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.

NEW YEAR BOOST FOR THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

What’s so special about 1 January, asks the IPKat? No, it’s nothing to do with the New Year ― it’s the date on which you can copy all the st...
- Wednesday, December 31, 2003
NEW YEAR BOOST FOR THE PUBLIC DOMAIN NEW YEAR BOOST FOR THE PUBLIC DOMAIN Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 Rating: 5
GOING DOWN IN HISTORY GOING DOWN IN HISTORY Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 Rating: 5

OPEN ALL HOURS

Don’t those plucky people at the Patent Office ever take a holiday? Like the IPKat, they’ve been hard at work and today they’ve posted the n...
- Tuesday, December 30, 2003
OPEN ALL HOURS OPEN ALL HOURS Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 Rating: 5
NEW DOG ON GUARD, SO TAKE CARE HOW YOU COMMUNICATE NEW DOG ON GUARD, SO TAKE CARE HOW YOU COMMUNICATE Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, December 29, 2003 Rating: 5
CANADIAN LIBERAL CANDIDATE ILLIBERAL WHEN IT COMES TO PARODISTS CANADIAN LIBERAL CANDIDATE ILLIBERAL WHEN IT COMES TO PARODISTS Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, December 29, 2003 Rating: 5
FRENCH AUTHOR FINDS SOMETHING FISHY ABOUT DISNEY’S NEMO FRENCH AUTHOR FINDS SOMETHING FISHY ABOUT DISNEY’S NEMO Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, December 29, 2003 Rating: 5

WHAT'S THE SECRET?

BBC reports that Celebrity biographer Cliff Goodwin hoped to release his book Catherine Zeta Jones: The Biography in time for Christmas. How...
- Sunday, December 28, 2003
WHAT'S THE SECRET? WHAT'S THE SECRET? Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, December 28, 2003 Rating: 5

POP GOES THE TRADE MARK

The BBC reports that the pop star Robbie Williams has registered his name as a trade mark for “goods ranging from videos and CDs to crayons...
- Saturday, December 27, 2003
POP GOES THE TRADE MARK POP GOES THE TRADE MARK Reviewed by Anonymous on Saturday, December 27, 2003 Rating: 5

UP AGAINST THE WAL-MART

Never having shopped at Wal-Mart, the IPKat prefers to send his human owners out to do his shopping for him. Nonetheless his whiskers are se...
- Friday, December 26, 2003
UP AGAINST THE WAL-MART UP AGAINST THE WAL-MART Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, December 26, 2003 Rating: 5

IT’S NOT JUST CHRISTMAS DAY …

…but also the day the Madrid Protocol and the Madrid Agreement take effect in Iran, making the Islamic Republic the 74th to join the Madrid ...
- Thursday, December 25, 2003
IT’S NOT JUST CHRISTMAS DAY … IT’S NOT JUST CHRISTMAS DAY … Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, December 25, 2003 Rating: 5
NON-DENOMINATIONAL SEASONAL GREETINGS NON-DENOMINATIONAL SEASONAL GREETINGS Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Thursday, December 25, 2003 Rating: 5

THE SOURCE 2

Founded in 1887, Simpson Grierson is one of New Zealand's leading law firms, with 170 lawyers and a substantial, thriving intellectual p...
- Thursday, December 25, 2003
THE SOURCE 2 THE SOURCE 2 Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, December 25, 2003 Rating: 5

THE SOURCE 1

On 22 December the IPKat reported on Eminem’s success in blocking the release of one of his early recordings in The Source . Now mtv.com ha...
- Thursday, December 25, 2003
THE SOURCE 1 THE SOURCE 1 Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, December 25, 2003 Rating: 5

COPYRIGHT FOR BIRD-BRAINS

The BBC reports that shoppers in Wakefield, Yorkshire have had the dubious pleasure of some rather unusual motivational “music” as they fin...
- Thursday, December 25, 2003
COPYRIGHT FOR BIRD-BRAINS COPYRIGHT FOR BIRD-BRAINS Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, December 25, 2003 Rating: 5
MATTEL BURY GHOST OF 1964 BARBIE SETTLEMENT MATTEL BURY GHOST OF 1964 BARBIE SETTLEMENT Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 Rating: 5
DeCSS LEGAL SAYS NORWEGIAN COURT DeCSS LEGAL SAYS NORWEGIAN COURT Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 Rating: 5

TIME TO BE AN INFRINGER

The Register reports that i-Desk Solutions , a British company that builds computers into desks, has won an injunction against Time Computer...
- Tuesday, December 23, 2003
TIME TO BE AN INFRINGER TIME TO BE AN INFRINGER Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 Rating: 5
US DECISION TAKES A (DOWN)LOAD OFF ISPS' MINDS US DECISION TAKES A (DOWN)LOAD OFF ISPS' MINDS Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 Rating: 5
BRITISH GAS BLAMES DATA PROTECTION ACT AS COUPLE DIE AFTER GAS IS CUT OFF BRITISH GAS BLAMES DATA PROTECTION ACT AS COUPLE DIE AFTER GAS IS CUT OFF Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, December 22, 2003 Rating: 5
FORMERLY ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT STAR SAVED BY THE COURT FORMERLY ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT STAR SAVED BY THE COURT Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, December 22, 2003 Rating: 5
KAZAA NOT LIABLE FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT SAYS DUTCH SUPREME COURT KAZAA NOT LIABLE FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT SAYS DUTCH SUPREME COURT Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, December 22, 2003 Rating: 5
MILL CHUCK PATENT: JUDGE WON’T CHUCK OUT DEFENDANT’S APPLICATION MILL CHUCK PATENT: JUDGE WON’T CHUCK OUT DEFENDANT’S APPLICATION Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Sunday, December 21, 2003 Rating: 5
NON-CONVENTIONAL TRADE MARKS AND COMMUNITY LAW NON-CONVENTIONAL TRADE MARKS AND COMMUNITY LAW Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Friday, December 19, 2003 Rating: 5
THREE MORE SAUSAGE NAMES ATTAIN PROTECTED STATUS THREE MORE SAUSAGE NAMES ATTAIN PROTECTED STATUS Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, December 19, 2003 Rating: 5
REPUTATION AND TRUST SELLS THE GOODS REPUTATION AND TRUST SELLS THE GOODS Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, December 19, 2003 Rating: 5

DOUWE STIRS UP COFFEE ROW

The IPKat has received further word on the Advocate General's Opinion in Douwe Egberts NV v Westrom Pharma NV, Souranis Christophe and F...
- Thursday, December 18, 2003
DOUWE STIRS UP COFFEE ROW DOUWE STIRS UP COFFEE ROW Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, December 18, 2003 Rating: 5
BUT WILL THEY HAVE TEN GREEN BOTTLES? BUT WILL THEY HAVE TEN GREEN BOTTLES? Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, December 18, 2003 Rating: 5
ANOTHER ANTI-PATENT RANT: WHAT GOOD DOES IT SERVE? ANOTHER ANTI-PATENT RANT: WHAT GOOD DOES IT SERVE? Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 Rating: 5

GUIDELINES BY DESIGN

OHIM has brought the European Community Design Examination Guidelines into force . The Guidelines are designed to explain how the Communit...
- Wednesday, December 17, 2003
GUIDELINES BY DESIGN GUIDELINES BY DESIGN Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 Rating: 5
NEW SOUND BUT SAME OLD STORY: ISRAELI, SAUDI COMPANIES FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO CONTROL THE ROTANA TRADE MARK NEW SOUND BUT SAME OLD STORY: ISRAELI, SAUDI COMPANIES FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO CONTROL THE ROTANA TRADE MARK Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 Rating: 5
WHAT GOES DOWN MUSTN'T COME UP SAYS CANADIAN COPYRIGHT BOARD WHAT GOES DOWN MUSTN'T COME UP SAYS CANADIAN COPYRIGHT BOARD Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 Rating: 5
NEITHER SNOT NOR SPINACH NEITHER SNOT NOR SPINACH Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Monday, December 15, 2003 Rating: 5
MOCK THE MONOGRAM? MOCK THE MONOGRAM? Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Sunday, December 14, 2003 Rating: 5
SNAP! SAYS SINGAPORE COMPANY TO LACOSTE SNAP! SAYS SINGAPORE COMPANY TO LACOSTE Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, December 14, 2003 Rating: 5
"QUICK" MAY NOT BE DESCRIPTIVE OF PRODUCTS PRODUCED SLOWLY, BUT CFI STILL REJECTS APPLICATION "QUICK" MAY NOT BE DESCRIPTIVE OF PRODUCTS PRODUCED SLOWLY, BUT CFI STILL REJECTS APPLICATION Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, December 14, 2003 Rating: 5
TRUSTY THE TRAFFIC LIGHT NOT INFRINGED BY ‘DREAM STREET’ CHARACTERS TRUSTY THE TRAFFIC LIGHT NOT INFRINGED BY ‘DREAM STREET’ CHARACTERS Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, December 14, 2003 Rating: 5
PUTTING THE BOOT IN: DOC MARTENS FLATTEN LOGO COPYRIGHT ASSIGNEES PUTTING THE BOOT IN: DOC MARTENS FLATTEN LOGO COPYRIGHT ASSIGNEES Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Friday, December 12, 2003 Rating: 5
DOES PROGRAMME NAME-CHANGE DEFAME PARTICIPANT? DOES PROGRAMME NAME-CHANGE DEFAME PARTICIPANT? Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, December 12, 2003 Rating: 5

DIAL S FOR SPY

The New York Times reports on the growing apprehensiveness towards camera phones. The fear is that they will be used to invade the privacy ...
- Friday, December 12, 2003
DIAL S FOR SPY DIAL S FOR SPY Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, December 12, 2003 Rating: 5

CONGRATULATIONS JEREMY

I'd like to say a big well done to my IPKat partner, Jeremy, whose book - Trade Mark Law: A Practical Anatomy - is being launched today....
- Thursday, December 11, 2003
CONGRATULATIONS JEREMY CONGRATULATIONS JEREMY Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, December 11, 2003 Rating: 5
YET ANOTHER UNTRANSLATED ECJ CASE YET ANOTHER UNTRANSLATED ECJ CASE Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, December 11, 2003 Rating: 5

FROM HERE TO MATERNITY

The IPKat, while scouring the web, found this rather odd little registry decision . Casa Damiani applied to register its international regis...
- Thursday, December 11, 2003
FROM HERE TO MATERNITY FROM HERE TO MATERNITY Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, December 11, 2003 Rating: 5
TRADE MARKS HEARING OFFICER SHOWS HOW TO MAKE NO-ONE HAPPY TRADE MARKS HEARING OFFICER SHOWS HOW TO MAKE NO-ONE HAPPY Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, December 11, 2003 Rating: 5
FAKE DATA PROTECTION AGENCY INJUNCTED: ANOTHER CASE FOR NO-MARKS? FAKE DATA PROTECTION AGENCY INJUNCTED: ANOTHER CASE FOR NO-MARKS? Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 Rating: 5
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