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Passionate about IP! Since June 2003 the IPKat has covered copyright, patent, trade mark, designs, info-tech and confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective. Read, post comments and participate!

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The team is joined by GuestKats Söğüt Atilla, Oliver Fairhurst, Claire Gregg, Georgia Jenkins and Marcel Pemsel.

SpecialKats: Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo (TechieKat), Rose Hughes (PatKat) and Jocelyn Bosse (Book Review Editor).

InternKats: Wissam Bentazar, Simone Lorenzi and Kliment Markov.

MORE ON STORMTROOPERS DAMAGES; KAUL AT AG STAGE; INTA COMP

More on Stormtroopers damages Yesterday the IPKat posted this comment on the Anglo-US litigation in Lucas v Ainsworth , the Stormtroopers ca...

Jeremy - Tuesday, November 07, 2006

MORE ON STORMTROOPERS DAMAGES; KAUL AT AG STAGE; INTA COMP

Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 Rating: 5

TRADEMARK WORLD

Trademark World The IPKat's latest copy of Trademark World , the November 2006 issue, pictures a fight between two men on its cover. He ...

Jeremy - Tuesday, November 07, 2006

TRADEMARK WORLD

Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 Rating: 5

FIRST US DILUTION REVISION ACT 2006 CASE

The IPKat is thankful to Lee Curtis for tipping him off about Louis Vuitton v Haute Diggity Dog , decided by the US District Court for the E...

Anonymous - Monday, November 06, 2006

FIRST US DILUTION REVISION ACT 2006 CASE

Reviewed by Anonymous on Monday, November 06, 2006 Rating: 5

STORMTROOPER STRUGGLE; LATEST PATENT OFFICE GUIDELINES

Stormtrooper struggle This comes to the IPKat from The Times Online via James Heath (News International). It transpires that Andrew Ainswort...

Jeremy - Monday, November 06, 2006

STORMTROOPER STRUGGLE; LATEST PATENT OFFICE GUIDELINES STORMTROOPER STRUGGLE; LATEST PATENT OFFICE GUIDELINES

Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, November 06, 2006 Rating: 5

MORE NEW BOOKS

Rethinking copyright The IPKat has been taking a good look at Ronan Deazley's new book , Rethinking Copyright: History, Theory, Language...

Jeremy - Monday, November 06, 2006

MORE NEW BOOKS

Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, November 06, 2006 Rating: 5

YOU TOO CAN BE AN MEP

Ever felt that the debate over software patents was all a game? Well now it can be! The European Parliament is offering you the chance to be...

Anonymous - Sunday, November 05, 2006

YOU TOO CAN BE AN MEP

Reviewed by Anonymous on Sunday, November 05, 2006 Rating: 5

SUNDAY SNIPPETS

Here are a few little bits and pieces for you, from the IPKat's burgeoning in-tray (and equally burgeoning desk - the paperless revolu...

Jeremy - Sunday, November 05, 2006

SUNDAY SNIPPETS

Reviewed by Jeremy on Sunday, November 05, 2006 Rating: 5

RINGTONE COPYRIGHT; OHIM ERROR

Not tone deaf The Houston Chronicle reports that the Malaysian authorities have cracked down on mobile phone dealers who sold copyright-inf...

Anonymous - Saturday, November 04, 2006

RINGTONE COPYRIGHT; OHIM ERROR

Reviewed by Anonymous on Saturday, November 04, 2006 Rating: 5

OH WHAT A GIVEAWAY; ODA/RODA; REQUEST FOR HELP

Oh what a giveaway The IPKat's attention was drawn to this US patent application by his dynamic friend Colm MacKernan ( Origin ), who p...

Jeremy - Saturday, November 04, 2006

OH WHAT A GIVEAWAY; ODA/RODA; REQUEST FOR HELP

Reviewed by Jeremy on Saturday, November 04, 2006 Rating: 5

SOME RECENT PUBLICATIONS

European Plant Intellectual Property European Plant Intellectual Property , by Margaret Llewelyn and Mike Adcock, was published by Hart Publ...

Jeremy - Friday, November 03, 2006

SOME RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Reviewed by Jeremy on Friday, November 03, 2006 Rating: 5

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