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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.
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE <strong>ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE</strong> Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Sunday, November 30, 2003 Rating: 5

BLACKBERRY BLIGHT HITS RIM

The Register reports that, faced with an ongoing patent battle in the US that threatens to place injunctions on its products, RIM is focusin...
- Sunday, November 30, 2003
BLACKBERRY BLIGHT HITS RIM BLACKBERRY BLIGHT HITS RIM Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, November 30, 2003 Rating: 5
LATEST EUROPEAN COPYRIGHT CASES LATEST EUROPEAN COPYRIGHT CASES Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Saturday, November 29, 2003 Rating: 5
JOIN THE IPKAT IN GENEVA JOIN THE IPKAT IN GENEVA Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Friday, November 28, 2003 Rating: 5

WHEN PORK GOES "MOU"

In Oriental Kitchen Sarl v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market , Case T-286/02, the Court of First Instance of the European Comm...
- Thursday, November 27, 2003
WHEN PORK GOES "MOU" WHEN PORK GOES "MOU" Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, November 27, 2003 Rating: 5

A SOUND DECISION FROM THE ECJ

In Shield Mark v Kist , the ECJ has decided the conditions under which sound trade marks can be registered. Shield Mark obtained Benelux reg...
- Thursday, November 27, 2003
A SOUND DECISION FROM THE ECJ A SOUND DECISION FROM THE ECJ Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, November 27, 2003 Rating: 5

LESS RED TAPE IN SIGHT

A WIPO press release says its Member States have made some progress towards revision of the Trademark Law Treaty ( TLT ) following a meeting...
- Thursday, November 27, 2003
LESS RED TAPE IN SIGHT LESS RED TAPE IN SIGHT Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, November 27, 2003 Rating: 5

WHY REPRODUCTION IS A BAD IDEA

In 1994, Dr Mina Alikani of Cornell University Medical Centre published a paper in the journal Human Reproduction detailing her research on ...
- Thursday, November 27, 2003
WHY REPRODUCTION IS A BAD IDEA <strong>WHY REPRODUCTION IS A BAD IDEA</strong> Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, November 27, 2003 Rating: 5
“MIRROR MIRROR IN THE COURT, HAST THOU BEEN NAUGHTIER THAN THOU OUGHT?” “MIRROR MIRROR IN THE COURT, HAST THOU BEEN NAUGHTIER THAN THOU OUGHT?” Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 Rating: 5
WHEN A SINGLE COLOUR IS THE PRIOR MARK WHEN A SINGLE COLOUR IS THE PRIOR MARK Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 Rating: 5

PRIVACY AND CELEBRITY

“Privacy and Celebrity” was the title of the lecture given tonight at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies by Michael Tugendhat QC (now M...
- Tuesday, November 25, 2003
PRIVACY AND CELEBRITY PRIVACY AND CELEBRITY Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 Rating: 5
DIALOGUE ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS RAISES MORE QUESTIONS THAN IT ANSWERS DIALOGUE ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS RAISES MORE QUESTIONS THAN IT ANSWERS Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 Rating: 5

BLAIR PUTS NEW SPIN ON THE SIMPSONS

Ananova reports that British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to make an appearance on “ The Simpsons ”. He has provided his voice for the episo...
- Monday, November 24, 2003
BLAIR PUTS NEW SPIN ON THE SIMPSONS BLAIR PUTS NEW SPIN ON THE SIMPSONS Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, November 24, 2003 Rating: 5

DISNEY’S PANNING FOR GOLD

The Sunday Telegraph reports that Disney has pulled out of the new live-action Peter Pan film just five weeks before its release date. The d...
- Monday, November 24, 2003
DISNEY’S PANNING FOR GOLD DISNEY’S PANNING FOR GOLD Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, November 24, 2003 Rating: 5
PRINCE HARRY WON’T BOW TO SPONSOR’S DEMANDS PRINCE HARRY WON’T BOW TO SPONSOR’S DEMANDS Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, November 23, 2003 Rating: 5
GSK GETS THAT SICK FEELING AS ANTIBIOTIC PATENTS MEET AN EARLY DEATH GSK GETS THAT SICK FEELING AS ANTIBIOTIC PATENTS MEET AN EARLY DEATH Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, November 23, 2003 Rating: 5
THE SMELL OF SUCCESS - BUT NOT FOR TRADE MARKS THE SMELL OF SUCCESS - BUT NOT FOR TRADE MARKS Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, November 23, 2003 Rating: 5
THE IPKAT PATENT OF THE MONTH: NOVEMBER 2003 THE IPKAT PATENT OF THE MONTH: NOVEMBER 2003 Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Friday, November 21, 2003 Rating: 5

CTM SEARCHES: A SOLUTION AT LAST

The IPKat has heard that, at a meeting of the COREPER (the European Union’s Committee of Permanent Representatives) this week, it was agreed...
- Friday, November 21, 2003
CTM SEARCHES: A SOLUTION AT LAST CTM SEARCHES: A SOLUTION AT LAST Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, November 21, 2003 Rating: 5
NO INTERIM INJUNCTION AGAINST ONLINE CONTEXTUAL ADVERTISING (“POP-UPS”), BUT THE FIGHT GOES ON NO INTERIM INJUNCTION AGAINST ONLINE CONTEXTUAL ADVERTISING (“POP-UPS”), BUT THE FIGHT GOES ON Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, November 21, 2003 Rating: 5

SON SHINES IN OHIM

The IPKat has spotted an interesting OHIM Opposition Division decision on the registrability of O’ versus Mc surnames. O’Neill applied to r...
- Friday, November 21, 2003
SON SHINES IN OHIM <strong>SON SHINES IN OHIM</strong> Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, November 21, 2003 Rating: 5
FIRST AUSTRALIAN CRIMINAL INTERNET PIRACY CASE FIRST AUSTRALIAN CRIMINAL INTERNET PIRACY CASE Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, November 20, 2003 Rating: 5
ECJ LAYS DOWN GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING “AMERICAN BUD” DISPUTE ECJ LAYS DOWN GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING “AMERICAN BUD” DISPUTE Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, November 20, 2003 Rating: 5
IPKAT GUEST BLOG: CAN THE ECJ REWRITE NATIONAL STATUTES? IPKAT GUEST BLOG: CAN THE ECJ REWRITE NATIONAL STATUTES? Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Wednesday, November 19, 2003 Rating: 5
IPKAT IN OXFORD <strong>IPKAT IN OXFORD</strong> Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 Rating: 5

WILL WIPO RESCUE SANTA CLAUS?

Ananova reports that Disney studio bosses are concerned about a new movie which shows Father Christmas drinking, stealing and chasing girls....
- Tuesday, November 18, 2003
WILL WIPO RESCUE SANTA CLAUS? WILL WIPO RESCUE SANTA CLAUS? Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 Rating: 5

NAME CHANGES FOR FREE!

The BBC reports that an advertising agency has had an unexpected success with a spoof website ( www.whatbrandareyou.com ) that it set up. T...
- Tuesday, November 18, 2003
NAME CHANGES FOR FREE! <strong>NAME CHANGES FOR FREE!</strong> Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 Rating: 5
THE DATA INSPECTOR CALLS: MRS LINDQVIST AND THE BROKEN FOOT THE DATA INSPECTOR CALLS: MRS LINDQVIST AND THE BROKEN FOOT Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, November 16, 2003 Rating: 5

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

Under s.41(2) of the UK Trade Marks Act 1994, an applicant can file a single application for the registration of a series of marks where all...
- Sunday, November 16, 2003
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE <strong>SPOT THE DIFFERENCE</strong> Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, November 16, 2003 Rating: 5
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