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TALK AT QUEEN MARY, NEXT THURSDAY TALK AT QUEEN MARY, NEXT THURSDAY Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, June 30, 2005 Rating: 5

EIPR ISSUE 7 OUT NOW

The fun-packed July issue of Sweet & Maxwell's European Intellectual Property Review has come out. Goodies on offer include: * Silk...
- Thursday, June 30, 2005
EIPR ISSUE 7 OUT NOW EIPR ISSUE 7 OUT NOW Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, June 30, 2005 Rating: 5

TOD'S LAW: THE ECJ RULES

The second major intellectual property ruling from the European Court of Justice today comes in Case C-28/04 , Tod's SpA and Tod's F...
- Thursday, June 30, 2005
TOD'S LAW: THE ECJ RULES TOD'S LAW: THE ECJ RULES Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, June 30, 2005 Rating: 5
SOUR REACTION TO "STUFFED LEMON" CTM APPEAL SOUR REACTION TO "STUFFED LEMON" CTM APPEAL Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, June 30, 2005 Rating: 5
THE KAT THEY COULDN'T SILENCE THE KAT THEY COULDN'T SILENCE Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, June 30, 2005 Rating: 5
PATENTEE CAN'T AMEND DEAD PATENT BACK TO LIFE AGAIN PATENTEE CAN'T AMEND DEAD PATENT BACK TO LIFE AGAIN Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 Rating: 5

FORTHCOMING EURO-ATTRACTIONS ...

The IPKat is getting all excited again about the intellectual property cases coming up before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and the Co...
- Wednesday, June 29, 2005
FORTHCOMING EURO-ATTRACTIONS ... FORTHCOMING EURO-ATTRACTIONS ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 Rating: 5

HEY FESTO!

The Festo litigation has probably come to an end, Findlaw reports . After 17 years and two trips to the Supreme Court, the Massachusetts Dis...
- Wednesday, June 29, 2005
HEY FESTO! HEY FESTO! Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 Rating: 5

BHB BEFORE COURT OF APPEAL

Amanda Maclachlan of Allen & Overy informs the IPKat that The William Hill v British Horseracing Board case kick-started in the Court o...
- Tuesday, June 28, 2005
BHB BEFORE COURT OF APPEAL BHB BEFORE COURT OF APPEAL Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 Rating: 5
CANAL UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A TRADE MARK CANAL UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A TRADE MARK Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 Rating: 5

GRAPPLING WITH GROKSTER

A more detailed analysis by the IPKat of the majority judgment in today’s Supreme Court Grokster decision . Grokster is a file-sharing netwo...
- Tuesday, June 28, 2005
GRAPPLING WITH GROKSTER GRAPPLING WITH GROKSTER Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 Rating: 5

GROKSTER DECIDED

USA Today reports that the Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the copyright holders in MGM v Grokster . According to the paper, a unanimou...
- Monday, June 27, 2005
GROKSTER DECIDED GROKSTER DECIDED Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, June 27, 2005 Rating: 5
COKE TO SHARE SHELF SPACE WITH TIDDLERS COKE TO SHARE SHELF SPACE WITH TIDDLERS Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, June 27, 2005 Rating: 5

GROKSTER...

...the case in which the US Supreme Court will opine on the copyright implications of P2P technology is due to be decided today. Watch this ...
- Monday, June 27, 2005
GROKSTER... GROKSTER... Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, June 27, 2005 Rating: 5
TECH TRANSFER: THE LARGE PRINT EDITION TECH TRANSFER: THE LARGE PRINT EDITION Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, June 26, 2005 Rating: 5

BORDELLO BUST-UP

The Las Vegas Sun reports on a case in dubious taste. The US Government seized the Mustang Ranch Brothel after its owners were found to ha...
- Sunday, June 26, 2005
BORDELLO BUST-UP BORDELLO BUST-UP Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, June 26, 2005 Rating: 5
ULTRAFRAME "STIFFENING MEMBER" PATENT HELD VALID AND INFRINGED ULTRAFRAME "STIFFENING MEMBER" PATENT HELD VALID AND INFRINGED Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, June 24, 2005 Rating: 5
JOURNALIST PROVES THAT PATENTS AREN'T BORING JOURNALIST PROVES THAT PATENTS AREN'T BORING Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, June 24, 2005 Rating: 5
RAMBUS ACCUSED OF PATENT AMBUSH IN EUROPE TOO RAMBUS ACCUSED OF PATENT AMBUSH IN EUROPE TOO Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, June 24, 2005 Rating: 5
KEEPING UP TO DATE WITH THE LAW - TALK AT QUEEN MARY KEEPING UP TO DATE WITH THE LAW - TALK AT QUEEN MARY Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, June 24, 2005 Rating: 5
SOFTWARE PATENTS ANOTHER STEP CLOSER MAYBE PERHAPS SOFTWARE PATENTS ANOTHER STEP CLOSER MAYBE PERHAPS Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, June 23, 2005 Rating: 5

VALUING IP IN JAPAN

Yet another book has caught the IPKat's attention. This one's called Valuing Intellectual Property in Japan, Britain and the United ...
- Thursday, June 23, 2005
VALUING IP IN JAPAN VALUING IP IN JAPAN Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, June 23, 2005 Rating: 5

STILL NO GROKSTER DECISION

The US Supreme Court still has not delivered its opinion in the Grokster case. Monday is the last day of the judicial term and the decison i...
- Thursday, June 23, 2005
STILL NO GROKSTER DECISION STILL NO GROKSTER DECISION Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, June 23, 2005 Rating: 5

LATEST ETMR NOW OUT

The July-August double issue of Sweet & Maxwell's European Trade Mark Reports has now been published, once again more than a week a...
- Thursday, June 23, 2005
LATEST ETMR NOW OUT LATEST ETMR NOW OUT Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, June 23, 2005 Rating: 5
A NEW POSTAL DELIVERY SERVICE FROM THE IPKAT A NEW POSTAL DELIVERY SERVICE FROM THE IPKAT Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, June 23, 2005 Rating: 5

THE GENEVA ACT: A NEW BOOK

The IPKat has received a very handsome review copy of his friend William T. Fryer III's new book, The Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agr...
- Wednesday, June 22, 2005
THE GENEVA ACT: A NEW BOOK THE GENEVA ACT: A NEW BOOK Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 Rating: 5

EUROCERMEX DUE NEXT THURSDAY

Next Thursday, the ECJ will be delivering its decison in the Eurocermex case. The question for the court to consider is the registrability a...
- Wednesday, June 22, 2005
EUROCERMEX DUE NEXT THURSDAY EUROCERMEX DUE NEXT THURSDAY Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 Rating: 5
EUROPE CALLS FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY PATENT HARMONISATION EUROPE CALLS FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY PATENT HARMONISATION Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 Rating: 5
JUDGE PROTECTS CLOTHING CO AGAINST CRIMINAL COMPETITOR JUDGE PROTECTS CLOTHING CO AGAINST CRIMINAL COMPETITOR Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 Rating: 5

TWO FROM THE CFI

The first of today's Court of First Instance's (CFI's) appeals from the OHIM Boards of Appeal is Case T-34/04 , Plus Warenhandel...
- Wednesday, June 22, 2005
TWO FROM THE CFI TWO FROM THE CFI Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 Rating: 5
SHOCK, HORROR! "BORED" JUDGE QUITS FOR IP CONSULTANCY SHOCK, HORROR! "BORED" JUDGE QUITS FOR IP CONSULTANCY Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 Rating: 5

AS IF BY MAGIC...

Last Friday the IPKat had a little moan about the lack of IP decisions by female IP judges. Then, as if by magic, in today's Court of Ap...
- Tuesday, June 21, 2005
AS IF BY MAGIC... AS IF BY MAGIC... Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 Rating: 5

DOUBLE NAME SHAME ...

The IPKat found this on Snark Hunting, the naming and branding blog. The embarrassing thing is that so many of us will look at branded produ...
- Tuesday, June 21, 2005
DOUBLE NAME SHAME ... DOUBLE NAME SHAME ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 Rating: 5

LIBYA GOES FOR THE PCT

PCT membership: will it aid Libya's push from desert economy to technocracy? The IPKat has just learned that the Socialist People’s Lib...
- Tuesday, June 21, 2005
LIBYA GOES FOR THE PCT LIBYA GOES FOR THE PCT Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 Rating: 5
A GRAVE DECISION FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL A GRAVE DECISION FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 Rating: 5
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