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USPTO dumbs down even further? USPTO dumbs down even further? Reviewed by Tufty the Cat on Friday, May 30, 2008 Rating: 5

What's happening at WIPO?

The IPKat was intrigued to read earlier this week (see here , here and here ) of mysterious goings-on at WIPO, involving the apparent remo...
- Friday, May 30, 2008
What's happening at WIPO? What's happening at WIPO? Reviewed by David Pearce on Friday, May 30, 2008 Rating: 5

Friday fustigations

The IPKat's 'Forthcoming Events' feature, in the left-hand side-bar of his front page , is well worth keeping an eye on: there&...
- Friday, May 30, 2008
Friday fustigations Friday fustigations Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, May 30, 2008 Rating: 5
Indian Supreme Court fails to hit the bottle Indian Supreme Court fails to hit the bottle Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, May 30, 2008 Rating: 5
Mind your Ps and Qs -- and watch your Rs Mind your Ps and Qs -- and watch your Rs Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, May 30, 2008 Rating: 5

Who gets to kname the knut?

In The Bear that came in from the cold , the IPKat related the sad tale of a fluffy little lost bear, abandoned on the roof garden of Olswan...
- Friday, May 30, 2008
Who gets to kname the knut? Who gets to kname the knut? Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, May 30, 2008 Rating: 5
Is Barbie just a brat? Does the UK IPO hold the key? Is Barbie just a brat? Does the UK IPO hold the key? Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, May 29, 2008 Rating: 5
It's safer to stick to the Scotch It's safer to stick to the Scotch Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, May 29, 2008 Rating: 5

Today's the day

Today's the day we begin to put the world right , it seems. The IPKat is delighted to learn that João Tiago Silveira ( right ), the Por...
- Thursday, May 29, 2008
Today's the day Today's the day Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, May 29, 2008 Rating: 5
"Strategies to Improve Patenting and Enforcement" "Strategies to Improve Patenting and Enforcement" Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, May 29, 2008 Rating: 5

EP Divisionals - a reminder

Providing us with a further example of just how glacially the EPO moves, issue 5 of the Official EPO Journal has just been published, inclu...
- Wednesday, May 28, 2008
EP Divisionals - a reminder EP Divisionals - a reminder Reviewed by David Pearce on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 Rating: 5

Jersey now safe for EU data

Breaking news today is that the Commission Decision of 8 May 2008 pursuant to Directive 95/46 on the adequate protection of personal data in...
- Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Jersey now safe for EU data Jersey now safe for EU data Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 Rating: 5
They could have asked for 50 million ... They could have asked for 50 million ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 Rating: 5
Drip, drip, drip ... out comes the ACTA strategy Drip, drip, drip ... out comes the ACTA strategy Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Rating: 5

Operation Scuttle!

The IPKat recently received this note from his respected and learned friend Alexander von Mühlendahl (Attorney-at-Law, Bardehle Pagenberg,...
- Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Operation Scuttle! Operation Scuttle! Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Rating: 5
Draft Agreement, not many stakeholders stifled ... Draft Agreement, not many stakeholders stifled ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Rating: 5

Latest JIPLP

Still ahead of its cover date , the June 2008 issue of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law ( JIPLP ), published monthly by Oxford Univ...
- Monday, May 26, 2008
Latest JIPLP Latest <i>JIPLP</i> Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, May 26, 2008 Rating: 5

Recent publications

Here are two recent publications from Oxford University Press that have recently come to the IPKat's attention: The first is Internation...
- Sunday, May 25, 2008
Recent publications Recent publications Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, May 25, 2008 Rating: 5

Arrow Generics v Akzo

It's not every day you find a Scottish patent revocation decision, but last Tuesday the First Division of the Inner House of the Court o...
- Saturday, May 24, 2008
Arrow Generics v Akzo Arrow Generics v Akzo Reviewed by David Pearce on Saturday, May 24, 2008 Rating: 5

Friday fortitude

Please don't forget to check out the 'Forthcoming Events' feature in the left-hand side-bar of the IPKat's front page --an...
- Friday, May 23, 2008
Friday fortitude Friday fortitude Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, May 23, 2008 Rating: 5
Microsoft and refusal to license: some serious discussion Microsoft and refusal to license: some serious discussion Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, May 23, 2008 Rating: 5
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