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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.

MORE REPORTED CASES

LexisNexis (Butterworths) have just sent the IPKat the November/December issue of the subscription-only Intellectual Property and Technology...
- Tuesday, November 30, 2004
MORE REPORTED CASES MORE REPORTED CASES Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 Rating: 5

MACKINTOSH OR MOCKINTOSH

The Sunday Times reports that an umbrella body of Mackintosh heritage groups formed by the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society is working on...
- Tuesday, November 30, 2004
MACKINTOSH OR MOCKINTOSH MACKINTOSH OR MOCKINTOSH Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 Rating: 5
SEROXAT PATENT VALID AFTER ALL, BUT STILL NOT INFRINGED SEROXAT PATENT VALID AFTER ALL, BUT STILL NOT INFRINGED Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, November 29, 2004 Rating: 5

ISRAEL IN IP DISPUTE

The Jerusalem Post reports that Israeli Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Ehud Olmert will be meeting US trade representative Robert Zoell...
- Monday, November 29, 2004
ISRAEL IN IP DISPUTE ISRAEL IN IP DISPUTE Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, November 29, 2004 Rating: 5
ARE CHAVS RUINING THE BURBERRY BRAND? ARE CHAVS RUINING THE BURBERRY BRAND? Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, November 28, 2004 Rating: 5
INTERNATIONAL IP TREATIES: A COMPENDIUM INTERNATIONAL IP TREATIES: A COMPENDIUM Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, November 28, 2004 Rating: 5
LATEST EUROPEAN COPYRIGHT REPORTS LATEST EUROPEAN COPYRIGHT REPORTS Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, November 28, 2004 Rating: 5

WANT TO SEE INTO THE FUTURE?

Well, with the help of the IPKat you can. He's come across this nifty page on the UK Patent Office website that lists the IP appeals and...
- Friday, November 26, 2004
WANT TO SEE INTO THE FUTURE? WANT TO SEE INTO THE FUTURE? Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, November 26, 2004 Rating: 5

EASY PICKINGS IN EAST TIMOR

The IPKat received an email from Indonesia-based intellectual property practice Acemark , informing him that the recently independent island...
- Friday, November 26, 2004
EASY PICKINGS IN EAST TIMOR EASY PICKINGS IN EAST TIMOR Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, November 26, 2004 Rating: 5

NEXT TUESDAY IN LUXEMBOURG

The IPKat isn't sure how many judging days there are till Xmas but, while others plan their office parties and measure up their turkeys,...
- Friday, November 26, 2004
NEXT TUESDAY IN LUXEMBOURG NEXT TUESDAY IN LUXEMBOURG Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, November 26, 2004 Rating: 5
LATEST REPORTS ON TRADE MARK CASES LATEST REPORTS ON TRADE MARK CASES Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, November 26, 2004 Rating: 5
IF YOU LIKE THE FAKE, YOU'LL LOVE THE ORIGINAL ... IF YOU LIKE THE FAKE, YOU'LL LOVE THE ORIGINAL ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, November 25, 2004 Rating: 5

JOIN THE KAT'S CHORUS

It is a mere month until Christmas and an IPKat reader has sent the IPKat a couple of ditties that combine the festive spirit with IP awaren...
- Thursday, November 25, 2004
JOIN THE KAT'S CHORUS JOIN THE KAT'S CHORUS Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, November 25, 2004 Rating: 5

GOOGLE IN COPYRIGHT CLAIM

The BBC reports that the owner of the Perfect 10 website, which shows nude photographs, is suing Google for copyright infringement and harm...
- Thursday, November 25, 2004
GOOGLE IN COPYRIGHT CLAIM GOOGLE IN COPYRIGHT CLAIM Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, November 25, 2004 Rating: 5

NOT EVERYBODY KNOWS ...

... that the Patents Court for England and Wales has its own home page . The IPKat says (i) why doesn't it have useful things on it l...
- Wednesday, November 24, 2004
NOT EVERYBODY KNOWS ... NOT EVERYBODY KNOWS ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 Rating: 5

FRISCHPACK CHEESED OFF

In this morning's second Court of First Instance ruling, Case T-360/03 Frischpack GmbH v OHIM , the CFI dismissed the applicant's a...
- Wednesday, November 24, 2004
FRISCHPACK CHEESED OFF FRISCHPACK CHEESED OFF Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 Rating: 5
HENKEL KEEPS ITS BOTTLE IN BATTLE WITH OHIM HENKEL KEEPS ITS BOTTLE IN BATTLE WITH OHIM Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 Rating: 5

COMPUTERS GO AGAINST TYPE

The New York Times reports on the rise of computer programs such as Brutus 1 that are capable of writing really quite reasonable stories. F...
- Tuesday, November 23, 2004
COMPUTERS GO AGAINST TYPE COMPUTERS GO AGAINST TYPE Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 Rating: 5

IPKAT JOB WATCH

The Times carries an ad for a job at the University of Bath. The Research and Innovation Services department is seeking an assistant solicit...
- Tuesday, November 23, 2004
IPKAT JOB WATCH IPKAT JOB WATCH Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 Rating: 5

CONSEQUENCE OF A STRANGE NAME

It has become fashionable for businesses to jettison long, formal descriptive names like "Associated Ballbearings Limited" or &quo...
- Tuesday, November 23, 2004
CONSEQUENCE OF A STRANGE NAME CONSEQUENCE OF A STRANGE NAME Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 Rating: 5

INDONESIA SIGNS UP FOR WPPT

The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) presents his compliments to the IPKat and has the honour to noti...
- Tuesday, November 23, 2004
INDONESIA SIGNS UP FOR WPPT INDONESIA SIGNS UP FOR WPPT Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 Rating: 5
EPO NOT BOUND BY HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTION EPO NOT BOUND BY HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTION Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 Rating: 5

IF ALL THE WORLD WERE PAPER

The IPKat's friend Tom O'Shea has drawn his attention to the following item. MSNBC reports that the US Patent and Trademark Offic...
- Tuesday, November 23, 2004
IF ALL THE WORLD WERE PAPER IF ALL THE WORLD WERE PAPER Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 Rating: 5

UNDERGROUND HUMOUR?

United States satirical magazine The Onion has published this piece on the single-handed closure of a Subway franchise. The IPKat, who appre...
- Tuesday, November 23, 2004
UNDERGROUND HUMOUR? UNDERGROUND HUMOUR? Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 Rating: 5

NEWS FROM THE PATENT OFFICE

Two items of interest from the Patent Office: * One for all you job-hunting scientists out there – the Patent Office is looking for 6 new...
- Monday, November 22, 2004
NEWS FROM THE PATENT OFFICE NEWS FROM THE PATENT OFFICE Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, November 22, 2004 Rating: 5
BRINKHOF AND STOPETIE FORM NEW IP BOUTIQUE BRINKHOF AND STOPETIE FORM NEW IP BOUTIQUE Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, November 22, 2004 Rating: 5
COMMISSION BULLIES SWEDES OVER ECJ REFERENCES COMMISSION BULLIES SWEDES OVER ECJ REFERENCES Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, November 22, 2004 Rating: 5

DAVID AND GOLIATH

Sam Barron has brought two David-and-Goliath IP stories to the IPKat’s attention: * This is London reports that the Lord Chancellor, Lor...
- Monday, November 22, 2004
DAVID AND GOLIATH DAVID AND GOLIATH Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, November 22, 2004 Rating: 5

AROUND THE WEB

Too tired after a night on the tiles, the IPKat had insufficient brain to do any real blogging tonight. But, not wanting to disappoint his f...
- Sunday, November 21, 2004
AROUND THE WEB AROUND THE WEB Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, November 21, 2004 Rating: 5

WHEN IT COMES TO THE CRUNCH ...

Findlaw reports that cereal maker Kellogg Co . is suing to prevent competitor General Mills Inc ., which for nearly 20 years has made "...
- Saturday, November 20, 2004
WHEN IT COMES TO THE CRUNCH ... WHEN IT COMES TO THE CRUNCH ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Saturday, November 20, 2004 Rating: 5

LATEST FROM THE WORLD OF COPYRIGHT

The IPKat has just received another free sample issue of Copyright World , published by Informa . Contents of this issue include the followi...
- Saturday, November 20, 2004
LATEST FROM THE WORLD OF COPYRIGHT LATEST FROM THE WORLD OF COPYRIGHT Reviewed by Jeremy on Saturday, November 20, 2004 Rating: 5
PANTONE LEAVES OTHERS IN THE SHADE PANTONE LEAVES OTHERS IN THE SHADE Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, November 19, 2004 Rating: 5
WHERE ARE THE PATENT CASES ON BAILII? WHERE ARE THE PATENT CASES ON BAILII? Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, November 19, 2004 Rating: 5
MURDERER CAN'T HAVE TRANSCRIPT BACK MURDERER CAN'T HAVE TRANSCRIPT BACK Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, November 19, 2004 Rating: 5

... AND SWEDEN TOO

... while in Case C-91/04 The European Commission v Sweden , Sweden was condemned yesterday for its failure to implement exactly the same D...
- Friday, November 19, 2004
... AND SWEDEN TOO ... AND SWEDEN TOO Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, November 19, 2004 Rating: 5
BELGIUM STANDS CONDEMNED -- BUT ONLY IN FRENCH BELGIUM STANDS CONDEMNED -- BUT ONLY IN FRENCH Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, November 19, 2004 Rating: 5
IT PROBABLY DOESN'T MATTER ... IT PROBABLY DOESN'T MATTER ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, November 18, 2004 Rating: 5
BUT ARE THEY PART OF THE PRIOR ART? BUT ARE THEY PART OF THE PRIOR ART? Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, November 18, 2004 Rating: 5
YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THIS ONE COMING YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THIS ONE COMING Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, November 18, 2004 Rating: 5

TIME TO BE MORE EXPLICIT

As an aid to those who work within the field of Community trade mark law, OHIM has added this potentially useful page entitled "Judgmen...
- Wednesday, November 17, 2004
TIME TO BE MORE EXPLICIT TIME TO BE MORE EXPLICIT Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, November 17, 2004 Rating: 5
THE HUNTER AND THE HUNTED: MPAA SEEKS TO PICK OFF ITS QUARRY THE HUNTER AND THE HUNTED: MPAA SEEKS TO PICK OFF ITS QUARRY Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 Rating: 5

WANT TO WORK IN IP?

The IPKat has notice the following IP vacancies which need to be filled: -The Edinburgh University AHRB Centre for Studies in Intellectua...
- Tuesday, November 16, 2004
WANT TO WORK IN IP? WANT TO WORK IN IP? Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 Rating: 5
TRIPs RULES OK, SAYS ECJ IN LATEST BUD SPAT TRIPs RULES OK, SAYS ECJ IN LATEST BUD SPAT Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 Rating: 5
AZERBAIJAN PLANTS ITSELF IN UPOV-LAND AZERBAIJAN PLANTS ITSELF IN UPOV-LAND Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 Rating: 5
BY GUM, THAT'S A LOT TO SPEND ON SWEETS ... BY GUM, THAT'S A LOT TO SPEND ON SWEETS ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, November 15, 2004 Rating: 5
BRANDED BACKING FOR ILLEGAL DOWNLOADS BRANDED BACKING FOR ILLEGAL DOWNLOADS Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, November 15, 2004 Rating: 5
TOUGH WORDS FROM COMMISSION ON FIGHT AGAINST PIRACY TOUGH WORDS FROM COMMISSION ON FIGHT AGAINST PIRACY Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, November 15, 2004 Rating: 5

BioSLR LATEST

Volume 6, issue 4 of Lawtext Publishing's Bio-Science Law Review has now been published. Apart from Part II of Margaret Llewelyn's ...
- Monday, November 15, 2004
BioSLR LATEST BioSLR LATEST Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, November 15, 2004 Rating: 5

AND NOW WITH PICTURES

The IPKat is glad to see that in the recent Storck cases , pictures have been included in the judgments made available on Curia, the ECJ'...
- Monday, November 15, 2004
AND NOW WITH PICTURES AND NOW WITH PICTURES Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, November 15, 2004 Rating: 5

TTABLOG -- CORRECTION

On Friday 12 November the IPKat blogged the arrival of John Welch's TTABlog, carrying decisions of the USPTO's Trademark trial and ...
- Sunday, November 14, 2004
TTABLOG -- CORRECTION TTABLOG -- CORRECTION Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, November 14, 2004 Rating: 5

IS THERE ANYBODY THERE?

The IPKat brings to your attention a decision of the UK Trade Marks Registry based on some rather odd facts. The mark SCIP-r-NOSCO was plac...
- Sunday, November 14, 2004
IS THERE ANYBODY THERE? IS THERE ANYBODY THERE? Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, November 14, 2004 Rating: 5

LATEST EIPR

The November 2004 issue of Sweet & Maxwell's monthly journal European Intellectual Property Review has now been published. It conta...
- Saturday, November 13, 2004
LATEST EIPR LATEST EIPR Reviewed by Jeremy on Saturday, November 13, 2004 Rating: 5
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