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.

SICK AND TIRED

Since Blogger upgraded its blogging software, the IPKat has become increasingly frustrated at the number of times he has tried to post a blo...
- Tuesday, August 31, 2004
SICK AND TIRED SICK AND TIRED Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 Rating: 5

AROUND THE BOOKSTALLS

Among the books that have recently fallen into the IPKat's clutches is Media, Technology and Copyright: Integrating Law and Economics , ...
- Tuesday, August 31, 2004
AROUND THE BOOKSTALLS AROUND THE BOOKSTALLS Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 Rating: 5
THE EVIL MEN DO LIVES AFTER THEM, BUT THE GOODWILL ISN'T INTERRED WITH THEIR BONES THE EVIL MEN DO LIVES AFTER THEM, BUT THE GOODWILL ISN'T INTERRED WITH THEIR BONES Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, August 30, 2004 Rating: 5
AMERICAN CO. BAGS VICTORY OVER LOUIS VUITTON AMERICAN CO. BAGS VICTORY OVER LOUIS VUITTON Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, August 29, 2004 Rating: 5
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN EUROPE: THE DEBATE CONTINUES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN EUROPE: THE DEBATE CONTINUES Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Saturday, August 28, 2004 Rating: 5

HOT OFF THE PRESS

The August/September 2004 issue of Legalease's bimonthly Advertising, Marketing & Branding Law Journal contains some highly attracti...
- Friday, August 27, 2004
HOT OFF THE PRESS HOT OFF THE PRESS Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, August 27, 2004 Rating: 5

… AND A BEEF FROM THE IPKAT

Why do Commission Regulations all have "(EC) No" before the number. If, for example, people wrote "Commission Regulation 1483...
- Friday, August 27, 2004
… AND A BEEF FROM THE IPKAT … AND A BEEF FROM THE IPKAT Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, August 27, 2004 Rating: 5
MORE GI PROTECTION FOR SPANISH MEAT ... MORE GI PROTECTION FOR SPANISH MEAT ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, August 27, 2004 Rating: 5
UNFAIR COMPARISON LANDS MICROSOFT IN HOT WATER UNFAIR COMPARISON LANDS MICROSOFT IN HOT WATER Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, August 27, 2004 Rating: 5

REBRANDING MADNESS

Here's a nicely cynical piece on the Register on the explanation of the nature and effect of the computer games company NCSoft's log...
- Wednesday, August 25, 2004
REBRANDING MADNESS REBRANDING MADNESS Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 Rating: 5

REFRESHING HONESTY FROM OHIM

The IPKat humbly draws your attention to a decision of the OHIM Second Board of Appeal where Beecham unsuccessfully appealed against a deci...
- Wednesday, August 25, 2004
REFRESHING HONESTY FROM OHIM REFRESHING HONESTY FROM OHIM Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 Rating: 5

REQUEST FOR HELP AND COMMENTS

IPKat's co-master Jeremy has just drafted a case note on the decision of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities in Case...
- Tuesday, August 24, 2004
REQUEST FOR HELP AND COMMENTS REQUEST FOR HELP AND COMMENTS Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 Rating: 5
GUEST BLOGGER: SIMON GENTRY GUEST BLOGGER: SIMON GENTRY Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 Rating: 5
KAZAKHSTAN COMES IN OUT OF THE COLD KAZAKHSTAN COMES IN OUT OF THE COLD Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, August 23, 2004 Rating: 5
SILHOUETTE PUTS AN END TO SHADY DEALING ON EBAY SILHOUETTE PUTS AN END TO SHADY DEALING ON EBAY Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, August 23, 2004 Rating: 5
ARNIE SAYS "HASTA LA VISTA "TO CAR COMPANY ARNIE SAYS "HASTA LA VISTA "TO CAR COMPANY Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, August 23, 2004 Rating: 5
LATEST EUROPEAN TRADE MARK REPORTS LATEST EUROPEAN TRADE MARK REPORTS Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, August 23, 2004 Rating: 5
OLYMPIANS SEEK LEGAL PROTECTION AGAINST CARTOON CONDOMS OLYMPIANS SEEK LEGAL PROTECTION AGAINST CARTOON CONDOMS Reviewed by Jeremy on Saturday, August 21, 2004 Rating: 5

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE

Could anyone who knows of any European Member State trade mark dilution cases, other than those which have appeared in the European Trade Ma...
- Friday, August 20, 2004
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, August 20, 2004 Rating: 5
TRADE MARK REGISTRY GUIDELINES ONLINE TRADE MARK REGISTRY GUIDELINES ONLINE Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, August 20, 2004 Rating: 5
GROKSTER, STREAMCAST GET CLEAN LEGAL BILL OF HEALTH GROKSTER, STREAMCAST GET CLEAN LEGAL BILL OF HEALTH Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, August 20, 2004 Rating: 5
WHAT'S BIG AND GREEN AND READY FOR A FIGHT? WHAT'S BIG AND GREEN AND READY FOR A FIGHT? Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, August 19, 2004 Rating: 5

PAY TO USE "@"? YOU MUST BE JOKING

The Register pours vast quantities of scorn on a chancer by the name of Robert-Alan Lucht, who is invoicing his victims for annual licences ...
- Thursday, August 19, 2004
PAY TO USE "@"? YOU MUST BE JOKING PAY TO USE "@"? YOU MUST BE JOKING Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, August 19, 2004 Rating: 5
PATENT OF THE MONTH AUGUST 2004: ARE YOU SERIOUS?! PATENT OF THE MONTH AUGUST 2004: ARE YOU SERIOUS?! Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 Rating: 5

IPKAT JOBWATCH

As part of the IPKat's service to the intellectual property community, this blog will be bringing you occasional news of interesting IP ...
- Wednesday, August 18, 2004
IPKAT JOBWATCH IPKAT JOBWATCH Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 Rating: 5

ARE YOU TAKING PIS?

PIS, or Product & Image Security , is a magazine that might interest those IPKat readers who have to face serious copying and counterfei...
- Tuesday, August 17, 2004
ARE YOU TAKING PIS? ARE YOU TAKING PIS? Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 Rating: 5

LITTLE CHEF, BIG ISSUE

Today's Daily Mail reports that British roadside restaurant chain Little Chef has confirmed that its well-known logo, depicting a plump...
- Tuesday, August 17, 2004
LITTLE CHEF, BIG ISSUE LITTLE CHEF, BIG ISSUE Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 Rating: 5

POSTER POSER

The IPKat brings you news of an interesting UK Trade Mark Registry decision . The band Linkin Park applied to register LINKIN PARK as a trad...
- Tuesday, August 17, 2004
POSTER POSER POSTER POSER Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 Rating: 5
COMPANY CASHES IN ON ADVERTISING COMPANY CASHES IN ON ADVERTISING Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, August 16, 2004 Rating: 5
MICROSOFT STOPS P2P PATCH DISTRIBUTION MICROSOFT STOPS P2P PATCH DISTRIBUTION Reviewed by Anonymous on Saturday, August 14, 2004 Rating: 5

THE PERILS OF TAKING A HOLIDAY

While the IPKat was away on his holidays, the United Kingdom's Patent Office posted the text of the new Patents Act 2004. Patent Offi...
- Friday, August 13, 2004
THE PERILS OF TAKING A HOLIDAY THE PERILS OF TAKING A HOLIDAY Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, August 13, 2004 Rating: 5
TOTALLY DESCRIPTIVE TERM GETS PGI STATUS TOTALLY DESCRIPTIVE TERM GETS PGI STATUS Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, August 13, 2004 Rating: 5

IT'LL NEVER STAND UP IN COURT ...

Trade mark owners who complain that their trade marks are seized by the public and turned into pejorative terms should check out Wordspy . T...
- Thursday, August 12, 2004
IT'LL NEVER STAND UP IN COURT ... IT'LL NEVER STAND UP IN COURT ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, August 12, 2004 Rating: 5

MICROSOFT SEES THE LITE

The BBC reports that Microsoft is planning to launch a cheaper, slimmed down version of its XP operating system, dubbed “XP Lite”. The progr...
- Thursday, August 12, 2004
MICROSOFT SEES THE LITE MICROSOFT SEES THE LITE Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, August 12, 2004 Rating: 5
PASSION OF CHRIST A BIG HIT WITH MUSLIMS IN MALAYSIA PASSION OF CHRIST A BIG HIT WITH MUSLIMS IN MALAYSIA Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, August 12, 2004 Rating: 5

... WHILE SHADES OF BLUE PREVAIL

From today's Telegraph we learn that French carmaker Peugeot has failed in its attempt to force independent car dealers to redecorate th...
- Wednesday, August 11, 2004
... WHILE SHADES OF BLUE PREVAIL ... WHILE SHADES OF BLUE PREVAIL Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 Rating: 5

TIGHT SQUASH FOR ORANGE

BBC reports on a battle in the offing between French-owned mobile phone giant Orange and easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou over the right...
- Wednesday, August 11, 2004
TIGHT SQUASH FOR ORANGE TIGHT SQUASH FOR ORANGE Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 Rating: 5
CLEAN VENUE OR WHITEWASH AT THE OLYMPICS? CLEAN VENUE OR WHITEWASH AT THE OLYMPICS? Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 Rating: 5
PIRATES AND BOOTLEGGERS BEWARE: THE BRITISH ARE COMING FOR YOU PIRATES AND BOOTLEGGERS BEWARE: THE BRITISH ARE COMING FOR YOU Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 Rating: 5

WHILE THE CAT WAS AWAY ...

This blog is devoted to things you would have read about last week, if the IPKat hadn't gone on holiday. * Yet another top-level doma...
- Tuesday, August 10, 2004
WHILE THE CAT WAS AWAY ... WHILE THE CAT WAS AWAY ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 Rating: 5

COPYRIGHT IS NO LAUGHING MATTER

The BBC reports that comedian Jimmy Carr is claiming that follow comic Jim Davidson “stole” a joke of his that he told during the 2002 Royal...
- Monday, August 09, 2004
COPYRIGHT IS NO LAUGHING MATTER COPYRIGHT IS NO LAUGHING MATTER Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, August 09, 2004 Rating: 5
THE KAT IS BACK THE KAT IS BACK Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Monday, August 09, 2004 Rating: 5
THE IPKAT ... THE IPKAT ... Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Sunday, August 01, 2004 Rating: 5
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