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WIPO ON TMS; MAN ON WATER

TMs @ WIPO Good news for trade mark bores. The Sixteenth Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Trade Marks will take place between 13 a...
- Tuesday, October 31, 2006
WIPO ON TMS; MAN ON WATER WIPO ON TMS; MAN ON WATER Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 Rating: 5

KEEP THOSE COSTS DOWN!

Keep those costs down! UK law firm Addleshaw Goddard is hosting a seminar, "Reducing the Cost of Intellectual Property Enforcement...
- Tuesday, October 31, 2006
KEEP THOSE COSTS DOWN! KEEP THOSE COSTS DOWN! Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 Rating: 5
MERPEL'S PLAYSTATION - AN EXPERT RESPONDS MERPEL'S PLAYSTATION - AN EXPERT RESPONDS Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, October 30, 2006 Rating: 5

BLACA, PIES AND PRIVATE COPYING

BLACA meeting BLACA Chair, Uma ‘Copyright’ Suthersanen has asked the IPKat to tip his readers off about the forthcoming BLACA meeting entitl...
- Monday, October 30, 2006
BLACA, PIES AND PRIVATE COPYING BLACA, PIES AND PRIVATE COPYING Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, October 30, 2006 Rating: 5
COURT OF APPEAL RULES ON BUSINESS METHOD AND COMPUTER PROG PATENTS COURT OF APPEAL RULES ON BUSINESS METHOD AND COMPUTER PROG PATENTS Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, October 29, 2006 Rating: 5

TWO FROM THE BEEB

The IPKat brings you two news items from the BBC - one which was drawn to his attention by Simon Haslam (Abel & Imray), the other of w...
- Friday, October 27, 2006
TWO FROM THE BEEB TWO FROM THE BEEB Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, October 27, 2006 Rating: 5
ROLLER COASTER RIDE FOR SOFTWARE WRITER; TWO FROM THE ECJ ROLLER COASTER RIDE FOR SOFTWARE WRITER; TWO FROM THE ECJ Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, October 26, 2006 Rating: 5

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE

The IPKat is grateful to John Halton for pointing out this piece from the Guardian about the attempt to Starbucks to stop Ethiopian coffee ...
- Thursday, October 26, 2006
WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, October 26, 2006 Rating: 5
EINSTEIN - WHO NEEDS HIM?; ENGLISH SAUSAGES EINSTEIN - WHO NEEDS HIM?; ENGLISH SAUSAGES Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, October 26, 2006 Rating: 5

ODA/RODA

ODA/RODA The IPKat begs to inform you of a fresh Court of First Instance ruling on an appeal from Alicante on a Community trade mark issue. ...
- Wednesday, October 25, 2006
ODA/RODA ODA/RODA Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Rating: 5

NEW YORK, NEW YORK ...

New York, New York Here are a couple of American curiosities from the IPKat's colonial cousin Miri Frankel ( Beanstalk ), via the New Yo...
- Wednesday, October 25, 2006
NEW YORK, NEW YORK ... NEW YORK, NEW YORK ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Rating: 5

ISRAELI BUSINESS METHODS CASE

Globes Online reports that the Israeli Patent Registrar has ruled that business methods cannot be patented in Israel. The application, by ...
- Wednesday, October 25, 2006
ISRAELI BUSINESS METHODS CASE ISRAELI BUSINESS METHODS CASE Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Rating: 5

FORTHCOMING IPI EVENTS

The IPKat is delighted to tell you about a couple of upcoming events organised by the Intellectual Property Institute, United Kingdom. The ...
- Tuesday, October 24, 2006
FORTHCOMING IPI EVENTS FORTHCOMING IPI EVENTS Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 Rating: 5
NOT PLAYING THE GAME; SHOOT TO KILL; HALF-BAKED, OR HOT POTATOES? NOT PLAYING THE GAME; SHOOT TO KILL; HALF-BAKED, OR HOT POTATOES? Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 Rating: 5

OHIM STATS

The IPKat brings you the excitement of the official OHIM statistics for 2006, which are now online and available here . Points of note inclu...
- Monday, October 23, 2006
OHIM STATS OHIM STATS Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, October 23, 2006 Rating: 5
FYSH SLIPS THROUGH NET; LATEST IP&T FYSH SLIPS THROUGH NET; LATEST IP&T Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, October 23, 2006 Rating: 5

SUSPECT SCOUTS; CONFUSED WIPO

Dob, dob, dob United Press International reports that Boy Scouts in Los Angeles can work towards a badge for learning about ‘piracy’. To ea...
- Sunday, October 22, 2006
SUSPECT SCOUTS; CONFUSED WIPO SUSPECT SCOUTS; CONFUSED WIPO Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, October 22, 2006 Rating: 5

IPtalk COMES ONLINE; LATEST JIPLP

IPtalk comes online Inlex Conseil , based in Paris, France, has just sent the IPKat issue three of IPtalk , a magazine that provides lively ...
- Sunday, October 22, 2006
IPtalk COMES ONLINE; LATEST JIPLP IPtalk COMES ONLINE; LATEST JIPLP Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, October 22, 2006 Rating: 5
GOOD NEWS FOR DECISION-BROWSERS; GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN GOOD NEWS FOR DECISION-BROWSERS; GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Reviewed by Jeremy on Saturday, October 21, 2006 Rating: 5

SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND

Apple claims i and Pod The IPKat's friend Miri Frankel drew his attention to this delightful snippet from The Onion . Further comment is...
- Friday, October 20, 2006
SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, October 20, 2006 Rating: 5

NO HIDING PLACE

No hiding place Judge Michael Fysh QC, sitting again in the Chancery Division of the High Court for England and Wales, gave a pretty helpful...
- Friday, October 20, 2006
NO HIDING PLACE NO HIDING PLACE Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, October 20, 2006 Rating: 5
JAPANESE SUPREME CT PATENT CASE JAPANESE SUPREME CT PATENT CASE Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, October 20, 2006 Rating: 5

HAPPY BIRTHDAY® TO YOU

Happy birthday® to you The IPKat's Polish cousin, blogger, lawyer and web-artist Tomasz Rychlicki has drawn his attention to the announ...
- Thursday, October 19, 2006
HAPPY BIRTHDAY® TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY® TO YOU Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, October 19, 2006 Rating: 5
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