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MP3 LINKING RULED ILLEGAL BY NORWEGIAN SUPREME COURT MP3 LINKING RULED ILLEGAL BY NORWEGIAN SUPREME COURT Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Monday, January 31, 2005 Rating: 5
CAN'T TELL THE FAKE FROM THE REAL THING? CAN'T TELL THE FAKE FROM THE REAL THING? Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, January 30, 2005 Rating: 5

EL CORTE INGLES APPEAL FAILS

The Court of First Instance (CFI) ruling in Case T-8/03 El Corte Inglés v OHIM , which dates from 13 December 2004, has now been made availa...
- Sunday, January 30, 2005
EL CORTE INGLES APPEAL FAILS EL CORTE INGLES APPEAL FAILS Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, January 30, 2005 Rating: 5
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY - THE BURRELL COMPETITION LECTURE DATE FOR YOUR DIARY - THE BURRELL COMPETITION LECTURE Reviewed by Anonymous on Saturday, January 29, 2005 Rating: 5
NO DUTY TO DISCLOSE NAME OF P2P USER, SAYS FRANKFURT COURT NO DUTY TO DISCLOSE NAME OF P2P USER, SAYS FRANKFURT COURT Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, January 28, 2005 Rating: 5

QM SEMINAR SERIES LAUNCH

Yesterday the IPKat attended the first of a new seminar series hosted in the elegant atmosphere of Dean Rees House by Queen Mary Intellectua...
- Friday, January 28, 2005
QM SEMINAR SERIES LAUNCH QM SEMINAR SERIES LAUNCH Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, January 28, 2005 Rating: 5
ADVOCATE GENERAL DELIVERS HAVE A BREAK OPINION ADVOCATE GENERAL DELIVERS HAVE A BREAK OPINION Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, January 27, 2005 Rating: 5

LATEST REPORTED COPYRIGHT CASES

Issue One of the Sweet & Maxwell subscription-only bimonthly European Copyright and Design Reports has now been published. It contains f...
- Thursday, January 27, 2005
LATEST REPORTED COPYRIGHT CASES LATEST REPORTED COPYRIGHT CASES Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, January 27, 2005 Rating: 5
KIND-HART COURT REFUSES TO STRIKE OUT TRESOR, MIRACLE CLAIMS KIND-HART COURT REFUSES TO STRIKE OUT TRESOR, MIRACLE CLAIMS Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, January 27, 2005 Rating: 5

ADIDAS TRIUMPS AGAIN

The Seattle Post reports that adidas has won a trade mark suit against Nike in Dusseldorf. The use by Nike and another manufacturer of two...
- Thursday, January 27, 2005
ADIDAS TRIUMPS AGAIN ADIDAS TRIUMPS AGAIN Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, January 27, 2005 Rating: 5

GOOGLE v MERIDIEN - AN UPDATE

Thanks to Frederic Glaize, the IPKat is in a position to tell readers that the case blogged by the IPKat on 21 January is now available htt...
- Wednesday, January 26, 2005
GOOGLE v MERIDIEN - AN UPDATE GOOGLE v MERIDIEN - AN UPDATE Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 Rating: 5

NEXT WEEK'S FORTHCOMING ATTRACTION

Next Tuesday the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (CFI) gives judgment in Case T-57/03 SPAG v OHIM - Dann and Becker . Th...
- Wednesday, January 26, 2005
NEXT WEEK'S FORTHCOMING ATTRACTION NEXT WEEK'S FORTHCOMING ATTRACTION Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 Rating: 5

COURT KICKS OUT BOOT LOGO APPEAL

Yesterday the Court of Appeal for England and Wales dismissed an appeal in R Griggs Group v Evans, Raben, Lewy and Lewy (the Doc Martens c...
- Wednesday, January 26, 2005
COURT KICKS OUT BOOT LOGO APPEAL COURT KICKS OUT BOOT LOGO APPEAL Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 Rating: 5
PATENT ROUNDUP FROM EUROPE (AND BEYOND) PATENT ROUNDUP FROM EUROPE (AND BEYOND) Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 Rating: 5
SINGAPORE SIGNS UP TO WIPO TREATIES SINGAPORE SIGNS UP TO WIPO TREATIES Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 Rating: 5

STILL TIME TO BOOK ...

... for the CLT 7th Annual Information Technology Law Update conference. The programme includes a number of the IPKat's friends and the...
- Tuesday, January 25, 2005
STILL TIME TO BOOK ... STILL TIME TO BOOK ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 Rating: 5

SPAMBUSTERS CAN'T BUST SPAM

LexisNexis' All England Direct subscription-only service brings news of Hormel Foods Corporation v Antilles Landscape Investments NV , ...
- Tuesday, January 25, 2005
SPAMBUSTERS CAN'T BUST SPAM SPAMBUSTERS CAN'T BUST SPAM Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 Rating: 5

DID YOU KNOW...

...that non-traditional trade marks account for only 1.05% of applications for Community trade marks made between 1996 and the end of 2004 a...
- Monday, January 24, 2005
DID YOU KNOW... DID YOU KNOW... Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, January 24, 2005 Rating: 5
AGRI-FISH PATENT DIRECTIVE BEACHED AGAIN AGRI-FISH PATENT DIRECTIVE BEACHED AGAIN Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, January 24, 2005 Rating: 5

CHINESE DVD ANTITRUST CASE

China Daily reports that a group of DVD manufacturers, consisting of Sony Corp, Philips, Pioneer Corp and LG Electronics and known as the 4...
- Monday, January 24, 2005
CHINESE DVD ANTITRUST CASE CHINESE DVD ANTITRUST CASE Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, January 24, 2005 Rating: 5

IP REVIEW: A REVIEW

Computer Patent Annuities (CPA) publishes a neat little quarterly magazine, the IP Review. The IPKat isn't sure why he receives it, but...
- Sunday, January 23, 2005
IP REVIEW: A REVIEW IP REVIEW: A REVIEW Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, January 23, 2005 Rating: 5

HP, INTERGRAPH SETTLE - AT A PRICE

The Register reports that Palo Alto-based hardware manufacturer Hewlett-Packard Co . (HP) has agreed to pay $141 million (108.5 million euro...
- Saturday, January 22, 2005
HP, INTERGRAPH SETTLE - AT A PRICE HP, INTERGRAPH SETTLE - AT A PRICE Reviewed by Jeremy on Saturday, January 22, 2005 Rating: 5
APPEAL AGAINST GERMAN COMPUTER COPYRIGHT DECISION? APPEAL AGAINST GERMAN COMPUTER COPYRIGHT DECISION? Reviewed by Anonymous on Saturday, January 22, 2005 Rating: 5
LE MERIDIEN GETS PRELIMINARY RELIEF AGAINST GOOGLE ADWORDS LE MERIDIEN GETS PRELIMINARY RELIEF AGAINST GOOGLE ADWORDS Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, January 21, 2005 Rating: 5
EUROPEANS TO CRACK DOWN ON COIN FRAUDSTERS EUROPEANS TO CRACK DOWN ON COIN FRAUDSTERS Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, January 21, 2005 Rating: 5
BIOKNOWLEDGE NOT REGISTRABLE FOR BIOKNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BIOKNOWLEDGE NOT REGISTRABLE FOR BIOKNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, January 21, 2005 Rating: 5

PCT: WIPO MAKES AMENDS ...

The IPKat can't pretend he's read them yet, but amendments to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which take effect from 1 April 20...
- Friday, January 21, 2005
PCT: WIPO MAKES AMENDS ... PCT: WIPO MAKES AMENDS ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, January 21, 2005 Rating: 5

MORE ON PRAKTIKER

The IPKat has received another comment on the Praktiker case (see yesterday's two blogs on it), this time from his learned and esteemed...
- Wednesday, January 19, 2005
MORE ON PRAKTIKER MORE ON <em>PRAKTIKER</em> Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 Rating: 5

LATEST TRADEMARK REPORTER

The November-December issue of The Trademark Reporter has reached these shores and the IPKat’s paws and is packed with goodies such as: *...
- Wednesday, January 19, 2005
LATEST TRADEMARK REPORTER LATEST TRADEMARK REPORTER Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 Rating: 5

INSIDE ITALIAN TRADE MARKS

PC World reports on an upcoming Italian trade mark dispute between Intel and an Italian computer manufacturer. SBF Elettronica SRL manufact...
- Tuesday, January 18, 2005
INSIDE ITALIAN TRADE MARKS INSIDE ITALIAN TRADE MARKS Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 Rating: 5
ANNUAL IP ROUND-UP CONFERENCE: SEE YOU THERE? ANNUAL IP ROUND-UP CONFERENCE: SEE YOU THERE? Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 Rating: 5
... AFTER THE AGONY, NOW THE ECSTASY! ... AFTER THE AGONY, NOW THE ECSTASY! Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 Rating: 5
IPKAT TRANSLATION WATCH: OH, THE SHEER FRUSTRATION! IPKAT TRANSLATION WATCH: OH, THE SHEER FRUSTRATION! Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 Rating: 5

GUEST BLOG FROM FRANCE

Now here's a piece, lovingly translated into English, from the IPKat's friend and fellow blogger Jean-Baptiste Soufron: Last Decembe...
- Tuesday, January 18, 2005
GUEST BLOG FROM FRANCE GUEST BLOG FROM FRANCE Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 Rating: 5

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR TRADE MARK

If your trade mark has been on the Trade Marks Register in the UK for a century then you’re in for a treat. The Patent Office will be in co...
- Monday, January 17, 2005
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR TRADE MARK HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR TRADE MARK Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, January 17, 2005 Rating: 5
EX-YUGO MACEDONIA JOINS WPPT -- BUT WITH RESERVATIONS EX-YUGO MACEDONIA JOINS WPPT -- BUT WITH RESERVATIONS Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, January 17, 2005 Rating: 5
OPPORTUNITY FOR TRADE MARK OWNERS TO GET AHEAD OPPORTUNITY FOR TRADE MARK OWNERS TO GET AHEAD Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, January 16, 2005 Rating: 5

PCT HITS THE MILLION MARK

The World Intellectual Property Organization announced on Friday that the one millionth international patent application had been filed unde...
- Sunday, January 16, 2005
PCT HITS THE MILLION MARK PCT HITS THE MILLION MARK Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, January 16, 2005 Rating: 5

TOP OF THE TREATIES

A communiqué from WIPO informs the IPKat of the new members of the various treaties administered by WIPO. As a result, the numbers of states...
- Sunday, January 16, 2005
TOP OF THE TREATIES TOP OF THE TREATIES Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, January 16, 2005 Rating: 5

SPREADING A LITTLE SUNSHINE

This comes from New Scientist via Ananova that US military chiefs have considered developing an 'aphrodisiac' chemical weapon that w...
- Friday, January 14, 2005
SPREADING A LITTLE SUNSHINE SPREADING A LITTLE SUNSHINE Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, January 14, 2005 Rating: 5
REGISTRY DECISION IS COOL FOR CATS REGISTRY DECISION IS COOL FOR CATS Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, January 14, 2005 Rating: 5

IPKAT RIDDLE

The IPKat wants to know, why did the Patent Office posted the 2001 Inter Partes trade mark decisions on its website yesterday? All answers ...
- Friday, January 14, 2005
IPKAT RIDDLE IPKAT RIDDLE Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, January 14, 2005 Rating: 5
OPEN SESAME ... BIG BLUE GETS FRIENDLY OPEN SESAME ... BIG BLUE GETS FRIENDLY Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, January 13, 2005 Rating: 5

WHERE ON EARTH ...?

The IPKat likes to imagine himself a a sophistiKat who elegantly trots the globe. It is therefore with some embarrassment that he confesses ...
- Thursday, January 13, 2005
WHERE ON EARTH ...? WHERE ON EARTH ...? Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, January 13, 2005 Rating: 5

RETURN OF THE KILLER DEBATE?

The IPKat has received, from Simon Gentry of the Campaign for Creativity , the following statement, issued yesterday: A RERUN OF THE SOFT...
- Thursday, January 13, 2005
RETURN OF THE KILLER DEBATE? RETURN OF THE KILLER DEBATE? Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, January 13, 2005 Rating: 5

3 STRIPES HIT THE STATES

The Miami Herald reports that Adidas is suing Abercrombie & Fitch in the US District Court in Portland. The German sportswear manufactu...
- Thursday, January 13, 2005
3 STRIPES HIT THE STATES 3 STRIPES HIT THE STATES Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, January 13, 2005 Rating: 5
"MISSING LINK" IN BOARD'S REASONING SAVES EUROPREMIUM APPLICATION "MISSING LINK" IN BOARD'S REASONING SAVES EUROPREMIUM APPLICATION Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 Rating: 5

MELTDOWN FOR METAL MARK

Back from its holidays the Court of First Instance of the European Communities has lost no time in dismissing weak appeals against the refus...
- Wednesday, January 12, 2005
MELTDOWN FOR METAL MARK MELTDOWN FOR METAL MARK Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 Rating: 5
REFUSAL TO SUPPLY INFORMATION CAN LEAD TO JAIL SENTENCE REFUSAL TO SUPPLY INFORMATION CAN LEAD TO JAIL SENTENCE Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 Rating: 5
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