tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post5339972751398298807..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Public sector lost opportunitiesVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-44317349305197216642010-11-12T14:14:03.477+00:002010-11-12T14:14:03.477+00:00Circa 1980 a US electronics magazine did an articl...Circa 1980 a US electronics magazine did an article on a new IC chip that someone had designed for BT, illustrated by a half-page photomicrograph of the chip. Tucked away in an unused corner was a representation of a telegraph pole from which Busby was hung by the neck from a rope. I don't know if BT ever noticed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-62240122638572990602010-11-12T08:54:30.398+00:002010-11-12T08:54:30.398+00:00With respect to Hector, I would think that someone...With respect to Hector, I would think that someone got brand consultants in and decided celebrity would work (and incidentally charge thousands for it).<br /><br />As for Postman Pat, I would love to see the contract for his creation, I can imagine that the question of IP didn't even enter the PO's head at the time. If it had, I am sure someone will have told them that they couldn't do anything about it as it would be uncompetitive...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com