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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.
ECJ TRANSLATION WATCH ECJ TRANSLATION WATCH Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Friday, January 30, 2004 Rating: 5

CARIDI BEGINS AT HOME

Findlaw has reported that Columbia Pictures and Warner Bros filed lawsuits against Carmine Caridi , an actor and longtime member of the Acad...
- Friday, January 30, 2004
CARIDI BEGINS AT HOME CARIDI BEGINS AT HOME Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, January 30, 2004 Rating: 5
STOP BLOCKING OUR PATH IN EUROPE SAYS NAPSTER TO COLLECTING SOCIETIES STOP BLOCKING OUR PATH IN EUROPE SAYS NAPSTER TO COLLECTING SOCIETIES Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, January 30, 2004 Rating: 5

SNOW JOKE

In view of the weather, the IPKat brings you some appropriate intellectual property rights . Comment here
- Thursday, January 29, 2004
SNOW JOKE SNOW JOKE Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, January 29, 2004 Rating: 5
STOP -- FOR THE TIME BEING -- IN THE NAME OF THE LAW STOP -- FOR THE TIME BEING -- IN THE NAME OF THE LAW Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Thursday, January 29, 2004 Rating: 5
SOME RECENT EUROPEAN COPYRIGHT CASES SOME RECENT EUROPEAN COPYRIGHT CASES Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 Rating: 5
BEDFORD KEEPS STIFF UPPER LIP AFTER REGULATOR LETS MOUSTACHE ADS CONTINUE BEDFORD KEEPS STIFF UPPER LIP AFTER REGULATOR LETS MOUSTACHE ADS CONTINUE Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 Rating: 5

"SIX DEGREES" PATENTS

Wordspy has recorded another intellectual property-based neologism, the "six degrees patent". Defining this as "the informal ...
- Tuesday, January 27, 2004
"SIX DEGREES" PATENTS "SIX DEGREES" PATENTS Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 Rating: 5
POSTMISTRESS IN NAUGHTY NAME SCANDAL POSTMISTRESS IN NAUGHTY NAME SCANDAL Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 Rating: 5
DOUGLAS AND ZETA JONES COSTS JUDGMENT NOW ONLINE DOUGLAS AND ZETA JONES COSTS JUDGMENT NOW ONLINE Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, January 26, 2004 Rating: 5
ALICANTE "HOAX" TURNS OUT TO BE A REAL STRIKE ALICANTE "HOAX" TURNS OUT TO BE A REAL STRIKE Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Monday, January 26, 2004 Rating: 5
LATEST ETMR CASES LATEST ETMR CASES Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Sunday, January 25, 2004 Rating: 5
REMINDER FOR LLM INDUSTRIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW STUDENTS REMINDER FOR LLM INDUSTRIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW STUDENTS Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, January 25, 2004 Rating: 5

ALL IN A GOOD CAUSE

The IPKat has followed with acute interest the battle between Hello! magazine on one side and OK! magazine and the Douglas family on the oth...
- Sunday, January 25, 2004
ALL IN A GOOD CAUSE ALL IN A GOOD CAUSE Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, January 25, 2004 Rating: 5

DeCSS NO LONGER A SECRET

The Register reports that DVD CCA (Copy Control Association) has given up on its attempt prevent the desemination of the DVD decryption law...
- Sunday, January 25, 2004
DeCSS NO LONGER A SECRET DeCSS NO LONGER A SECRET Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, January 25, 2004 Rating: 5

MIND WHAT YOU CALL THAT APPLE!

There was an interesting feature in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph about British fruit. The Environment Agency is seeking to rescue some of th...
- Friday, January 23, 2004
MIND WHAT YOU CALL THAT APPLE! MIND WHAT YOU CALL THAT APPLE! Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, January 23, 2004 Rating: 5
JUDICIAL REVIEW IS SHOT IN THE DARK FOR WIFE OF "BRITAIN'S MOST NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL" JUDICIAL REVIEW IS SHOT IN THE DARK FOR WIFE OF "BRITAIN'S MOST NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL" Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, January 23, 2004 Rating: 5
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR LLM INDUSTRIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW STUDENTS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR LLM INDUSTRIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW STUDENTS Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, January 23, 2004 Rating: 5
A CREDIT TO THE ACTING PROFESSION A CREDIT TO THE ACTING PROFESSION Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, January 22, 2004 Rating: 5
HAVE TRADE MARKS MET THEIR MATCH? HAVE TRADE MARKS MET THEIR MATCH? Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, January 22, 2004 Rating: 5
WALPOLE MOBILISES AGAINST "MADE IN THE EU" WALPOLE MOBILISES AGAINST "MADE IN THE EU" Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 Rating: 5

NELLIEGATE: PART 2

After it had failed to have Animated’s NELLIE THE ELEPHANT mark revoked (see yesterday’s “Nellliegate: Part 1” blog), Dash applied for the m...
- Tuesday, January 20, 2004
NELLIEGATE: PART 2 NELLIEGATE: PART 2 Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 Rating: 5

NELLIEGATE: PART 1

Friend of the IPKat Michael Edenborough placed a trunk call to IPKat HQ to inform the IPKat about this mammoth decision of the UK Trade Mark...
- Monday, January 19, 2004
NELLIEGATE: PART 1 NELLIEGATE: PART 1 Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, January 19, 2004 Rating: 5
NO PEACE FOR THE PENGUIN: SCO ATTACKS LINUX USERS NO PEACE FOR THE PENGUIN: SCO ATTACKS LINUX USERS Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, January 19, 2004 Rating: 5
PLUCKY LAWYERS SPEND TWO DAYS FRETTING OVER GUITAR PLUCKY LAWYERS SPEND TWO DAYS FRETTING OVER GUITAR Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, January 18, 2004 Rating: 5
IPKAT BOOK REVIEW IPKAT BOOK REVIEW Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Sunday, January 18, 2004 Rating: 5
IPKAT RIDDLE: A DEGREE OF CIRCUMSPECTION IPKAT RIDDLE: A DEGREE OF CIRCUMSPECTION Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Saturday, January 17, 2004 Rating: 5
DOUGLAS AND ZETA JONES CASE GOES ON APPEAL DOUGLAS AND ZETA JONES CASE GOES ON APPEAL Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, January 16, 2004 Rating: 5
GOOD NEWS FOR DEFENDANTS - YOU CAN STILL ARGUE YOUR DEFENCE GOOD NEWS FOR DEFENDANTS - YOU CAN STILL ARGUE YOUR DEFENCE Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, January 16, 2004 Rating: 5

NAMED BUT NOT SHAMED

Yesterday Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer delivered his opinion in Nichols , considering the registrability of surnames as trade marks,...
- Friday, January 16, 2004
NAMED BUT NOT SHAMED NAMED BUT NOT SHAMED Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, January 16, 2004 Rating: 5
TRANSLATION WATCH TRANSLATION WATCH Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Thursday, January 15, 2004 Rating: 5
OHIM WORKERS STRIKE TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY TRADE MARK OHIM WORKERS STRIKE TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY TRADE MARK Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Thursday, January 15, 2004 Rating: 5

ECJ TRANSLATION WATCH

The IPKat has been in touch with the European Court of Justice concerning the long-awaited English language version of the Advocate General&...
- Tuesday, January 13, 2004
ECJ TRANSLATION WATCH ECJ TRANSLATION WATCH Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 Rating: 5
LABELLING CONTROVERSY MADE IN THE EU LABELLING CONTROVERSY MADE IN THE EU Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 Rating: 5

WHEN SILENCE IS A RACKET

Ananova reports that the BBC is to broadcast a live radio "performance" of an orchestra playing John Cage's so-called "wo...
- Tuesday, January 13, 2004
WHEN SILENCE IS A RACKET WHEN SILENCE IS A RACKET Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 Rating: 5

SIC TRANSIT GLORIA

Last week the ECJ determining whether the obligations placed on Member States under Regulation 3295/94 apply when potentially counterfeit g...
- Tuesday, January 13, 2004
SIC TRANSIT GLORIA SIC TRANSIT GLORIA Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 Rating: 5
THE IPKAT PATENT OF THE MONTH, JANUARY 2004: A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK THE IPKAT PATENT OF THE MONTH, JANUARY 2004: A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Sunday, January 11, 2004 Rating: 5
EX-BEATLE’S PHYSICIAN PURSUED FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE EX-BEATLE’S PHYSICIAN PURSUED FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, January 11, 2004 Rating: 5

NEW HAWK, NEW HAWK

FindLaw reports that a Los Angeles court has found that a show featuring a Frank Sinatra impersonator infringed the Sinatra family’s trade ...
- Sunday, January 11, 2004
NEW HAWK, NEW HAWK NEW HAWK, NEW HAWK Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, January 11, 2004 Rating: 5
ECJ RESPONDS TO THE IPKAT'S TRANSLATION WATCH ECJ RESPONDS TO THE IPKAT'S TRANSLATION WATCH Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Friday, January 09, 2004 Rating: 5
UP THE AMAZON WITHOUT A PADDLE? UP THE AMAZON WITHOUT A PADDLE? Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Friday, January 09, 2004 Rating: 5
TRANSLATION WATCH TRANSLATION WATCH Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Thursday, January 08, 2004 Rating: 5
REBRANDING OF VICIOUS DOG BREED IS JUST SO MUCH BULL REBRANDING OF VICIOUS DOG BREED IS JUST SO MUCH BULL Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, January 08, 2004 Rating: 5
ECJ SPRINGS INTO ACTION ON TRADE MARK DEFENCES ECJ SPRINGS INTO ACTION ON TRADE MARK DEFENCES Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, January 08, 2004 Rating: 5
IT’S ALL RIGHT IF YOU’VE GOT BIG HANDS IT’S ALL RIGHT IF YOU’VE GOT BIG HANDS Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 Rating: 5
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