEALAND TO ALLOW (LIMITED) CD COPYING? NEW ZEALAND TO ALLOW (LIMITED) CD COPYING? Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, March 21, 2004 Rating: 5
SHOCK HORROR SPUNK AND CANCER SCARE PULLS PLUG ON DASANI IN THE UK SHOCK HORROR SPUNK AND CANCER SCARE PULLS PLUG ON DASANI IN THE UK Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, March 21, 2004 Rating: 5
IP DISPUTE RESOLUTION: READ ALL ABOUT IT IP DISPUTE RESOLUTION: READ ALL ABOUT IT Reviewed by Jeremy on Saturday, March 20, 2004 Rating: 5
OF FAMOUS FOLK, FANS AND FOLLOWERS OF FAMOUS FOLK, FANS AND FOLLOWERS Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Friday, March 19, 2004 Rating: 5
TRADE MARKS AS SOCIAL CHARACTERS: the new legal issues of identity protection TRADE MARKS AS SOCIAL CHARACTERS: the new legal issues of identity protection Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, March 19, 2004 Rating: 5

IN THE DRIVING SEAT

Always keen to boost his vocabulary, the IPKat delights in learning new words. Imagine his delight, therefore, at finding the word “Volvoid”...
- Friday, March 19, 2004
IN THE DRIVING SEAT IN THE DRIVING SEAT Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, March 19, 2004 Rating: 5

THE ONLY GOOD INDIAN …?

The subscription-only All England Direct service has just thrown up another UK trade mark case, Mukadam v Indobrit Magazine Ltd and another...
- Friday, March 19, 2004
THE ONLY GOOD INDIAN …? THE ONLY GOOD INDIAN …? Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, March 19, 2004 Rating: 5
OWN NAME DEFENCE HAS SPHERES OF INFLUENCE OWN NAME DEFENCE HAS SPHERES OF INFLUENCE Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 Rating: 5
THE RETURN OF THE BADGE OF ALLEGIANCE ARGUMENT THE RETURN OF THE BADGE OF ALLEGIANCE ARGUMENT Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, March 18, 2004 Rating: 5
WINDS OF CHANGE: PERESTROIKA AND THE RUSSIAN COPYRIGHT SYSTEM WINDS OF CHANGE: PERESTROIKA AND THE RUSSIAN COPYRIGHT SYSTEM Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 Rating: 5
IPKAT BOOK REVIEW: SINGER AND STAUDER’S “THE EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION” IPKAT BOOK REVIEW: SINGER AND STAUDER’S “THE EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION” Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 Rating: 5
SALAMI-SLICING DECISION TO GET THE CHOP? SALAMI-SLICING DECISION TO GET THE CHOP? Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 Rating: 5
NOT SO FAST, COURT OF APPEAL TELLS GLAXO NOT SO FAST, COURT OF APPEAL TELLS GLAXO Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 Rating: 5
SHOCK NEWS - PROVISION OF INFORMATION IS PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION SHOCK NEWS - PROVISION OF INFORMATION IS PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 Rating: 5
MOVE OVER, VOKDA: RUSSIANS QUEUE FOR "BECKHAM'S" GIN MOVE OVER, VOKDA: RUSSIANS QUEUE FOR "BECKHAM'S" GIN Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, March 15, 2004 Rating: 5
FA TO KICK ISRAELI POOLS INTO TOUCH? FA TO KICK ISRAELI POOLS INTO TOUCH? Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, March 15, 2004 Rating: 5
FRENCH ALLOW DISNEY TO KEEP CLOWNING AROUND FRENCH ALLOW DISNEY TO KEEP CLOWNING AROUND Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Sunday, March 14, 2004 Rating: 5
RARE PLANT VARIETIES CASE HITS ECJ RARE PLANT VARIETIES CASE HITS ECJ Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Friday, March 12, 2004 Rating: 5
CHOW YUN-FAT REFUSES TO LET CONTRACT DRAG-ON CHOW YUN-FAT REFUSES TO LET CONTRACT DRAG-ON Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, March 12, 2004 Rating: 5
SPANISH LAWYER TAKES A GOOD NAME FOR HIMSELF SPANISH LAWYER TAKES A GOOD NAME FOR HIMSELF Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, March 11, 2004 Rating: 5

SURF'S UP FOR EOLAS

The BBC reports that the US Patent and Trademark Office has annulled Patent 5,838,906, which protects the execution of remote code embedde...
- Thursday, March 11, 2004
SURF'S UP FOR EOLAS SURF'S UP FOR EOLAS Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, March 11, 2004 Rating: 5
BEDFORD BACKS BT IN THE RACE AGAINST 118 118 BEDFORD BACKS BT IN THE RACE AGAINST 118 118 Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 Rating: 5
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