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FIRST DRAFT OF TRADEMARK LAW TREATY REVISION AGREED FIRST DRAFT OF TRADEMARK LAW TREATY REVISION AGREED Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, April 29, 2005 Rating: 5

IT'S ONLY A GAME ...

Joint IPKat master Jeremy is making some notes for a paper he hopes to deliver around the end of the year on the relevance of game theory in...
- Friday, April 29, 2005
IT'S ONLY A GAME ... IT'S ONLY A GAME ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, April 29, 2005 Rating: 5

AN UNPARALLELED ATTRACTION?

The series of talks and seminars hosted by the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute continues unabated. The next event is th...
- Friday, April 29, 2005
AN UNPARALLELED ATTRACTION? AN UNPARALLELED ATTRACTION? Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, April 29, 2005 Rating: 5

LATEST IP&T CASES

The paper version of the April 2005 issue of Butterworths' Intellectual Property and Technology Cases has now been published (the cases ...
- Friday, April 29, 2005
LATEST IP&T CASES LATEST IP&T CASES Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, April 29, 2005 Rating: 5
ADVERTISING BAN GOES TO EUROPE'S HIDDEN COURT ADVERTISING BAN GOES TO EUROPE'S HIDDEN COURT Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, April 29, 2005 Rating: 5
NO REFERENCE ON DOSAGE DIFFERENCES FOR ECJ NO REFERENCE ON DOSAGE DIFFERENCES FOR ECJ Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, April 28, 2005 Rating: 5
MICROSOFT WILL HAVE TO MAKE PATENT INFO AVAILABLE MICROSOFT WILL HAVE TO MAKE PATENT INFO AVAILABLE Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, April 28, 2005 Rating: 5
NO NEED FOR TEMPORARY NAME CHANGE, RULES JUDGE NO NEED FOR TEMPORARY NAME CHANGE, RULES JUDGE Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, April 28, 2005 Rating: 5
CONSTRUCTION OF CONTRACT STOPS SUMMARY JUDGMENT CONSTRUCTION OF CONTRACT STOPS SUMMARY JUDGMENT Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, April 28, 2005 Rating: 5
NEW ADDITION TO CHINESE IP PARK NEW ADDITION TO CHINESE IP PARK Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, April 28, 2005 Rating: 5
THERE'S NO RESTRAINING NOKIA, SAYS COURT OF APPEAL THERE'S NO RESTRAINING NOKIA, SAYS COURT OF APPEAL Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 Rating: 5
CASE REFRESHES THE PARTS OTHER COPYRIGHT LAWYERS CAN'T REACH CASE REFRESHES THE PARTS OTHER COPYRIGHT LAWYERS CAN'T REACH Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 Rating: 5

AIPPI PROCEEDINGS

The IPKat has just received from his old and distinguished friend István Gödölle a copy of the 31st issue of the Proceedings of the Hungari...
- Tuesday, April 26, 2005
AIPPI PROCEEDINGS AIPPI PROCEEDINGS Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 Rating: 5

FINEST RIP-OFFS?

The IPKat received today an unsolicited email which carried the following text: Get the Finest Rolex Watch Replica ! We only sell premium wa...
- Tuesday, April 26, 2005
FINEST RIP-OFFS? FINEST RIP-OFFS? Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 Rating: 5
LATEST EUROPEAN TRADE MARK CASE REPORTS LATEST EUROPEAN TRADE MARK CASE REPORTS Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 Rating: 5
MICROSOFT CALLS FOR PATENT REFORM MICROSOFT CALLS FOR PATENT REFORM Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 Rating: 5

OUT ON THE TOWNE ...

Not much room for a Gap Here's a nice one from the naming and branding blog Snark Hunting : Gap's new stores for ladies in the 35+...
- Monday, April 25, 2005
OUT ON THE TOWNE ... OUT ON THE TOWNE ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, April 25, 2005 Rating: 5

BYE FOR A BIT ...

The Passover is fast approaching and the IPKat is taking a few days' much-needed break. He hopes to back on the blog late Monday night o...
- Friday, April 22, 2005
BYE FOR A BIT ... BYE FOR A BIT ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, April 22, 2005 Rating: 5

A NEW CLIMATE FOR INNOVATION?

A couple of weeks after attending a session at the Fordham IP conference that addressed IP securitisation in the Asia Pacific region, the IP...
- Friday, April 22, 2005
A NEW CLIMATE FOR INNOVATION? A NEW CLIMATE FOR INNOVATION? Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, April 22, 2005 Rating: 5
SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN IP CASES; A PLEA FOR HELP SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN IP CASES; A PLEA FOR HELP Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, April 22, 2005 Rating: 5
SMALL PATENT INFRINGEMENT CASE, NOT TOO BORING ... SMALL PATENT INFRINGEMENT CASE, NOT TOO BORING ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, April 22, 2005 Rating: 5
IP FOR ENGINEERS - FORTHCOMING CONFERENCE IP FOR ENGINEERS - FORTHCOMING CONFERENCE Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, April 21, 2005 Rating: 5
IPKAT RECEIVES INSTRUCTIONS ON THE FAXS OF LIFE IPKAT RECEIVES INSTRUCTIONS ON THE FAXS OF LIFE Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, April 21, 2005 Rating: 5

THANKS FOR VISITING

The IPKat thought you might be interested to know that last week he received 2,473 visits -- a new weekly record. 546 of those visitors read...
- Thursday, April 21, 2005
THANKS FOR VISITING THANKS FOR VISITING Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, April 21, 2005 Rating: 5

LATEST ECJ RULING ON SPCs

The ECJ has issued its ruling today in Joined Cases C-207/03 and C-252/03 Novartis AG, UCL and the Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiolo...
- Thursday, April 21, 2005
LATEST ECJ RULING ON SPCs LATEST ECJ RULING ON SPCs Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, April 21, 2005 Rating: 5

... AND IT'S NOT EVEN IN FRENCH

This morning Advocate General Antonio Tizzano gave his Opinion in Case C-192/04 Lagardère Active Broadcast v Société pour la perception de ...
- Thursday, April 21, 2005
... AND IT'S NOT EVEN IN FRENCH ... AND IT'S NOT EVEN IN FRENCH Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, April 21, 2005 Rating: 5
US DILUTION AMENDMENT BILL PASSED BY HOUSE US DILUTION AMENDMENT BILL PASSED BY HOUSE Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 Rating: 5
LATEST CASES FROM THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE LATEST CASES FROM THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 Rating: 5

HELP!!!!

The IPKat has received a very excited email that contains this link to what is reported as being the first Community design decision from Al...
- Wednesday, April 20, 2005
HELP!!!! HELP!!!! Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 Rating: 5

THIS LADY’S NOT FOR QUOTING

Outlaw draws attention to an article in the Independent which reports that Baroness Thatcher is bringing copyright proceedings against the...
- Tuesday, April 19, 2005
THIS LADY’S NOT FOR QUOTING THIS LADY’S NOT FOR QUOTING Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 Rating: 5

YOU'RE LOVIN' IT ... BUT AM I?

Via Adrants , the IPKat stumbled across this from The Sneeze. The humour may not be hugely side-splitting, but the point is well made. Corpo...
- Tuesday, April 19, 2005
YOU'RE LOVIN' IT ... BUT AM I? YOU'RE LOVIN' IT ... BUT AM I? Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 Rating: 5

LOST, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN ...

IPKat co-owner Jeremy has lost his copy of Managing Intellectual Property for May 2004. This is an inconvenience, since he'd like to se...
- Tuesday, April 19, 2005
LOST, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN ... LOST, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 Rating: 5

A VERY SPECIAL DAY?

The Accra Mail (Ghana) reports that Saturday 23 April 2005 is World Book and Copyright Day . Designated by UNESCO as an annual worldwide cel...
- Tuesday, April 19, 2005
A VERY SPECIAL DAY? A VERY SPECIAL DAY? Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 Rating: 5

NO SUCCESS FOR SUCCESS

The Court of First Instance (CFI) ruled today in Joined Cases T-380/02 and T-128/03 , Success-Marketing Unternehmensberatungsgesellschaft mb...
- Tuesday, April 19, 2005
NO SUCCESS FOR SUCCESS NO SUCCESS FOR SUCCESS Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 Rating: 5

NEW JAPANESE IP COURT

The IPKat has found a bit of an oldie. Last week the Japan Times reported that Japan has established a specialist IP High Court. The court,...
- Tuesday, April 19, 2005
NEW JAPANESE IP COURT NEW JAPANESE IP COURT Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 Rating: 5
PRIMARK REMOVES ITS SWIMWEAR: MONSOON SAYS "IT'S NOT ENOUGH!" PRIMARK REMOVES ITS SWIMWEAR: MONSOON SAYS "IT'S NOT ENOUGH!" Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, April 18, 2005 Rating: 5

BUT DO THEY GET PROPER HEADACHES?

Ananova somewhat depressingly reports that aircraft mechanic Michael Harriman, a German inventor from Nuremberg, claims to have created the ...
- Monday, April 18, 2005
BUT DO THEY GET PROPER HEADACHES? BUT DO THEY GET PROPER HEADACHES? Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, April 18, 2005 Rating: 5
EUROPEAN PATENT: NOT GONE, NOT FORGOTTEN EUROPEAN PATENT: NOT GONE, NOT FORGOTTEN Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, April 18, 2005 Rating: 5

INDIAN IP LAWS

The IPKat received a sweet little book in his post this weekend -- Indian IP Laws , prepared by Indian patent and trade mark attorneys Chand...
- Sunday, April 17, 2005
INDIAN IP LAWS INDIAN IP LAWS Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, April 17, 2005 Rating: 5

LATEST MIP

The IPKat has been perusing the pages of the April 2005 issue of Euromoney's ten-times-a-year publication Managing Intellectual Propert...
- Sunday, April 17, 2005
LATEST MIP LATEST MIP Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, April 17, 2005 Rating: 5
NEW COMMUNITY DESIGN PRACTICE NOTICE NEW COMMUNITY DESIGN PRACTICE NOTICE Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, April 17, 2005 Rating: 5
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