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Obituary: Sir Hugh Laddie

The IPKat is deeply saddened to record the death of his friend Sir Hugh Laddie, who was laid to rest at mid-day today in Cheshunt Cemetery,...
- Sunday, November 30, 2008
Obituary: Sir Hugh Laddie Obituary: Sir Hugh Laddie Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, November 30, 2008 Rating: 5
EC Copyright Term Directive - an update EC Copyright Term Directive - an update Reviewed by David Pearce on Friday, November 28, 2008 Rating: 5

Friday flamboyancies

The IPKat's superbly-updated 'Forthcoming Events' feature , which occupies a large slice of space on the left-hand side-bar of t...
- Friday, November 28, 2008
Friday flamboyancies Friday flamboyancies Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, November 28, 2008 Rating: 5
The end of pharma patents as we know them? Now you can watch the whole show live ... The end of pharma patents as we know them? Now you can watch the whole show live ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, November 28, 2008 Rating: 5
G 2/06: No EP patents for human embryo stem cells G 2/06: No EP patents for human embryo stem cells Reviewed by David Pearce on Friday, November 28, 2008 Rating: 5

More patent data available online

Via his friend Shabtai Atlow (Patent Attorney, NDS) the IPKat learns that it is now possible to search the Israel Patent Office (ILPTO) da...
- Friday, November 28, 2008
More patent data available online More patent data available online Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, November 28, 2008 Rating: 5

Not in front of the children!

The IPKat's old friend and highly respected trade mark attorney Sally Cooper is highly indignant with regard to current UK-IPO trade ma...
- Thursday, November 27, 2008
Not in front of the children! Not in front of the children! Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, November 27, 2008 Rating: 5

Intel v CPM - ECJ judgment

As noted by the IPKat earlier, the ECJ today delivered its judgment in Intel v CPM . In this case, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales ...
- Thursday, November 27, 2008
Intel v CPM - ECJ judgment Intel v CPM - ECJ judgment Reviewed by Anonymous on Thursday, November 27, 2008 Rating: 5

European dilution: breaking news

Ace reporter Stephanie Bodoni (Bloomberg) has just circulated news that the European Court of Justice has ruled this morning that Intel Co...
- Thursday, November 27, 2008
European dilution: breaking news European dilution: breaking news Reviewed by Jeremy on Thursday, November 27, 2008 Rating: 5

Something missing?

The Office of Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) has issued a press release to commemorate the grant of its 500,000th Community tra...
- Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Something missing? Something missing? Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Rating: 5
Congratulations ... and a competition Congratulations ... and a competition Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Rating: 5

A gift to Pfizer

As the IPKat was walking along London's New Oxford Street yesterday, just round the corner from the heart of Legal London, he noticed a...
- Wednesday, November 26, 2008
A gift to Pfizer A gift to Pfizer Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Rating: 5

IP seminars at the LSE

The IPKat commends the LSE's LLM IP Specialist Seminars, open to the public for no charge. All take place at the LSE's Central Londo...
- Tuesday, November 25, 2008
IP seminars at the LSE IP seminars at the LSE Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Rating: 5
The Kat Roars -- Parliament responds The Kat Roars -- Parliament responds Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Rating: 5
Pubs drink the health of High Court judge Pubs drink the health of High Court judge Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, November 24, 2008 Rating: 5
Linguistic laughs -- an expert writes Linguistic laughs -- an expert writes Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, November 24, 2008 Rating: 5

The new UK-IPO cartoon crew

A couple of days ago, the IPKat posted this about the new logo/name for the Patent Office. As one commenter confirmed, this is no joke.  T...
- Sunday, November 23, 2008
The new UK-IPO cartoon crew The new UK-IPO cartoon crew Reviewed by David Pearce on Sunday, November 23, 2008 Rating: 5
Temperatures rise in ECJ chocolate bunny melt-down Temperatures rise in ECJ chocolate bunny melt-down Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, November 23, 2008 Rating: 5

Unwrapping the Law

"Unwrapping the Law: Reflections on Christo, Copyright Law and Conceptual Art" is the title of an LLM dissertation submitted this...
- Saturday, November 22, 2008
Unwrapping the Law Unwrapping the Law Reviewed by Jeremy on Saturday, November 22, 2008 Rating: 5
Hello? Is that the Property Office for Intellectuals? Hello? Is that the Property Office for Intellectuals? Reviewed by David Pearce on Friday, November 21, 2008 Rating: 5

Friday frequencies

This week there are several new events listed in the IPKat's superbly-updated 'Forthcoming Events' feature, which occupies a lar...
- Friday, November 21, 2008
Friday frequencies Friday frequencies Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, November 21, 2008 Rating: 5
Contempt of court in parallel trade proceedings Contempt of court in parallel trade proceedings Reviewed by Anonymous on Friday, November 21, 2008 Rating: 5

Reminders galore

Coming up next Wednesday, 26 November, is CLT's one-day programme, " Copying Without Infringing ", in which a series of speak...
- Friday, November 21, 2008
Reminders galore Reminders galore Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, November 21, 2008 Rating: 5
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