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SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND ...

Latest ECC Part 3 of the bimonthly European Commercial Cases , published by Sweet & Maxwell, has now been issued. This series is not a m...
- Friday, June 30, 2006
SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND ... SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, June 30, 2006 Rating: 5
TRADE MARK ARTICLE: READERS WANTED TRADE MARK ARTICLE: READERS WANTED Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, June 30, 2006 Rating: 5

LIPITOR GIVES RANBAXY HEARTACHE

Lipitor gives Ranbaxy heartache News of the decision in the decision of the Court of Appeal for England and Wales in Ranbaxy UK Ltd v Warner...
- Friday, June 30, 2006
LIPITOR GIVES RANBAXY HEARTACHE LIPITOR GIVES RANBAXY HEARTACHE Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, June 30, 2006 Rating: 5
GOOGLEPRINT WINS IN GERMANY (KIND OF) GOOGLEPRINT WINS IN GERMANY (KIND OF) Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, June 29, 2006 Rating: 5

IMPLEMENTATION DELAYED, DENIED

Implementation delayed, implementation denied Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston QC has delivered her Opinion this morning in Case C-36/05 ...
- Thursday, June 29, 2006
IMPLEMENTATION DELAYED, DENIED IMPLEMENTATION DELAYED, DENIED Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, June 29, 2006 Rating: 5

ONION WITH BURGERS; LATEST IP&T

Onion with burgers The IPKat enjoyed this cute item in US satirical journal The Onion about integrity-themed burger restaurants. It's a ...
- Thursday, June 29, 2006
ONION WITH BURGERS; LATEST IP&T ONION WITH BURGERS; LATEST IP&T Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, June 29, 2006 Rating: 5

COPYRIGHT AND COSTS

Spain introduces copyright levy Slashdot reports that Spain is introducing a tax on all blank media, including cd-r, dvd-r, flash media, pr...
- Wednesday, June 28, 2006
COPYRIGHT AND COSTS COPYRIGHT AND COSTS Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 Rating: 5

WEDNESDAY SHORTIES

Format rights: thanks! Yesterday IPKat co-bloggie Jeremy asked for helpful information concerning TV programme format rights. He has now bee...
- Wednesday, June 28, 2006
WEDNESDAY SHORTIES WEDNESDAY SHORTIES Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 Rating: 5

ADVENTURES IN ALICANTE

OHIM Second Board allows registration of EEC The IPKat is still recovering from the shock of reading a recent OHIM Board of Appeal decision ...
- Tuesday, June 27, 2006
ADVENTURES IN ALICANTE ADVENTURES IN ALICANTE Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Rating: 5

A QUICK QUERY ABOUT FORMATS

A quick query about formats Speaking at a conference in Moscow today, IPKat co-blogmeister Jeremy was asked if there were any good online re...
- Tuesday, June 27, 2006
A QUICK QUERY ABOUT FORMATS A QUICK QUERY ABOUT FORMATS Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Rating: 5

TRADE MARK TREATS

NETWORK or network? The Register reports that a band of UK telecom companies aren’t too happy. They object to the registration by W ireless...
- Monday, June 26, 2006
TRADE MARK TREATS TRADE MARK TREATS Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, June 26, 2006 Rating: 5
FREEING PATENTS FROM CORPORATE PARALYSIS FREEING PATENTS FROM CORPORATE PARALYSIS Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, June 26, 2006 Rating: 5

NEW GIS; REQUEST FOR INFO

New Indian GIs on the cards? According to an Indian Government press release the Indian Minister of State for Commerce is in the process of...
- Sunday, June 25, 2006
NEW GIS; REQUEST FOR INFO NEW GIS; REQUEST FOR INFO Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, June 25, 2006 Rating: 5
IS THIS THE DENOUEMENT? LATEST BioSLR IS THIS THE DENOUEMENT? LATEST BioSLR Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, June 23, 2006 Rating: 5
DOHA IMPLEMENTED IN EU PATENT LAW; LATEST ETMR DOHA IMPLEMENTED IN EU PATENT LAW; LATEST ETMR Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, June 23, 2006 Rating: 5

GRAVESTONES AND WINE REFORMS

Disney dilema The Daily Telegraph reports that Disney have backed down in a dispute over Winnie the Pooh. A pair of grieving parents of a ...
- Friday, June 23, 2006
GRAVESTONES AND WINE REFORMS GRAVESTONES AND WINE REFORMS Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, June 23, 2006 Rating: 5
CONFECTIONERY APPEALS REACH A STICKY END CONFECTIONERY APPEALS REACH A STICKY END Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, June 22, 2006 Rating: 5

LOST GIRLS

This morning’s BBC Radio 4 Today programme (listen here – 08.23) reported on the controversy surrounding Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie’s Lo...
- Thursday, June 22, 2006
LOST GIRLS LOST GIRLS Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, June 22, 2006 Rating: 5

EASY PEASY; INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

Easy Peasy The IPKat thanks his friend Jim Davies for drawing his attention to the report in The Register of the abandonment by Sir Stelios ...
- Wednesday, June 21, 2006
EASY PEASY; INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE EASY PEASY; INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Rating: 5

SWEET FA

Good news for the FA that has nothing to do with Messers Rooney or Owen. At the end of April, the FA defeated an opposition to register the...
- Wednesday, June 21, 2006
SWEET FA SWEET FA Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Rating: 5

BYE BYE OAKLEY

The questions referred by the High Court in Oakley v Animal have been removed from the ECJ register. There's no clue as to why, and i...
- Wednesday, June 21, 2006
BYE BYE OAKLEY BYE BYE OAKLEY Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Rating: 5
DUTCH DOWNLOADERS; FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT DUTCH DOWNLOADERS; FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 Rating: 5

THE SCENT OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION

The scent of copyright protection The IPKat thanks Leonie Kroon , who was first with this item, as well as from Vivien Rörsch , Advocaat at ...
- Tuesday, June 20, 2006
THE SCENT OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION THE SCENT OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 Rating: 5
SUPREME COURT CIGARS; EUROPEAN HEARINGS SUPREME COURT CIGARS; EUROPEAN HEARINGS Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, June 19, 2006 Rating: 5
NEW NATO ALLIANCE? TROUBLE AHEAD - NOT NECESSARILY! NEW NATO ALLIANCE? TROUBLE AHEAD - NOT NECESSARILY! Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, June 19, 2006 Rating: 5
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