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The team is joined by GuestKats Anastasiia Kyrylenko, Giorgio Luceri, Nedim Malovic, Marcel Pemsel, Henry Yang and Anna Maria Stein.

SpecialKats: Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo (TechieKat), Hayleigh Bosher (Book Review Editor), Rose Hughes (PatKat), Tian Lu (Asia Correspondent) and Chijioke Okorie (Africa Correspondent).

InternKats: Kevin Bercimuelle-Chamot, Chiara Gallo and Benjamin Goh.
MICROSOFT DROPS ANTI-PATENT LITIGATION CLAUSE MICROSOFT DROPS ANTI-PATENT LITIGATION CLAUSE Reviewed by Unknown on Sunday, February 29, 2004 Rating: 5
SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND SIR? SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND SIR? Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Friday, February 27, 2004 Rating: 5

WHAT’S NEW IN THE LAW REPORTS?

The March issues of two Sweet & Maxwell publications, the European Trade Mark Reports and the Fleet Street Reports , have now been pub...
- Friday, February 27, 2004
WHAT’S NEW IN THE LAW REPORTS? WHAT’S NEW IN THE LAW REPORTS? Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, February 27, 2004 Rating: 5
THE MARRIAGE OF COPYRIGHT AND PROGRAMME FORMATS THE MARRIAGE OF COPYRIGHT AND PROGRAMME FORMATS Reviewed by Unknown on Friday, February 27, 2004 Rating: 5

HALLMARK TAKES A BOW

Findlaw reports that US District Judge Dean Whipple has spared Hallmark Cards Inc the need to cough up $8.9 million damages by invalidating ...
- Friday, February 27, 2004
HALLMARK TAKES A BOW HALLMARK TAKES A BOW Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Friday, February 27, 2004 Rating: 5

NO MORAL RIGHTS FOR NON-AUTHORS

LexisNexis’ All England Direct subscription-only service has thrown up a short and sweet copyright and moral rights dispute, Anya v Wu and o...
- Thursday, February 26, 2004
NO MORAL RIGHTS FOR NON-AUTHORS NO MORAL RIGHTS FOR NON-AUTHORS Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, February 26, 2004 Rating: 5
ILLUSTRATIONS ON THE ECJ WEBSITE: IMPROVING THE PICTURE ILLUSTRATIONS ON THE ECJ WEBSITE: IMPROVING THE PICTURE Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Thursday, February 26, 2004 Rating: 5
LCAP MAKES REFERENCE TO THE ECJ LCAP MAKES REFERENCE TO THE ECJ Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 Rating: 5
SPACE COPYRIGHT LAW: HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT MARS? SPACE COPYRIGHT LAW: HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT MARS? Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 Rating: 5

BURRELL LECTURE 2004

Last night the IPKat was fortunate to attend the 7th Annual Burrell Lecture of the Competition Law Association . This year's lecture, &q...
- Tuesday, February 24, 2004
BURRELL LECTURE 2004 BURRELL LECTURE 2004 Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 Rating: 5
IPKAT GUEST BLOGGER: A CONFECTION FROM PROFESSOR RUTH SOETENDORP IPKAT GUEST BLOGGER: A CONFECTION FROM PROFESSOR RUTH SOETENDORP Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 Rating: 5
NO FAIR USE FOR ANTI-CIRCUMVENTION SAYS US COURT NO FAIR USE FOR ANTI-CIRCUMVENTION SAYS US COURT Reviewed by Unknown on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 Rating: 5

THE IPKAT IS BACK ...

... after a short break in Prague, attending the Project Teams meeting of MARQUES , the Association of European Trade Mark Proprietors. Norm...
- Monday, February 23, 2004
THE IPKAT IS BACK ... THE IPKAT IS BACK ... Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Monday, February 23, 2004 Rating: 5
IPKAT BOOK NOTICE: IP LAW AND TAXATION IPKAT BOOK NOTICE: IP LAW AND TAXATION Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 Rating: 5

AN AILING GI?

The Guardian reports that Scottish and Newcastle plc, the brewers of NEWCASTLE BROWN ALE , are considering switching production from Newcas...
- Tuesday, February 17, 2004
AN AILING GI? AN AILING GI? Reviewed by Unknown on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 Rating: 5

LLOYD J - FIRST CLASS MAIL

The Lawtel subscription service notes a rare decision on database right, Royal Mail Group Plc v I-CD Publishing (UK) Ltd , a Chancery Divisi...
- Tuesday, February 17, 2004
LLOYD J - FIRST CLASS MAIL LLOYD J - FIRST CLASS MAIL Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 Rating: 5

SHADES OF GREY FOR DJ DANGERMOUSE

The BBC reports that EMI, the record label responsible for the Beatles’ music, has successfully threatened legal action against the DJ, DJ ...
- Tuesday, February 17, 2004
SHADES OF GREY FOR DJ DANGERMOUSE SHADES OF GREY FOR DJ DANGERMOUSE Reviewed by Unknown on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 Rating: 5
THE WORLD’S THEIR OYSTER THE WORLD’S THEIR OYSTER Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Sunday, February 15, 2004 Rating: 5
LADDIE CLEARS THE AIR OVER THREATS APPLICATIONS LADDIE CLEARS THE AIR OVER THREATS APPLICATIONS Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Sunday, February 15, 2004 Rating: 5

TRANSLATION WATCH

Yesterday the ECJ decided the Henkel case. The IPKat can't tell you much about it though because no English translation has appeared on...
- Friday, February 13, 2004
TRANSLATION WATCH TRANSLATION WATCH Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Friday, February 13, 2004 Rating: 5
BABY-DRY STILL GOOD LAW, FOLLOWING TWO MORE ECJ DECISIONS BABY-DRY STILL GOOD LAW, FOLLOWING TWO MORE ECJ DECISIONS Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, February 13, 2004 Rating: 5
IPKAT RIDDLE: A DISTINCTLY PROBLEMATIC PARAGRAPH IPKAT RIDDLE: A DISTINCTLY PROBLEMATIC PARAGRAPH Reviewed by Unknown on Friday, February 13, 2004 Rating: 5
SING WHEN YOU'RE PARKING ... SING WHEN YOU'RE PARKING ... Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Thursday, February 12, 2004 Rating: 5

IPKAT RIDDLE

The IPKat is offering the usual prize for the best response to the following: is there copyright in the totality of the solutions to clues t...
- Wednesday, February 11, 2004
IPKAT RIDDLE IPKAT RIDDLE Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Rating: 5
A BIRD IN THE HAND ISN'T WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH FOR BIRDS EYE A BIRD IN THE HAND ISN'T WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH FOR BIRDS EYE Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Rating: 5
IPKAT BOOK NOTICE: THOMAS HAYS’ PARALLEL IMPORTATION UNDER EUROPEAN UNION LAW IPKAT BOOK NOTICE: THOMAS HAYS’ PARALLEL IMPORTATION UNDER EUROPEAN UNION LAW Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Rating: 5

LATEST IP REPORTS

The February 2004 isue of Sweet & Maxwell's Fleet Street Reports contains reports on five UK intellectual property cases. One of th...
- Tuesday, February 10, 2004
LATEST IP REPORTS LATEST IP REPORTS Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 Rating: 5
NEW PROMOTIONAL METHODS A DOUBLE AGE SWORD FOR TRADE MARK OWNERS NEW PROMOTIONAL METHODS A DOUBLE AGE SWORD FOR TRADE MARK OWNERS Reviewed by Unknown on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 Rating: 5
I LOVE PARIS IN THE SPRINGTIME I LOVE PARIS IN THE SPRINGTIME Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Sunday, February 08, 2004 Rating: 5

WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR(BUCKS)

Findlaw reports on a Chinese dispute involving the Starbucks coffee-shop chain and a local competitor. The US company is bringing an action...
- Sunday, February 08, 2004
WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR(BUCKS) WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR(BUCKS) Reviewed by Unknown on Sunday, February 08, 2004 Rating: 5

A BUSHY TALE FROM CHINA

Ananova reports that a Beijing businessman by the name of Guo has applied for permission to use the name of US President George W. Bush for ...
- Sunday, February 08, 2004
A BUSHY TALE FROM CHINA A BUSHY TALE FROM CHINA Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Sunday, February 08, 2004 Rating: 5

MORE REPORTED CASES

The January 2004 issue of Butterworths’ subscription-only Intellectual Property and Technology Cases has finally emerged. Apart from the Ho...
- Friday, February 06, 2004
MORE REPORTED CASES MORE REPORTED CASES Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, February 06, 2004 Rating: 5

BRAKE FOR THE BORDER

An unusual event yesterday was the hearing of a Scottish patent case by the judicial committee of the House of Lords (the appellate tribunal...
- Friday, February 06, 2004
BRAKE FOR THE BORDER BRAKE FOR THE BORDER Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Friday, February 06, 2004 Rating: 5

PUTTING THE BOOT IN

The IPKat’s friend Gadi Oron has just sent him news of various recent Israeli IP decisions, including Buffalo Boots v Lucassi Shoes (Tel Avi...
- Friday, February 06, 2004
PUTTING THE BOOT IN PUTTING THE BOOT IN Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, February 06, 2004 Rating: 5
PRIVACY IN THE UK: HAS THE TIME COME? PRIVACY IN THE UK: HAS THE TIME COME? Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Friday, February 06, 2004 Rating: 5
THE MUSIC IS DIVINE, BUT IS IT LEGAL? THE MUSIC IS DIVINE, BUT IS IT LEGAL? Reviewed by Unknown on Friday, February 06, 2004 Rating: 5

IPKAT JARGON ALERT

The IPKat brings you the chance to impress your friend and relations by deploying the latest linguistic trends. Why not drop the word ' ...
- Thursday, February 05, 2004
IPKAT JARGON ALERT IPKAT JARGON ALERT Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Thursday, February 05, 2004 Rating: 5

SOMETHING TO READ?

The IPKat’s masters have been quite productive recently. Apart from Ilanah’s article in the EIPR (see “Far Too Modest”, blogged yesterday), ...
- Thursday, February 05, 2004
SOMETHING TO READ? SOMETHING TO READ? Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Thursday, February 05, 2004 Rating: 5
SKIS IN THE DESERT -- THE COMMUNITY PATENT COURT SKIS IN THE DESERT -- THE COMMUNITY PATENT COURT Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, February 04, 2004 Rating: 5

RAP STAR DOGGED BY PRIVACY CLAIM

The BBC reports that an American court has dismissed a breach of privacy claim against the rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg. The claimant, identifie...
- Wednesday, February 04, 2004
RAP STAR DOGGED BY PRIVACY CLAIM RAP STAR DOGGED BY PRIVACY CLAIM Reviewed by Unknown on Wednesday, February 04, 2004 Rating: 5
IPKAT BOOK REVIEW: CHRISTOPHER WADLOW'S THE LAW OF PASSING OFF IPKAT BOOK REVIEW: CHRISTOPHER WADLOW'S <em>THE LAW OF PASSING OFF</em> Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Tuesday, February 03, 2004 Rating: 5

FAR TOO MODEST

The IPKat's joint master Ilanah is far too modest to tell anyone, but the February 2004 issue of the European Intellectual Property Revi...
- Tuesday, February 03, 2004
FAR TOO MODEST FAR TOO MODEST Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, February 03, 2004 Rating: 5
HAS GOOGLE BOOBED OVER BOOBLE? HAS GOOGLE BOOBED OVER BOOBLE? Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Sunday, February 01, 2004 Rating: 5
BLOCKBUSTER EXPANSION BLOCKED BY PIRATES BLOCKBUSTER EXPANSION BLOCKED BY PIRATES Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Sunday, February 01, 2004 Rating: 5

NO 3D FOR SISI

The IPKat brings you tidings of a CFI case concerning the registrability as a trade mark of the 3D shapes of stand-up pouches for drinks, wh...
- Sunday, February 01, 2004
NO 3D FOR SISI NO 3D FOR SISI Reviewed by Jeremy and Ilanah on Sunday, February 01, 2004 Rating: 5
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