tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post112807748283417099..comments2024-03-29T12:23:31.959+00:00Comments on The IPKat: TOO MANY PDOs? DATABASE RIGHT REVIEW; EXILE FOR THE IPKAT?Verónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-39903963612911719822011-03-05T14:40:25.123+00:002011-03-05T14:40:25.123+00:00As of 16 February 2011 (2011 -02-16)[update], ther...As of 16 February 2011 (2011 -02-16)[update], there were over 156 million public blogs in existencelose 20 poundshttp://www.howtolose20poundsinaweek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-1131253109530034382005-11-06T04:58:00.000+00:002005-11-06T04:58:00.000+00:00What is credit card debt reduction Debt Consolidat...What is credit card debt reduction Debt Consolidation?<BR/><BR/>A strategy sometimes used by consumers to better manage their debt problems. 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I have a site <BR/>about <A HREF="http://www.kaptainmoney.com/my-super-free-ads.html" REL="nofollow">free advertising</A> if your<BR/>interested in learning more about or getting <BR/>some free info. on free advertising check it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-1130494391758202312005-10-28T11:13:00.000+01:002005-10-28T11:13:00.000+01:00Think that could give you some Search Engine popul...Think that could give you some Search Engine popularity, and traffic???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-1128268549390255172005-10-02T16:55:00.000+01:002005-10-02T16:55:00.000+01:00Dear IPKatJust two reasons why I feel PDO/PGI regi...Dear IPKat<BR/><BR/>Just two reasons why I feel PDO/PGI registrations are a good thing, even for lesser known products -<BR/><BR/>1. Given the bandying about of 'First in Time, First in Right' as a solution to Trademark v GI conflicts, coupled with the steady flow of geographical trademarks onto trademark registers, its a case of better safe than sorry. Obtaining registered protection then becomes especially important for producers who enjoy a localized reputation and a fledgling national/international one; this is also a major concern for many developing country producers of GIs, who sometimes find 'speculative' trademarks already registered before they have a chance to enter important markets.<BR/><BR/>2. There is another line of argument from agricultural economists and food policy researchers that encouraging regional products preserves agrodiversity and fights a rearguard action against the rise of monocultures and a blandly uniform global supermarket.<BR/>I don't think we need to worry about running out of generics just yet!<BR/><BR/>Having said that, I agree with your point about pseudo-technical descriptions but that may due to a deeper structural uncertainty which plagues GI theory. There doesn't seem to be any clear agreement as to whether to base GI protection on -<BR/>(a) The French 'terroir' model [a unique product-place link] or<BR/>(b) The German reputational model [protecting a historical/established reputation]<BR/>So TRIPS runs together all 3 factors in its definition of a GI in Article 22.1 [characteristic, quality and reputation], as do most other sui generis GI laws, leaving plenty of room for basing an application somewhere in between historical reputation/traditional skills in the region factors or more scientific soil/climate/weather/organic chemistry type factors.<BR/><BR/>Always enjoy seeing a Geographical Indications post!<BR/><BR/>Best wishes<BR/><BR/>DevAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-1128096203677123822005-09-30T17:03:00.000+01:002005-09-30T17:03:00.000+01:00James, this is so helpful. Many thanks for your re...James, this is so helpful. Many thanks for your really useful links and comments.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01123244020588707776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-1128091932109628562005-09-30T15:52:00.000+01:002005-09-30T15:52:00.000+01:00Database Rights Review.The apparent lack of these ...Database Rights Review.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The apparent lack of these reports, and in particular the lack of any economic analysis from the Commission on whether the Directive was having a net positive or a net negative impact for European database makers, was one of the points James Boyle castigated the European regime for, in a powerful column on database rights for the Financial Times last November:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://news.ft.com/cms/s/4cd4941e-3cab-11d9-bb7b-00000e2511c8.html" REL="nofollow">http://news.ft.com/cms/s/4cd4941e-3cab-11d9-bb7b-00000e2511c8.html</A>.<BR/><BR/>(It may also be interesting that some of the leading database makers in the United States have again recently fought off an attempt to write database protection into US Law).<BR/><BR/>The recently renamed "knowledge economy" unit of the European Commission's DG Internal Market does have a commissioned study on its website, apparently completed circa 2002:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/copyright/docs/studies/etd2001b53001e72_en.pdf" REL="nofollow">http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/copyright/docs/studies/etd2001b53001e72_en.pdf</A>.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, according to <A HREF="http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/copyright/studies/studies_en.htm" REL="nofollow">this page</A>, "these studies represent solely the opinion of the authors", so it is not clear to me whether or not the study is supposed to have the status of a formal report from the Commission.<BR/><BR/>On a first glance, the study looks quite strong on comparing the various transpositions of the directive into the different EU national laws. But analysis of the economic impact is limited to a rather haphazard questionnaire, which gathered some interesting comments from a variety of interests; but unfortunately next to no reponses from real-life database makers in the EU, and none at all from database makers abroad looking in at the EU situation from eg the United States.<BR/><BR/>DG Markt is also undertaking a review of the current acquis communitaire in the whole area of copyright and related rights. A couple of issues regarding the database directive are touched on in the <A HREF="http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/copyright/docs/review/sec-2004-995_en.pdf" REL="nofollow">working document</A> published last year, and did draw some comments in the subsequent consultation based on it.<BR/><BR/>According to the docment, "The Database Directive will be subject to a separate report pursuant to its Article 16(3), which establishes an obligation for the Commission to submit such a report. This report will be submitted by summer 2005 and will deal with a number of substantive issues relating to the functioning of the Directive, beyond the points listed below". <BR/><BR/>For the most accurate information, the best person to contact might be someone like <A HREF="http://europa.eu.int/comm/staffdir/plsql/gsys_fonct.properties?pLang=EN&pSernum=757855" REL="nofollow"> Liz Coleman</A>, who's the UKPO staffer currently seconded to the unit.<BR/><BR/>Hope this helps,<BR/><BR/>Best regards,<BR/><BR/> James Heald.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com