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TM ENLIGHTENMENT; MORAL RIGHTS MISERY TM ENLIGHTENMENT; MORAL RIGHTS MISERY Reviewed by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 Rating: 5
Latest JIPLP; Seattle Trademark Lawyer Latest JIPLP; Seattle Trademark Lawyer Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 Rating: 5
Patenting them darned pesky names again ...; Tell it to the Marines, Part 2 Patenting them darned pesky names again ...; Tell it to the Marines, Part 2 Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 Rating: 5

INTA and academic involvement

The International Trademark Association ( INTA ) is compiling a list of intellectual property law academics who have an interest in trade ma...
- Tuesday, January 30, 2007
INTA and academic involvement INTA and academic involvement Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 Rating: 5
World Intellectual Property Day - an update World Intellectual Property Day - an update Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 Rating: 5

Copying Without Infringing

Copying Without Infringing This year's popular one-day Copying Without Infringing conference takes place in London on 13 March 2007 . Or...
- Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Copying Without Infringing Copying Without Infringing Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 Rating: 5
Music Trading Online loses its appeal Music Trading Online loses its appeal Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, January 29, 2007 Rating: 5
Novartis fight for patentability in India Novartis fight for patentability in India Reviewed by David Pearce on Monday, January 29, 2007 Rating: 5
Quiet week in Luxembourg; The Recasting of Copyright Quiet week in Luxembourg; The Recasting of Copyright Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, January 29, 2007 Rating: 5

RICE WARS

The Financial Express reports that Pakistan is ready to bring India before the WTO over the issue of the registration of Basmati as a geog...
- Sunday, January 28, 2007
RICE WARS RICE WARS Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, January 28, 2007 Rating: 5

More to read ...

More to read ... The IPKat has received copies of two more publications emanating from the Intellectual Property Institute . Although both w...
- Sunday, January 28, 2007
More to read ... More to read ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, January 28, 2007 Rating: 5

Weekend items

Last week was a very good week for the IPKat weblog. The site received 3,564 casual visits, breaking the 3,500 barrier for the first time. ...
- Saturday, January 27, 2007
Weekend items Weekend items Reviewed by Jeremy on Saturday, January 27, 2007 Rating: 5

UK HIGH CT SPINS A YARN

On Wednesday the Chancellor delivered his decision in Hachette Filipacchi Presse v SIP. The case is an appeal from the hearing officer conc...
- Friday, January 26, 2007
UK HIGH CT SPINS A YARN UK HIGH CT SPINS A YARN Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, January 26, 2007 Rating: 5
Sony's metadata structures found not patentable (kind of) Sony's metadata structures found not patentable (kind of) Reviewed by David Pearce on Friday, January 26, 2007 Rating: 5
Pipe down, part 2; Ninja Coke settlement; New edition of Goldstein confounds the critics Pipe down, part 2; Ninja Coke settlement; New edition of Goldstein confounds the critics Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, January 26, 2007 Rating: 5

DYSON MARK CONDEMNED BY ECJ

The second of today’s ECJ trade mark judgments – this time the fate of Dyson’s application to register the transparent bin of its vacuum cl...
- Thursday, January 25, 2007
DYSON MARK CONDEMNED BY ECJ DYSON MARK CONDEMNED BY ECJ Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, January 25, 2007 Rating: 5

ADAM OPEL

The IPKat is busy digesting the first of today’s two big ECJ trade mark cases. In Adam Opel , questions on trade mark use and the defences w...
- Thursday, January 25, 2007
ADAM OPEL ADAM OPEL Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, January 25, 2007 Rating: 5
Great shakes for published authors Great shakes for published authors Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, January 25, 2007 Rating: 5

CANADIAN ON THE ROCKS

The IPKat learns CBC from that the Scotch Whisky Association has lost an attempt to oppose the registration of GLEN BRETON as a trade mark ...
- Thursday, January 25, 2007
CANADIAN ON THE ROCKS CANADIAN ON THE ROCKS Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, January 25, 2007 Rating: 5
Two from the Court of Appeal; Three from Chanel Two from the Court of Appeal; Three from Chanel Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 Rating: 5

When is a drink herbal?

When is a drink herbal? On Monday Mr Justice Warren, of the Chancery Division (England and Wales) heard an appeal against the Trade Mark Reg...
- Wednesday, January 24, 2007
When is a drink herbal? When is a drink herbal? Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 Rating: 5

Patentophile polyglot wanted

Patentophile polyglot wanted The Opinion of Advocate-General Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer in the Portuguese patent-term reference for a preliminary r...
- Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Patentophile polyglot wanted Patentophile polyglot wanted Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 Rating: 5
Do non-traditional marks need non-traditional measures? Do non-traditional marks need non-traditional measures? Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 Rating: 5

NO TM FOR MUSLIM HERITAGE

The IPKat has come across Mrs Hearing Officer Ashworth’s decision in MUSLIMHERITAGE.COM . The sign was applied for in respect of a website ...
- Monday, January 22, 2007
NO TM FOR MUSLIM HERITAGE NO TM FOR MUSLIM HERITAGE Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, January 22, 2007 Rating: 5

ECJ treats of the week

ECJ treats of the week Right: interpreting TRIPs Article 33 - is it just a piece of cake? Tomorrow morning Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo Colo...
- Monday, January 22, 2007
ECJ treats of the week ECJ treats of the week Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, January 22, 2007 Rating: 5

International treaty latest

The IPKat has discovered that the Kingdom of Bahrain became the 136th contracting state of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) when it depo...
- Monday, January 22, 2007
International treaty latest International treaty latest Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, January 22, 2007 Rating: 5
Some Dates for the Diary: EUPACO; Patenting Lives Workshop; SLSA Some Dates for the Diary: EUPACO; Patenting Lives Workshop; SLSA Reviewed by Johanna Gibson on Sunday, January 21, 2007 Rating: 5
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