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IT'S A WIND-UP

The Physics and Law Group of the Institute of Physics is holding its AGM on 19 October with Trevor Baylis as the guest speaker. His subject ...
- Thursday, August 31, 2006
IT'S A WIND-UP IT'S A WIND-UP Reviewed by Unknown on Thursday, August 31, 2006 Rating: 5

GOVERNMENT COPYRIGHT; ATRIPING

Government copyright blunder Silicon.com reports that the British Governments super-techie decision to use YouTube to disseminate public ...
- Thursday, August 31, 2006
GOVERNMENT COPYRIGHT; ATRIPING GOVERNMENT COPYRIGHT; ATRIPING Reviewed by Unknown on Thursday, August 31, 2006 Rating: 5

FIVE GOLDEN RINGS

Five Golden Rings The IPKat's excitement at receiving his copy of Sweet & Maxwell's International Sports Law Review is somet...
- Thursday, August 31, 2006
FIVE GOLDEN RINGS FIVE GOLDEN RINGS Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, August 31, 2006 Rating: 5

WIKIS AND COMMUNITY PATENTS

CNet reports on Wikipatents.com , a newly set-up website allowing the public to rewrite a patent's description in laypersons' terms...
- Tuesday, August 29, 2006
WIKIS AND COMMUNITY PATENTS WIKIS AND COMMUNITY PATENTS Reviewed by Unknown on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 Rating: 5

I WAS ONLY TRYING TO HELP

Contact Music reports that William Smith, the producer who released a number of singles recorded by American Idol winner Taylor Hicks to iT...
- Monday, August 28, 2006
I WAS ONLY TRYING TO HELP I WAS ONLY TRYING TO HELP Reviewed by Unknown on Monday, August 28, 2006 Rating: 5

LATEST IP REVIEW

Latest IP Review Following its recent transformation from partnership to limited company, CPA has spared no effort to upgrade its quarterl...
- Monday, August 28, 2006
LATEST IP REVIEW LATEST IP REVIEW Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, August 28, 2006 Rating: 5

RODEO - A ROUND-UP OF THE ISSUES

Rodeo - a Round-up of the issues The IPKat has received information on a fascinating German decision from his friend, lawyer and scholar M...
- Friday, August 25, 2006
RODEO - A ROUND-UP OF THE ISSUES RODEO - A ROUND-UP OF THE ISSUES Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, August 25, 2006 Rating: 5
UK REGISTRY TO WARN TM OWNERS OF DANGERS OF CONFLICT UK REGISTRY TO WARN TM OWNERS OF DANGERS OF CONFLICT Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, August 24, 2006 Rating: 5
SKY'S THE LIMIT, BUT AL JAZEERA'S CHEAPER SKY'S THE LIMIT, BUT AL JAZEERA'S CHEAPER Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 Rating: 5

UGGS FACTS

The IPKat has learnt from The Age that the Austrialian Government has released details of the settlement between Deckers, the US company w...
- Wednesday, August 23, 2006
UGGS FACTS UGGS FACTS Reviewed by Unknown on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 Rating: 5

KEEPING TABS ON GUITARISTS

Keeping tabs on guitarists The IPKat thanks his friend Miri Frankel once again (as well as Tun Zaw Mra , who emailed him on this very sub...
- Tuesday, August 22, 2006
KEEPING TABS ON GUITARISTS KEEPING TABS ON GUITARISTS Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 Rating: 5

EAST MEETS WEST

Japanese cases The IPKat has been asked to draw his readers’ attention to the English translations of Japanese intellectual property cases...
- Tuesday, August 22, 2006
EAST MEETS WEST EAST MEETS WEST Reviewed by Unknown on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 Rating: 5

INNOVATION, GOVERNANCE AND WHAT?

Innovation, governance .. and what? Intellectual Property Rights: Innovation, Governance and the Institutional Environment is another new...
- Monday, August 21, 2006
INNOVATION, GOVERNANCE AND WHAT? INNOVATION, GOVERNANCE AND WHAT? Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, August 21, 2006 Rating: 5

TORY TROUBLE

For those of you who think that the right wing is generally pro-IP, bear in mind the St Albans Conservative party. The St Albans Observer ...
- Monday, August 21, 2006
TORY TROUBLE TORY TROUBLE Reviewed by Unknown on Monday, August 21, 2006 Rating: 5

LATEST ETMR

Latest ETMR The September 2006 issue of Sweet & Maxwell's monthly European Trade Mark Reports has now been published, once again ...
- Sunday, August 20, 2006
LATEST ETMR LATEST ETMR Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, August 20, 2006 Rating: 5

GEOGRAPHICAL JOLLIES

Unfortunate Tokyo trade mark GI japes Seems like GIs are the order of the day. *AND reports that Ethiopia is considering the first ...
- Sunday, August 20, 2006
GEOGRAPHICAL JOLLIES GEOGRAPHICAL JOLLIES Reviewed by Unknown on Sunday, August 20, 2006 Rating: 5

PATENTS AND EXPERIMENTAL USE

Patents and experimental use A couple of days ago the IPKat posted a note on a book on employee inventors' rights published by the Int...
- Saturday, August 19, 2006
PATENTS AND EXPERIMENTAL USE PATENTS AND EXPERIMENTAL USE Reviewed by Jeremy on Saturday, August 19, 2006 Rating: 5

FRIDAY REMINDERS

Friday reminders ... IP Litigation conference . If you haven't yet booked to attend IP Enforcement and Remedies: An international per...
- Friday, August 18, 2006
FRIDAY REMINDERS FRIDAY REMINDERS Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, August 18, 2006 Rating: 5

THAILAND AND LUCK

Thai patent GlaxoSmithKline has withdrawn a Thai patent application for an AIDs drug following public pressure. So reports LifeStyleExtra ...
- Thursday, August 17, 2006
THAILAND AND LUCK THAILAND AND LUCK Reviewed by Unknown on Thursday, August 17, 2006 Rating: 5

OWNERSHIP OF EMPLOYEE INVENTIONS

Ownership of employee inventions Right: a scene from The Man in the White Suit , a classic movie tale of the fight to control an errant e...
- Thursday, August 17, 2006
OWNERSHIP OF EMPLOYEE INVENTIONS OWNERSHIP OF EMPLOYEE INVENTIONS Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, August 17, 2006 Rating: 5

SCOTLAND THE TRADE MARKED

The Scotsman reports that the Trade Mark Registry has allowed a company to register EDINBURGH PALE ALE, even though the beer is brewed in D...
- Wednesday, August 16, 2006
SCOTLAND THE TRADE MARKED SCOTLAND THE TRADE MARKED Reviewed by Unknown on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 Rating: 5

COMPUTER LAW CONFERENCE; G****

Computer Law Conference The IPKat's friend and hero Andres Guadamuz (the TechnoLlama ) has drawn his attention to the Sixth Computer L...
- Wednesday, August 16, 2006
COMPUTER LAW CONFERENCE; G**** COMPUTER LAW CONFERENCE; G**** Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 Rating: 5
GRUMPY, SLEEPY, DOPEY ...; ESPRESSO MACHINE FOR LIT WORKS GRUMPY, SLEEPY, DOPEY ...; ESPRESSO MACHINE FOR LIT WORKS Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 Rating: 5

COMPUTER CAPERS

Software patents Slashdot claims that the European patent ‘war’ (their term, not the IPKat’s) is to gather momentum again this winter. I...
- Tuesday, August 15, 2006
COMPUTER CAPERS COMPUTER CAPERS Reviewed by Unknown on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 Rating: 5
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