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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.

VIVA LOS LLAMAS!

The IPKat wishes to draw your attention to a new blog, written by Andrés Guadamuz González of Edinburgh University. Technollama promises lo...
- Monday, February 28, 2005
VIVA LOS LLAMAS! VIVA LOS LLAMAS! Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, February 28, 2005 Rating: 5
ORLOWSKI ON DOONSBURY ON CREATIVE COMMONS ORLOWSKI ON DOONSBURY ON CREATIVE COMMONS Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, February 28, 2005 Rating: 5

FEBRUARY IP&T NOW OUT

The paper copy of the February issue of Butterworths' Intellectual Property & Technology Cases, published by LexisNexis , has just ...
- Sunday, February 27, 2005
FEBRUARY IP&T NOW OUT FEBRUARY IP&T NOW OUT Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, February 27, 2005 Rating: 5

ARTICLE ANYONE?

IPKat co-master Ilanah has written a note on the Lord Chancellor's Appointed Person's recent LINKIN PARK decision. If anybody would ...
- Sunday, February 27, 2005
ARTICLE ANYONE? ARTICLE ANYONE? Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, February 27, 2005 Rating: 5
PUT THIS IN YOUR PIPE - BUT DON'T CORRODE IT PUT THIS IN YOUR PIPE - BUT DON'T CORRODE IT Reviewed by Jeremy on Saturday, February 26, 2005 Rating: 5
OHIM MAKES TELEPHONE DIRECTORY AVAILABLE OHIM MAKES TELEPHONE DIRECTORY AVAILABLE Reviewed by Anonymous on Saturday, February 26, 2005 Rating: 5

HENDRIX CUTS THROUGH THE HAZE

Another decision of Mr Justice Hart yesterday has come to the attention of the IPKat via LexisNexis' All England Direct subscription ser...
- Friday, February 25, 2005
HENDRIX CUTS THROUGH THE HAZE HENDRIX CUTS THROUGH THE HAZE Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, February 25, 2005 Rating: 5
COMPARATIVE ADS: A CASE OF MIXED MESSAGES COMPARATIVE ADS: A CASE OF MIXED MESSAGES Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, February 25, 2005 Rating: 5

ECTA PANIC ATTACK

IPkat co-author Jeremy is speaking at this year's ECTA Conference in London (ECTA is the European Communities Trade Mark Association). G...
- Thursday, February 24, 2005
ECTA PANIC ATTACK ECTA PANIC ATTACK Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, February 24, 2005 Rating: 5

DOES BAGPUSS KILL KIDS?

The Telegraph reports that the UK food industry has been accused of using children's characters such as Bagpuss, Shrek and Scooby Doo to...
- Thursday, February 24, 2005
DOES BAGPUSS KILL KIDS? DOES BAGPUSS KILL KIDS? Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, February 24, 2005 Rating: 5

EMERGENT TRADE MARKS

The IPKat received this yesterday from his friend Piter de Weerd of leading Dutch law firm De Postkantoor decision he suggests that: "I...
- Thursday, February 24, 2005
EMERGENT TRADE MARKS EMERGENT TRADE MARKS Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, February 24, 2005 Rating: 5
CAN BAND NAMES BE REGISTERED AS TRADE MARKS? CAN BAND NAMES BE REGISTERED AS TRADE MARKS? Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 Rating: 5

SHOULD WE, SHOULDN'T WE?

The IPKat has been pondering whether it's worth opting for Google's AdSense scheme, which causes small advertisements to appear on h...
- Wednesday, February 23, 2005
SHOULD WE, SHOULDN'T WE? SHOULD WE, SHOULDN'T WE? Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 Rating: 5
SHADES OF GREY? ENGLISH REGISTERED DESIGN LAW JUST ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL SHADES OF GREY? ENGLISH REGISTERED DESIGN LAW JUST ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 Rating: 5

PRESIDENT DE BOER REAPPOINTED

Wubbo de Boer, President of the Office for Harmonisaton in the Internal Market , has been reappointed for a further term,which expires on 30...
- Wednesday, February 23, 2005
PRESIDENT DE BOER REAPPOINTED PRESIDENT DE BOER REAPPOINTED Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 Rating: 5

IPKAT JOBWATCH

There's a mystery vacancy advertised in The Times today for an assistant to a trade mark formality clerk. The employer is unspecified. ...
- Tuesday, February 22, 2005
IPKAT JOBWATCH IPKAT JOBWATCH Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 Rating: 5

IT'S THAT MAN LLOYD AGAIN

Paperback books make less of an impact on the foot of the unwary reader who drops them on to his unprotected toes, but the fourth edition of...
- Tuesday, February 22, 2005
IT'S THAT MAN LLOYD AGAIN IT'S THAT MAN LLOYD AGAIN Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 Rating: 5
"GOOD FAITH" DEFENCE NOT OPEN TO TRADER WHO CLAIMED NOT TO KNOW WHAT A TRADE MARK WAS "GOOD FAITH" DEFENCE NOT OPEN TO TRADER WHO CLAIMED NOT TO KNOW WHAT A TRADE MARK WAS Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 Rating: 5
THE FUTURE'S ORANGE FOR BRITISH IP LITIGATORS THE FUTURE'S ORANGE FOR BRITISH IP LITIGATORS Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 Rating: 5
PARLIAMENT NOT SOFT ON SOFTWARE PATENTS PARLIAMENT NOT SOFT ON SOFTWARE PATENTS Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 Rating: 5
AUSTRALIAN COPYRIGHT LAW AMENDMENTS AUSTRALIAN COPYRIGHT LAW AMENDMENTS Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 Rating: 5

LOVELY GRUBB

The IPKat has just enjoyed purr-using the fourth and most recent edition of Philip Grubb's book Patents for Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals a...
- Monday, February 21, 2005
LOVELY GRUBB LOVELY GRUBB Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, February 21, 2005 Rating: 5

ART SALE TAX IS ON ITS WAY

According to a UK Patent Office press release the artists' resale right will come into effect in the UK next year, once details of its i...
- Sunday, February 20, 2005
ART SALE TAX IS ON ITS WAY ART SALE TAX IS ON ITS WAY Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, February 20, 2005 Rating: 5
DECISON SHOWS BOARD OF APPEAL A LOOSE CANON DECISON SHOWS BOARD OF APPEAL A LOOSE CANON Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, February 20, 2005 Rating: 5

IAM WHAT IAM ...

The tenth issue of Globe White Page's Intellectual Asset Management has now been published. IAM's been given a slight makeover, to e...
- Sunday, February 20, 2005
IAM WHAT IAM ... IAM WHAT IAM ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, February 20, 2005 Rating: 5

FAKIN' IT: NEW BMW MARKETING PLOY

The Counter Counterfeit Commission (CCC) has launched a website for the apparent purpose of enabling motorists to detect fake MINI Coopers. ...
- Saturday, February 19, 2005
FAKIN' IT: NEW BMW MARKETING PLOY FAKIN' IT: NEW BMW MARKETING PLOY Reviewed by Jeremy on Saturday, February 19, 2005 Rating: 5

IS NEW SHAPE A SMART(IE) MOVE?

The Guardian (and about every other British newspaper) is fuming with rage over Nestle’s decision to abandon the SMARTIES cylindrical tube ...
- Friday, February 18, 2005
IS NEW SHAPE A SMART(IE) MOVE? IS NEW SHAPE A SMART(IE) MOVE? Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, February 18, 2005 Rating: 5

PERU MOVES TO LISBON IN MAY

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has told the IPKat that the Republic of Peru has deposited its instrument of accession t...
- Friday, February 18, 2005
PERU MOVES TO LISBON IN MAY PERU MOVES TO LISBON IN MAY Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, February 18, 2005 Rating: 5

EIPR FEBRUARY 2005

The February issue of Sweet & Maxwell's European Intellectual Property Review has now been published. It contains some good stuff....
- Friday, February 18, 2005
EIPR FEBRUARY 2005 EIPR FEBRUARY 2005 Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, February 18, 2005 Rating: 5
MAYNE WINS PATENT CLAIM ON APPEAL MAYNE WINS PATENT CLAIM ON APPEAL Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, February 18, 2005 Rating: 5

NIGERIA ACCEDES TO PCT

PCT Notification No. 169 informs the IPKat that the Federal Republic of Nigeria has deposited its instrument of accession to the Patent Coop...
- Thursday, February 17, 2005
NIGERIA ACCEDES TO PCT NIGERIA ACCEDES TO PCT Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, February 17, 2005 Rating: 5

REDEEMING FEATURE?

Sweet & Maxwell's Entertainment Law Review is getting desperately thin. With two issues out of this year's eight already account...
- Thursday, February 17, 2005
REDEEMING FEATURE? REDEEMING FEATURE? Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, February 17, 2005 Rating: 5
IS GI-PROTECTED CHEESE A FETA COMPLI? IS GI-PROTECTED CHEESE A FETA COMPLI? Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, February 17, 2005 Rating: 5
TM FILINGS 2004 - NOW THE TRUTH CAN BE TOLD ... TM FILINGS 2004 - NOW THE TRUTH CAN BE TOLD ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Rating: 5
HUMAN-ANIMAL HYBRID REFUSED US PATENT HUMAN-ANIMAL HYBRID REFUSED US PATENT Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Rating: 5

CALLING ALL MOTHERS OF INVENTION

The Times is running an IP-related competition. The aim is to find “mothers of invention” – mothers or primary care-givers who have had an ...
- Tuesday, February 15, 2005
CALLING ALL MOTHERS OF INVENTION CALLING ALL MOTHERS OF INVENTION Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 Rating: 5

TODAY'S NEWS FROM LUXEMBOURG

The Court of First Instance (CFI) of the European Court of Justice has just handed down two new decisions in appeals from the Office for Har...
- Tuesday, February 15, 2005
TODAY'S NEWS FROM LUXEMBOURG TODAY'S NEWS FROM LUXEMBOURG Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 Rating: 5

UZBEKISTAN SIGNS UP WITH BERNE

Back in January the Republic of Uzbekistan notified the World Intellectual Property Organization of its intention to sign up to the Berne Co...
- Tuesday, February 15, 2005
UZBEKISTAN SIGNS UP WITH BERNE UZBEKISTAN SIGNS UP WITH BERNE Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 Rating: 5
MULTIPLE COPIES FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED: NEW UK ORDER MULTIPLE COPIES FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED: NEW UK ORDER Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 Rating: 5

BOOBLE: THE SEARCH ISN'T OVER

Useful information gained via the jgeek listserv : the booble.com adult search engine (don't all rush at once IP lawyers - you don't...
- Tuesday, February 15, 2005
BOOBLE: THE SEARCH ISN'T OVER BOOBLE: THE SEARCH ISN'T OVER Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 Rating: 5

NEW-STYLE MIP

The 88-page February issue of Euromoney's Managing Intellectual Property has a fresh feel about it, since the title has just been given ...
- Monday, February 14, 2005
NEW-STYLE MIP NEW-STYLE MIP Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, February 14, 2005 Rating: 5

UP-TO-THE-MINUTE TM CONFERENCE

Here's news of a trade mark conference organised for 6 April 2005 by CLT Conferences . It's called "Trade Marks: Up-to-the-Minu...
- Monday, February 14, 2005
UP-TO-THE-MINUTE TM CONFERENCE UP-TO-THE-MINUTE TM CONFERENCE Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, February 14, 2005 Rating: 5

COMMENTS

No need to suffer in silence anymore. Now you can leave comments on the IPKat in your own name, even if you don't have a Blogger account...
- Sunday, February 13, 2005
COMMENTS COMMENTS Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, February 13, 2005 Rating: 5
NORWAY CONSIDERS DIGITAL COPYRIGHT LAW UPDATE NORWAY CONSIDERS DIGITAL COPYRIGHT LAW UPDATE Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, February 13, 2005 Rating: 5

DO YOU WANNA KNOW A SECRET?

Well, the IPKat can’t tell it to you. He received an embargoed notice sent by WIPO in error this afternoon. The notice reads: "Press Re...
- Friday, February 11, 2005
DO YOU WANNA KNOW A SECRET? DO YOU WANNA KNOW A SECRET? Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, February 11, 2005 Rating: 5

TRADE MARKS GET POLITICAL

The Independent reports that backup software company Veritas is none too happy with television presenter turned politician Robert Kilroy-Sil...
- Friday, February 11, 2005
TRADE MARKS GET POLITICAL TRADE MARKS GET POLITICAL Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, February 11, 2005 Rating: 5
CFI FORTHCOMING TRADE MARK ATTRACTIONS CFI FORTHCOMING TRADE MARK ATTRACTIONS Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, February 11, 2005 Rating: 5

US v CHINA BEFORE WTO?

The New York Times reports that the US Chamber of Commerce is calling on Robert B. Zoellick, the United States trade representative, to br...
- Friday, February 11, 2005
US v CHINA BEFORE WTO? US v CHINA BEFORE WTO? Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, February 11, 2005 Rating: 5
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