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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.

IT WORKS LIKE A DREAM

Ananova reports that a Japanese toymaker claims to have invented a gadget that can help people control their dreams. Tokyo-based Takara Co ...
- Wednesday, June 30, 2004
IT WORKS LIKE A DREAM IT WORKS LIKE A DREAM Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 Rating: 5

RECENT PUBLICATION

The June/July issue of Legalease's Advertising, Marketing & Branding Law Journal contains some good contributions. Hugh Latimer ( W...
- Tuesday, June 29, 2004
RECENT PUBLICATION RECENT PUBLICATION Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 Rating: 5
IPKAT TRANSLATION WATCH (AGAIN) IPKAT TRANSLATION WATCH (AGAIN) Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 Rating: 5
IPKAT TRANSLATION WATCH CONTINUED IPKAT TRANSLATION WATCH CONTINUED Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 Rating: 5
IPKAT TRANSLATION WATCH: ANYONE OUT THERE ITALIAN AND KEEN ON BEER? IPKAT TRANSLATION WATCH: ANYONE OUT THERE ITALIAN AND KEEN ON BEER? Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 Rating: 5
ECJ AFFIRMS LIBERTEL PRINCIPLES IN HEIDELBERGER COLOUR COMBINATION CASE ECJ AFFIRMS LIBERTEL PRINCIPLES IN <em>HEIDELBERGER </em>COLOUR COMBINATION CASE Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 Rating: 5

IPKAT TRIPS THE LIGHT FANTASTIC

While Jeremy was living it up in Warsaw, the other half of the IPKat (Ilanah) attended the “TRIPs – Ten Years Later” conference in Brussels...
- Monday, June 28, 2004
IPKAT TRIPS THE LIGHT FANTASTIC IPKAT TRIPS THE LIGHT FANTASTIC Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, June 28, 2004 Rating: 5
LATEST REPORTED EUROPEAN TRADE MARK CASES LATEST REPORTED EUROPEAN TRADE MARK CASES Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, June 28, 2004 Rating: 5

EUROPEAN UNION ACCEDES TO MADRID

According to a MARQUES newsflash, on 21 June the European Union submitted to WIPO its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol on the ...
- Monday, June 28, 2004
EUROPEAN UNION ACCEDES TO MADRID EUROPEAN UNION ACCEDES TO MADRID Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, June 28, 2004 Rating: 5
PRINCESS CAROLINE WINS ECHR PRIVACY CASE PRINCESS CAROLINE WINS ECHR PRIVACY CASE Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, June 27, 2004 Rating: 5

ECJ COLOUR COMBINATION CASE

The ECJ decided the Heidelberger case on the registrability of combinations of colours as trade marks on Thursday. More to follow from the I...
- Friday, June 25, 2004
ECJ COLOUR COMBINATION CASE ECJ COLOUR COMBINATION CASE Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, June 25, 2004 Rating: 5

OPEN SOURCE FOR IRAQ?

The BBC reports that certain Iraqi computer experts that make up the Iraqi Linux Users’ Group are calling for Linux to be used as the basis...
- Friday, June 25, 2004
OPEN SOURCE FOR IRAQ? OPEN SOURCE FOR IRAQ? Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, June 25, 2004 Rating: 5
STUDENTS' RESEARCH: WORTH EXPLOITING? STUDENTS' RESEARCH: WORTH EXPLOITING? Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, June 25, 2004 Rating: 5

GREETINGS FROM WARSAW

One half of the IPKat (Jeremy) is in Warsaw, Poland, right now, where he is participating in a conference, "Intellectual Property in a ...
- Wednesday, June 23, 2004
GREETINGS FROM WARSAW GREETINGS FROM WARSAW Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 Rating: 5

AND GALAXIA MAKES TWO ...

While the IPKat was bringing you yesterday's Court of First Instance decision in Picaro/Picasso , the CFI was craftily slipping through ...
- Wednesday, June 23, 2004
AND GALAXIA MAKES TWO ... AND GALAXIA MAKES TWO ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 Rating: 5
IPKAT RIDDLE: COPYRIGHT, YOUR NUMBER IS UP IPKAT RIDDLE: COPYRIGHT, YOUR NUMBER IS UP Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 Rating: 5
PICARO ROLLS PAST PICASSO ESTATE IN RACE FOR THE EUROPEAN VEHICLE MARKET PICARO ROLLS PAST PICASSO ESTATE IN RACE FOR THE EUROPEAN VEHICLE MARKET Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 Rating: 5
THE TEMPERATURE'S RISING IN FILM TITLE DISPUTE THE TEMPERATURE'S RISING IN FILM TITLE DISPUTE Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 Rating: 5
BOURNEMOUTH IP WORKSHOP COMING UP BOURNEMOUTH IP WORKSHOP COMING UP Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 Rating: 5
IPKAT TRANSLATION WATCH: FIRST THE GOOD NEWS ... IPKAT TRANSLATION WATCH: FIRST THE GOOD NEWS ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, June 21, 2004 Rating: 5
CLASH OF PATRIOTS HEADS FOR A FULL TRIAL CLASH OF PATRIOTS HEADS FOR A FULL TRIAL Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, June 21, 2004 Rating: 5

ARE YOU LOVIN' BRAND JOURNALISM

“Brand journalism” is the future according to McDonald’s chief marketing officer, Larry Light. AdAge reports his speech at the the AdWatch:...
- Sunday, June 20, 2004
ARE YOU LOVIN' BRAND JOURNALISM ARE YOU LOVIN' BRAND JOURNALISM Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, June 20, 2004 Rating: 5
MUSIC GIANTS' MERGER GOES ONE STEP FURTHER MUSIC GIANTS' MERGER GOES ONE STEP FURTHER Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, June 20, 2004 Rating: 5
TRUANCY PATENT GOES MISSING IN PART TRUANCY PATENT GOES MISSING IN PART Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, June 18, 2004 Rating: 5
FOURTEEN QUESTIONS FOR THE ECJ FROM PHARMA REPACKAGING CASE FOURTEEN QUESTIONS FOR THE ECJ FROM PHARMA REPACKAGING CASE Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, June 18, 2004 Rating: 5

US ANTITRUST LIMITED

The US Supreme Court has put a limit on the reach of US antitrust law outside the US reports the New York Times . In an 8 to 0 decision, the...
- Thursday, June 17, 2004
US ANTITRUST LIMITED US ANTITRUST LIMITED Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, June 17, 2004 Rating: 5
CUNNING DUTCH ROYALTY AVOIDANCE PLAN HITS TROUBLE CUNNING DUTCH ROYALTY AVOIDANCE PLAN HITS TROUBLE Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, June 17, 2004 Rating: 5
TRADE NAMES? YOU MUST BE JOKING TRADE NAMES? YOU MUST BE JOKING Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 Rating: 5
WHY T&T TRADE MARK REGISTRY CAN’T MAGIC REGISTRATIONS INTO EXISTENCE WHY T&T TRADE MARK REGISTRY CAN’T MAGIC REGISTRATIONS INTO EXISTENCE Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 Rating: 5
KAZAA DEEMED CONFUSINGLY SIMILAR TO CASA KAZAA DEEMED CONFUSINGLY SIMILAR TO CASA Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 Rating: 5
DO PARALLEL IMPORTS POSE A RISK TO UK PATIENTS? DO PARALLEL IMPORTS POSE A RISK TO UK PATIENTS? Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 Rating: 5
FAT CATS FLY SOUTH ON BURGER SPONSORED GRAVY TRAIN FAT CATS FLY SOUTH ON BURGER SPONSORED GRAVY TRAIN Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, June 14, 2004 Rating: 5
THE SOURCE TAKES THE RAP AS EMINEM SUES AGAIN <em>THE SOURCE </em>TAKES THE RAP AS EMINEM SUES AGAIN Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, June 13, 2004 Rating: 5
IPKAT TRANSLATION WATCH: KEEP TAKING THE TABLETS IPKAT TRANSLATION WATCH: KEEP TAKING THE TABLETS Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, June 11, 2004 Rating: 5
BEATLES INTERNET DEAL IN THE OFFING BEATLES INTERNET DEAL IN THE OFFING Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, June 10, 2004 Rating: 5
HANDS OFF OUR BALLS, SAYS RECKITT HANDS OFF OUR BALLS, SAYS RECKITT Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, June 10, 2004 Rating: 5
DELAYS IN EUROPEAN IP LITIGATION: IT CAN ONLY GET WORSE DELAYS IN EUROPEAN IP LITIGATION: IT CAN ONLY GET WORSE Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, June 09, 2004 Rating: 5

EUROPEAN FILE-SHARERS SETTLE

The BBC reports that 18 file-sharers have settled litigation out of court with the IFPI. The group of 17 Danes and one German are part of t...
- Wednesday, June 09, 2004
EUROPEAN FILE-SHARERS SETTLE EUROPEAN FILE-SHARERS SETTLE Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 09, 2004 Rating: 5
STIX-HACKL PRONOUNCES ON DATABASE PROTECTION: BUT WILL THE ECJ FOLLOW HER ADVICE? STIX-HACKL PRONOUNCES ON DATABASE PROTECTION: BUT WILL THE ECJ FOLLOW HER ADVICE? Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, June 08, 2004 Rating: 5
neh, neh, neh, neh, neh , neh , neh , neh , neh , neh , neh , neh , neh , neh , neh , neh COPYRIGHT! neh, neh, neh, neh, neh , neh , neh , neh , neh , neh , neh , neh , neh , neh , neh , neh COPYRIGHT! Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 08, 2004 Rating: 5
DON'T FORGET! DON'T FORGET! Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Monday, June 07, 2004 Rating: 5

FTC TO FIGHT TROLLS

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is putting forward reforms to the US patent system reports the BBC. Both the administrators and busine...
- Monday, June 07, 2004
FTC TO FIGHT TROLLS FTC TO FIGHT TROLLS Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, June 07, 2004 Rating: 5
IMITATION OR FLATTERY: HONDA SUES FOR REAL DAMAGES IMITATION OR FLATTERY: HONDA SUES FOR REAL DAMAGES Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, June 06, 2004 Rating: 5
IRISH RE-JOYCE AS COPYRIGHT ACT AMENDED IRISH RE-JOYCE AS COPYRIGHT ACT AMENDED Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, June 04, 2004 Rating: 5

ARE US BRANDS LOSING THEIR LUSTRE?

This from Freepress , via Adbusters : consumers are sending “warning signs” to US brands, according to Patrick Barrett. He writes that decli...
- Thursday, June 03, 2004
ARE US BRANDS LOSING THEIR LUSTRE? ARE US BRANDS LOSING THEIR LUSTRE? Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, June 03, 2004 Rating: 5

ON CLICKWRAPS AND COMPETITION

As of 1 May 2004, the EU's new Technology Transfer Block Exemption, Commission Regulation 772/2004 , came into effect. That Regulation e...
- Wednesday, June 02, 2004
ON CLICKWRAPS AND COMPETITION ON CLICKWRAPS AND COMPETITION Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 Rating: 5
EVEN IF YOU HATE SPORT... EVEN IF YOU HATE SPORT... Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 Rating: 5
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