Passionate about IP! Since June 2003 the IPKat has covered copyright, patent, trade mark, designs, info-tech and confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective. Read, post comments and participate!

The team is Eleonora Rosati, Annsley Merelle Ward and Merpel. E-mail the Kats here!

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.
EU SOFTWARE PATENTS COME A STEP CLOSER EU SOFTWARE PATENTS COME A STEP CLOSER Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Monday, September 29, 2003 Rating: 5
OCLC THROWS THE BOOK AT LIBRARY HOTEL <strong>OCLC THROWS THE BOOK AT LIBRARY HOTEL</strong> Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, September 29, 2003 Rating: 5

A WORD IN YOUR SHELL-LIKE

The civil rights organisation, Liberty , has raised concerns about privacy implications of Transport for London’s Oyster smart card scheme ...
- Monday, September 29, 2003
A WORD IN YOUR SHELL-LIKE <strong>A WORD IN YOUR SHELL-LIKE</strong> Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, September 29, 2003 Rating: 5
A HAPPY NEW YEAR <strong>A HAPPY NEW YEAR</strong> Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Friday, September 26, 2003 Rating: 5
COUNCIL'S DISCLOSURE NOT ANTI-SOCIAL <strong>COUNCIL'S DISCLOSURE NOT ANTI-SOCIAL</strong> Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, September 26, 2003 Rating: 5
WOMEN: GET BACK TO YOUR KITCHENS! WOMEN: GET BACK TO YOUR KITCHENS! Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, September 26, 2003 Rating: 5
THE IPKAT BOOK OF THE MONTH: SEPTEMBER 2003 <strong>THE IPKAT BOOK OF THE MONTH: SEPTEMBER 2003</strong> Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, September 26, 2003 Rating: 5

ROLLING BACK IP RIGHTS?

Yesterday the IPKat attended Peter Maggs’ seminar at the Queen Mary, University of London, Intellectual Property Research Institute . Profes...
- Friday, September 26, 2003
ROLLING BACK IP RIGHTS? ROLLING BACK IP RIGHTS? Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, September 26, 2003 Rating: 5
SPANISH SET TO BECOME OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF MADRID <strong>SPANISH SET TO BECOME OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF MADRID</strong> Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, September 25, 2003 Rating: 5

RESTITUTIO IN INTEGRUM GUIDANCE

Last week, the CFI decided the case of Beckett Expression , providing guidance on the circumstances in which a restitutio in integrum claim ...
- Thursday, September 25, 2003
RESTITUTIO IN INTEGRUM GUIDANCE <strong><em>RESTITUTIO IN INTEGRUM </em>GUIDANCE</strong> Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, September 25, 2003 Rating: 5
INTA TRADE MARK MEDIATION ROUNDTABLE INTA TRADE MARK MEDIATION ROUNDTABLE Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 Rating: 5

SCARY COPYRIGHT NOTICE

The current issue of New Scientist reproduces a warning found on a website offering graphics and photos. At the foot of the usual legal boil...
- Wednesday, September 24, 2003
SCARY COPYRIGHT NOTICE <strong>SCARY COPYRIGHT NOTICE</strong> Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 Rating: 5

PEACE, HARMONY, TRADE MARKS

This Thursday and Friday (25 and 26 September) sees the Third European Trade Mark Judges Symposium in Alicante. Approximately 75 judges from...
- Wednesday, September 24, 2003
PEACE, HARMONY, TRADE MARKS <strong>PEACE, HARMONY, TRADE MARKS </strong> Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 Rating: 5
EMPLOYEE’S DECLARATION OF TRADE MARK USE SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED <strong>EMPLOYEE’S DECLARATION OF TRADE MARK USE SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED</strong> Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 Rating: 5
NAVITAIRE CLAIM CAN GO TO TRIAL, RULES JUDGE <strong>NAVITAIRE CLAIM CAN GO TO TRIAL, RULES JUDGE</strong> Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 Rating: 5
IS THE NEW GERMAN COPYRIGHT LAW A BASKET CASE? <strong>IS THE NEW GERMAN COPYRIGHT LAW A BASKET CASE?</strong> Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 Rating: 5

LAURA ASHLEY FAILS ACID TEST

London-based design trade association ACID (Anti Copying in Design) has reportedly helped design house Designer 12 (trading as Kandola Silks...
- Tuesday, September 23, 2003
LAURA ASHLEY FAILS ACID TEST <strong>LAURA ASHLEY FAILS ACID TEST</strong> Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 Rating: 5
THE IPKAT RIDDLE NO. 5 <strong>THE IPKAT RIDDLE NO. 5</strong> Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 Rating: 5
ADVERTISING: THE WRITING'S ON THE WALL ADVERTISING: THE WRITING'S ON THE WALL Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, September 22, 2003 Rating: 5
BRAND NAME SACRIFICED TO SPARE MEN’S BLUSHES <strong>BRAND NAME SACRIFICED TO SPARE MEN’S BLUSHES</strong> Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, September 21, 2003 Rating: 5
IPKAT RIDDLE NO. 4 IPKAT RIDDLE NO. 4 Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Sunday, September 21, 2003 Rating: 5
MORE FROM MARQUES IN ISTANBUL MORE FROM MARQUES IN ISTANBUL Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Sunday, September 21, 2003 Rating: 5
THE IPKAT HAS LANDED THE IPKAT HAS LANDED Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Friday, September 19, 2003 Rating: 5
THE IPKAT - LIVE FROM ISTANBUL <strong>THE IPKAT - LIVE FROM ISTANBUL</strong> Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 Rating: 5
IMPORT-ANT EFTA CASE IMPORT-ANT EFTA CASE Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Monday, September 15, 2003 Rating: 5

AN APPLE A DAY

It came to light at the end of last week that Apple Corp, the Beatles’ record company, has lodged papers in the High Court , accusing Apple ...
- Monday, September 15, 2003
AN APPLE A DAY <strong>AN APPLE A DAY</strong> Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, September 15, 2003 Rating: 5

THE SINGER, NOT THE SONG

Ananova reports that a poll commissioned by the British Hungry Horse pub chain to launch its new Karaoke Krazy competition has named the Mo...
- Sunday, September 14, 2003
THE SINGER, NOT THE SONG <strong>THE SINGER, NOT THE SONG</strong> Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, September 14, 2003 Rating: 5
PACKING OUR BAGS FOR ISTANBUL <strong>PACKING OUR BAGS FOR ISTANBUL</strong> Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Sunday, September 14, 2003 Rating: 5

JUST UNDO IT!

Attacks on the phenomenally successful Nike brand are nothing new – witness anti-globalist brand warrior Naomi Klein’s account of the stylis...
- Friday, September 12, 2003
JUST UNDO IT! <strong>JUST UNDO IT!</strong> Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Friday, September 12, 2003 Rating: 5
THE IPKAT BOOK OF THE MONTH: SEPTEMBER 2003 <strong>THE IPKAT BOOK OF THE MONTH: SEPTEMBER 2003</strong> Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, September 12, 2003 Rating: 5

BRUSSELS GETS CLOSER TO MADRID

In the bad old days, if you wanted international trade mark protection you had to file a separate trade mark application in each country in ...
- Thursday, September 11, 2003
BRUSSELS GETS CLOSER TO MADRID <strong>BRUSSELS GETS CLOSER TO MADRID</strong> Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, September 11, 2003 Rating: 5

THE BIG SNAPPLE?

Snapple, owned by Cadbury Schweppes, has been awarded the exclusive 5 year contract to supply New York City's schools with beverages, be...
- Thursday, September 11, 2003
THE BIG SNAPPLE? THE BIG SNAPPLE? Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, September 11, 2003 Rating: 5

ECJ GIVES KIK THE ORDER OF THE BOOT

The beaches of Alicante were heaving with sighs of relief after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) gave its ruling yesterday in Case T-120/...
- Wednesday, September 10, 2003
ECJ GIVES KIK THE ORDER OF THE BOOT <strong>ECJ GIVES KIK THE ORDER OF THE BOOT </strong> Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 Rating: 5

BRINGING UP THE RIAA

RIAA, the US recording industry interest group, is once again flexing its muscles (RIAA press release here ). Yesterday it filed papers brin...
- Tuesday, September 09, 2003
BRINGING UP THE RIAA BRINGING UP THE RIAA Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 09, 2003 Rating: 5

BEWARE OF BADDIES ASKING FOR MONEY

The UK Patent Office has just issued a fresh warning against companies that write to patent and trade mark applicants, offering services of ...
- Tuesday, September 09, 2003
BEWARE OF BADDIES ASKING FOR MONEY <strong>BEWARE OF BADDIES ASKING FOR MONEY</strong> Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, September 09, 2003 Rating: 5
NODDY LEADS CHORION'S RUSH TO BANK PROFITS <strong>NODDY LEADS CHORION'S RUSH TO BANK PROFITS</strong> Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, September 09, 2003 Rating: 5
KEEP UP2SPEED WITH THE TRADE MARK REGISTER KEEP UP2SPEED WITH THE TRADE MARK REGISTER Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 09, 2003 Rating: 5
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