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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.

IP: THERE'S NO ESCAPE...

One half of the IPKat who has just come back from her holidays noticed the following IP related articles in the British Airways inflight Bus...
- Friday, December 31, 2004
IP: THERE'S NO ESCAPE... IP: THERE'S NO ESCAPE... Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, December 31, 2004 Rating: 5

COMING OUT OF COPYRIGHT ...

Some jurisdictions employ the standard Berne Union measure of "life plus 50 years" for the duration of copyright; others employ th...
- Friday, December 31, 2004
COMING OUT OF COPYRIGHT ... COMING OUT OF COPYRIGHT ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, December 31, 2004 Rating: 5
BAR GRAPH BOOSTS CONFIDENCE OF COPYRIGHT LAWYERS BAR GRAPH BOOSTS CONFIDENCE OF COPYRIGHT LAWYERS Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, December 31, 2004 Rating: 5
ABUSE CASE SEALS BRING PRIVACY ACTION ABUSE CASE SEALS BRING PRIVACY ACTION Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, December 31, 2004 Rating: 5

IAM ... BUT ARE YOU?

The IPKat has finished perusing the December/January issue of the increasingly enjoyable and informative bimonthly Intellectual Asset Manage...
- Thursday, December 30, 2004
IAM ... BUT ARE YOU? IAM ... BUT ARE YOU? Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, December 30, 2004 Rating: 5
RANBAXY TAKES ON PFIZER OVER LIPITOR RANBAXY TAKES ON PFIZER OVER LIPITOR Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, December 30, 2004 Rating: 5

BY DESIGN, NOT BY ACCIDENT ...

The seventh and latest edition of Russell-Clarke and Howe on Industrial Designs -- has now been published by Sweet & Maxwell and is curr...
- Wednesday, December 29, 2004
BY DESIGN, NOT BY ACCIDENT ... BY DESIGN, NOT BY ACCIDENT ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 Rating: 5
KUNG FU HUSTLE: FROM FILM TITLE TO PAINT BRAND KUNG FU HUSTLE: FROM FILM TITLE TO PAINT BRAND Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 Rating: 5
DOES CHINESE MAGIC INFRINGE JAPANESE PATENT? DOES CHINESE MAGIC INFRINGE JAPANESE PATENT? Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 Rating: 5
PHOTOGRAPHY AND DIGITAL IMAGES: A NEW BOOK PHOTOGRAPHY AND DIGITAL IMAGES: A NEW BOOK Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 Rating: 5

DOES ANYONE REALLY CARE?

The IPKat has just read of the contrived attempt to ensure that the late Elvis Presley, heading for what would have been his 70th birthday, ...
- Monday, December 27, 2004
DOES ANYONE REALLY CARE? DOES ANYONE REALLY CARE? Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, December 27, 2004 Rating: 5
CURRYING FAVOUR WITH THE WTO: INDIA EXTENDS PATENT PROTECTION CURRYING FAVOUR WITH THE WTO: INDIA EXTENDS PATENT PROTECTION Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, December 27, 2004 Rating: 5
NEW EDITION OF PERFORMERS' RIGHTS NEW EDITION OF PERFORMERS' RIGHTS Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, December 26, 2004 Rating: 5
"NO GENUINE USE" OF GOEMAR'S TRADE MARK, RULES REFERRING COURT "NO GENUINE USE" OF GOEMAR'S TRADE MARK, RULES REFERRING COURT Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, December 26, 2004 Rating: 5
MARQUES TRIALS NEWS CHANNEL SERVICE MARQUES TRIALS NEWS CHANNEL SERVICE Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, December 26, 2004 Rating: 5
KILLER HEADLINE ATTACKS TRADE MARK KILLER HEADLINE ATTACKS TRADE MARK Reviewed by Jeremy on Saturday, December 25, 2004 Rating: 5
HO, HO, HO ...! HO, HO, HO ...! Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Saturday, December 25, 2004 Rating: 5

A GOOD WEEK FOR IP IN CHINA

The BBC reports that it has been a big week for IP rights in China. Honda has won what is reported to be a copyright case, allowing it to s...
- Friday, December 24, 2004
A GOOD WEEK FOR IP IN CHINA A GOOD WEEK FOR IP IN CHINA Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, December 24, 2004 Rating: 5

FIRST EIPR OF THE YEAR

The January 2005 issue of leading IP journal the European Intellectual Property Review has now been published. As ever, it contains loads of...
- Friday, December 24, 2004
FIRST EIPR OF THE YEAR FIRST EIPR OF THE YEAR Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, December 24, 2004 Rating: 5

DYSON SUCKS UP UNLICENSED COPYIST

In the High Court's Chancery Division last Tuesday, in Dyson Ltd v Qualtex (UK) Ltd [2004] EWHC 2981 (Ch), Mr Justice Mann handed Dyson ...
- Friday, December 24, 2004
DYSON SUCKS UP UNLICENSED COPYIST DYSON SUCKS UP UNLICENSED COPYIST Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, December 24, 2004 Rating: 5

EU AND WTO NOT BUDDIES

The Trademark Blog carries the news that the WTO has criticised the EU for its handling of the dispute between Czech Budweiser and America...
- Thursday, December 23, 2004
EU AND WTO NOT BUDDIES EU AND WTO NOT BUDDIES Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, December 23, 2004 Rating: 5
CANADA PROPOSES GENERIC DRUGS PATENT AMENDMENT CANADA PROPOSES GENERIC DRUGS PATENT AMENDMENT Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 Rating: 5
IRISH SIGN UP FOR PARIS TEXT OF BERNE IRISH SIGN UP FOR PARIS TEXT OF BERNE Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 Rating: 5
TRADE MARK LICENSING: AT LAST, THE SEQUEL TRADE MARK LICENSING: AT LAST, THE SEQUEL Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 Rating: 5
DON'T BE A SILLY SAUSAGE SAYS OHIM DON'T BE A SILLY SAUSAGE SAYS OHIM Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 Rating: 5
MANUALLY OPERATED MACHINE "NOT AN INFRINGEMENT" MANUALLY OPERATED MACHINE "NOT AN INFRINGEMENT" Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 Rating: 5
SOFTWARE DIRECTIVE SWIMS WITH THE FISHES SOFTWARE DIRECTIVE SWIMS WITH THE FISHES Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 Rating: 5

FISH AND MICROCHIPS

The Register reports that the EU is due to give its final approval to the Software Patent Directive tomorrow (Tuesday). Bizarrely though, it...
- Monday, December 20, 2004
FISH AND MICROCHIPS FISH AND MICROCHIPS Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, December 20, 2004 Rating: 5
CAT TRIUMPHS OVER PARSIMONIOUS ABBOTT CAT TRIUMPHS OVER PARSIMONIOUS ABBOTT Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, December 20, 2004 Rating: 5

THE IPKAT RECOMMENDS...

...that you take a look at the Becker-Posner Blog , where the dynamic duo have posted their thoughts on pharmaceutical patents. Of particula...
- Monday, December 20, 2004
THE IPKAT RECOMMENDS... THE IPKAT RECOMMENDS... Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, December 20, 2004 Rating: 5
HARD CHEESE FOR BONGRAIN AS COURT SAYS NO TO TM APPLICATION HARD CHEESE FOR BONGRAIN AS COURT SAYS NO TO TM APPLICATION Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, December 20, 2004 Rating: 5

RONALDINHO NETS HIS OWN NAME

arcelona and Brazil sharp-shooting football star Ronaldinho has secured the right to the www.ronaldinhogaucho.com domain name, according to...
- Sunday, December 19, 2004
RONALDINHO NETS HIS OWN NAME RONALDINHO NETS HIS OWN NAME Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, December 19, 2004 Rating: 5
ETMR: SPECIAL TRADE MARK DILUTION ISSUE ETMR: SPECIAL TRADE MARK DILUTION ISSUE Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, December 19, 2004 Rating: 5
APPLE BRINGS TRADE SECRECY ACTION APPLE BRINGS TRADE SECRECY ACTION Reviewed by Anonymous on Saturday, December 18, 2004 Rating: 5

ELVISLY YOURS ... FOR A LARGE SUM

Ananova mentions in passing that Elvis Presley's intellectual property assets are on the move: the report states that American businessm...
- Friday, December 17, 2004
ELVISLY YOURS ... FOR A LARGE SUM ELVISLY YOURS ... FOR A LARGE SUM Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, December 17, 2004 Rating: 5
TURKEY'S ENTRANCE TO BRING MORE RIGHTS FOR IP OWNERS? TURKEY'S ENTRANCE TO BRING MORE RIGHTS FOR IP OWNERS? Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, December 17, 2004 Rating: 5

PAT LIT: WHO PAYS?

The Court of Appeal ruled yesterday on some interesting costs aspects of patent litigation in SmithKline Beecham plc and others v Apotex E...
- Friday, December 17, 2004
PAT LIT: WHO PAYS? PAT LIT: WHO PAYS? Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, December 17, 2004 Rating: 5
THE WOMAN FORMERLY KNOWN AS MAXINE CARR THE WOMAN FORMERLY KNOWN AS MAXINE CARR Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, December 17, 2004 Rating: 5

CROSS-LICENSING: A GAME FOR TWO?

The Register reports today that Autodesk and Microsoft have signed a cross-licensing agreement that will give each company broader access to...
- Thursday, December 16, 2004
CROSS-LICENSING: A GAME FOR TWO? CROSS-LICENSING: A GAME FOR TWO? Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, December 16, 2004 Rating: 5
LATEST AD, MARKET AND BRAND JOURNAL LATEST AD, MARKET AND BRAND JOURNAL Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, December 16, 2004 Rating: 5

GOOGLE TRADE MARK TRIUMPH

Findlaw reports that Google has just won the case against it brought by Geico. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema has said that Google’s A...
- Thursday, December 16, 2004
GOOGLE TRADE MARK TRIUMPH GOOGLE TRADE MARK TRIUMPH Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, December 16, 2004 Rating: 5
HONEYWELL TURNS INFRINGER INTO INCOME SOURCE HONEYWELL TURNS INFRINGER INTO INCOME SOURCE Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 Rating: 5

DILUTION'S SAVIN GRACE?

The IPKat wishes to draw your attention to a recent US case. Those of you who have been following US law will realise that the Supreme Court...
- Wednesday, December 15, 2004
DILUTION'S SAVIN GRACE? DILUTION'S SAVIN GRACE? Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 Rating: 5
NO TO MORE SOFTWARE PATENTS, SAYS UK GOVERNMENT NO TO MORE SOFTWARE PATENTS, SAYS UK GOVERNMENT Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 Rating: 5

LIFE SCIENCES LAW & BUSINESS

Issue 5 of Life Sciences Law & Business , the bimonthly published by Legalease , has just been published. Each issue typically contains...
- Wednesday, December 15, 2004
LIFE SCIENCES LAW & BUSINESS LIFE SCIENCES LAW & BUSINESS Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 Rating: 5
ARTWORK THAT REALLY STRETCHES CREDIBILITY ARTWORK THAT REALLY STRETCHES CREDIBILITY Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 Rating: 5
IPKAT RANT: THE LANGUAGE ISSUE (AGAIN) IPKAT RANT: THE LANGUAGE ISSUE (AGAIN) Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 Rating: 5

JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

Findlaw reports that a disgruntled litigant has put a judge up for sale on ebay. Janet Schoenberg placed a picture of housing judge Jerald ...
- Tuesday, December 14, 2004
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF JUDGE FOR YOURSELF Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 Rating: 5

"FILM THEFT IN THE UK"

According to the excellent Digital Lifestyles magazine the UK Film Council has launched today a 94-page report containing 30 measures the Co...
- Monday, December 13, 2004
"FILM THEFT IN THE UK" "FILM THEFT IN THE UK" Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, December 13, 2004 Rating: 5
BRANDING: SURE, IT'S IMPORTANT, BUT ... BRANDING: SURE, IT'S IMPORTANT, BUT ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, December 13, 2004 Rating: 5

DO-IT-YOURSELF EPITAPHS

Ananova reports that Geng Xiaohong, a teacher in northwestern China, is under investigation for getting his students write their own epitaph...
- Monday, December 13, 2004
DO-IT-YOURSELF EPITAPHS DO-IT-YOURSELF EPITAPHS Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, December 13, 2004 Rating: 5

SUPREME COURT TO HEAR P2P CASE

The New York Times reports that the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case concerning the liability of the providers of peer-to-peer fi...
- Monday, December 13, 2004
SUPREME COURT TO HEAR P2P CASE SUPREME COURT TO HEAR P2P CASE Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, December 13, 2004 Rating: 5
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