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Law, Ethics and the Visual Arts

The striking Gustav Klimt portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer (1907), sold last year for the massive sum of $US135 million, features on the cove...
- Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Law, Ethics and the Visual Arts Law, Ethics and the Visual Arts Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 Rating: 5
Summer surprise: British best at something ... Summer surprise: British best at something ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 Rating: 5
Council buys copyright in street signs Council buys copyright in street signs Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, July 30, 2007 Rating: 5
The Unpopular club: places where you hate to litigate The Unpopular club: places where you hate to litigate Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, July 30, 2007 Rating: 5
Community design right: little changes; Excess copyright Community design right: little changes; Excess copyright Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, July 30, 2007 Rating: 5

IP hotting up in Oman

The Sultanate of Oman has suddenly got really excited about intellectual property. On 16 October 2007 it will be a fully-functional member o...
- Sunday, July 29, 2007
IP hotting up in Oman IP hotting up in Oman Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, July 29, 2007 Rating: 5

Friday freakout

Reliable as ever, the IPKat's friends have been sending him lots of lovely things to look at - and indeed even to listen to. Tomasz Rych...
- Friday, July 27, 2007
Friday freakout Friday freakout Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, July 27, 2007 Rating: 5

Suspicious mind, but no consent

Another bouquet to LexisNexis Butterworths for picking up this little case on its subscription-only service: it's Unilever plc and anot...
- Friday, July 27, 2007
Suspicious mind, but no consent Suspicious mind, but no consent Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, July 27, 2007 Rating: 5

2007 Top Brands chart unveiled

The IPKat has just discovered that the popular BusinessWeek/Interbrand Annual Ranking of The 100 Best Global Brands for 2007 has just been p...
- Friday, July 27, 2007
2007 Top Brands chart unveiled 2007 Top Brands chart unveiled Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, July 27, 2007 Rating: 5

Recent books

Intellectual Property: the Many Faces of the Public Domain is edited by Charlotte Waelde and Hector MacQueen , both of the University of E...
- Friday, July 27, 2007
Recent books Recent books Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, July 27, 2007 Rating: 5
Signs and wonders from the UK-IPO Signs and wonders from the UK-IPO Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, July 26, 2007 Rating: 5

Highcross Quarter

The IPKat's friend Lauren Ezekiel , IP staff writer for IP World , has sent him a delightful little story, though he's none too sure...
- Thursday, July 26, 2007
Highcross Quarter Highcross Quarter Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, July 26, 2007 Rating: 5

Sole and Small IP folk meet

The dynamic duo of Mark Jefferiss and Allan James, both from the UK Intellectual Property Office, were the star turns at this evening's...
- Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Sole and Small IP folk meet Sole and Small IP folk meet Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Rating: 5
UK Gov: no copyright extensions (for now) UK Gov: no copyright extensions (for now) Reviewed by David Pearce on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Rating: 5

Lipitor-on-the-Liffey

The IPKat has just heard today from his Irish friend David Brophy (FR Kelly, Dublin), who tells him that the Irish High Court has issued th...
- Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Lipitor-on-the-Liffey Lipitor-on-the-Liffey Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Rating: 5
UK-IPO recruitment/IPKat competition UK-IPO recruitment/IPKat competition Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Rating: 5
Courts get tough with infringers, well, almost ... Courts get tough with infringers, well, almost ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Rating: 5

And then there were two ...

Although his only contact so far with Singapore has been the very pleasurable hours he has spent at Changi airport , having a relaxing show...
- Tuesday, July 24, 2007
And then there were two ... And then there were two ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 Rating: 5

Man and Superman

The IPKat has learnt of an interesting decision from the OHIM Second Board. DC Comics applied to register SUPERMAN as a word mark (CTM) for...
- Monday, July 23, 2007
Man and Superman Man and Superman Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, July 23, 2007 Rating: 5
Latest Trademark World, ECDR, EIPR Latest <i>Trademark World</i>, ECDR, EIPR Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, July 23, 2007 Rating: 5

Small claims, big issues

The IPKat has been mewsing over a RAPID press release from the Commission entitled "Council adopts common position concerning Regulatio...
- Monday, July 23, 2007
Small claims, big issues Small claims, big issues Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, July 23, 2007 Rating: 5

Can't stoppit, Toppits!

Glen Gibbons was first to send the IPKat a link to a decision from the Irish High Court last month but which only recently seems to have su...
- Sunday, July 22, 2007
Can't stoppit, Toppits! Can't stoppit, Toppits! Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, July 22, 2007 Rating: 5
Downloading - the decision Downloading - the decision Reviewed by David Pearce on Saturday, July 21, 2007 Rating: 5
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