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Why is taking photographs not allowed in Spitalfields Market? Why is taking photographs not allowed in Spitalfields Market? Reviewed by David Pearce on Monday, March 31, 2008 Rating: 5

Fianna didn't Fail

The IPKat has come across a rare example of two major political parties working together with a single aim. The two parties in question ar...
- Monday, March 31, 2008
Fianna didn't Fail Fianna didn't Fail Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, March 31, 2008 Rating: 5
Watch out: EPO fee increases ahead Watch out: EPO fee increases ahead Reviewed by David Pearce on Monday, March 31, 2008 Rating: 5
New UK-IPO e-filing directions New UK-IPO e-filing directions Reviewed by David Pearce on Monday, March 31, 2008 Rating: 5

2007 UK JEB Exam Results

Although they have arrived a little later than some had expected, the results of the JEB exams from November 2007 have just come out. They ...
- Monday, March 31, 2008
2007 UK JEB Exam Results 2007 UK JEB Exam Results Reviewed by David Pearce on Monday, March 31, 2008 Rating: 5
BPI, Virgin to pilot "warning" scheme for downloaders BPI, Virgin to pilot "warning" scheme for downloaders Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, March 30, 2008 Rating: 5

Wal-mart not so smiley

Slightly embarrassingly, the IPKat can't remember which kind reader sent him this link to the story in Daily Report Online about Charl...
- Sunday, March 30, 2008
Wal-mart not so smiley Wal-mart not so smiley Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, March 30, 2008 Rating: 5
Blacklight Power: sci-fi science rejected by UK-IPO Blacklight Power: sci-fi science rejected by UK-IPO Reviewed by David Pearce on Saturday, March 29, 2008 Rating: 5

Friday finicketies

The Onion is having some more fun with other people's trade marks. This time it's Dippin' Dots - a brand with which the IPKat i...
- Friday, March 28, 2008
Friday finicketies Friday finicketies Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, March 28, 2008 Rating: 5
Surgical exceptions to patentability -- clash of principles, few EPO examiners hurt Surgical exceptions to patentability -- clash of principles, few EPO examiners hurt Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, March 28, 2008 Rating: 5
John ("the Beast") Bruton savages the yanks ... diplomatically John ("the Beast") Bruton savages the yanks ... diplomatically Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, March 28, 2008 Rating: 5
WIPO roars over cybersquats -- and here's a new competition WIPO roars over cybersquats -- and here's a new competition Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, March 27, 2008 Rating: 5

No strike-out in Nokia case

What with all the excitement of his foreign travels last week, IPKat team member Jeremy keeps finding odds and ends that he missed while in...
- Thursday, March 27, 2008
No strike-out in Nokia case No strike-out in Nokia case Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, March 27, 2008 Rating: 5
Chinese hotel liable for sales by shop; Apple opposes Hamburg recordings Chinese hotel liable for sales by shop; Apple opposes Hamburg recordings Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Rating: 5

Patent pop quiz

The IPKat ( right: in inscrutable mode ) would like to ask his readers a couple of little questions. Here is a headnote from a recent EPO ...
- Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Patent pop quiz Patent pop quiz Reviewed by David Pearce on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Rating: 5
Madrid amendments for doubly-treatied Union members Madrid amendments for doubly-treatied Union members Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Rating: 5

Virtual reality

The avatars fight back The IPKat took a trip into a parallel universe with a visit to the Seventh Sun , which reports on a new campaign by a...
- Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Virtual reality Virtual reality Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Rating: 5
Angora cats have their day in court Angora cats have their day in court Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Rating: 5

Readers, can you help?

The IPKat has recently stumbled across the Total Recall Info website, which announces the following: "There were 3,500+ product recalls...
- Monday, March 24, 2008
Readers, can you help? Readers, can you help? Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, March 24, 2008 Rating: 5

Recent periodicals

The March 2008 of the Oxford University Press monthly Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice ( JIPLP ) has now been published,...
- Sunday, March 23, 2008
Recent periodicals Recent periodicals Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, March 23, 2008 Rating: 5
"Dangerous to use common sense", says patents judge "Dangerous to use common sense", says patents judge Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, March 23, 2008 Rating: 5

Friday flippancy

If you don't like the seedy practice of domain tasting and think it should be curbed, did you know that ICANN's Generic Names Suppo...
- Friday, March 21, 2008
Friday flippancy Friday flippancy Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, March 21, 2008 Rating: 5

Wise after the event

If you search the Scottish Courts website under "intellectual property" you won't find this -- which is why the IPKat missed ...
- Thursday, March 20, 2008
Wise after the event Wise after the event Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, March 20, 2008 Rating: 5
Firing blanks: Lithuanian importers are forced to pay Firing blanks: Lithuanian importers are forced to pay Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, March 20, 2008 Rating: 5
DSS's patent deceased -- in the UK, at any rate DSS's patent deceased -- in the UK, at any rate Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Rating: 5
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