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The team is Eleonora Rosati, Annsley Merelle Ward and Merpel. E-mail the Kats here!

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.

HTC slides free of Apple's multi-touched embrace

Old habits must indeed be hard to break. Guest Kat Darren Smyth retired from this blog mere days ago but already the IPKat is indebted to hi...

David Brophy - Thursday, July 05, 2012

HTC slides free of Apple's multi-touched embrace

Reviewed by David Brophy on Thursday, July 05, 2012 Rating: 5

Observations on the PCT

WIPO's electronic interface for the international patent application system , which is imaginatively named ePCT , is coming on in leaps...

David Brophy - Wednesday, July 04, 2012

Observations on the PCT

Reviewed by David Brophy on Wednesday, July 04, 2012 Rating: 5

UsedSoft and the principle of exhaustion: CJEU ruling published today

It is well-known that speaking of used software is the secret to a successful date Dear IPKat readers, This is my first post as a...

Eleonora Rosati - Tuesday, July 03, 2012

UsedSoft and the principle of exhaustion: CJEU ruling published today

Reviewed by Eleonora Rosati on Tuesday, July 03, 2012 Rating: 5

Black Friday or Black Monday?: Two days of decisions on the unitary patent

The AmeriKat enjoying the 40th strawberry of the day. . . On Friday, when the AmeriKat was uniquely not in front of a computer and also...

Annsley Merelle Ward - Monday, July 02, 2012

Black Friday or Black Monday?: Two days of decisions on the unitary patent

Reviewed by Annsley Merelle Ward on Monday, July 02, 2012 Rating: 5

Kat news

Kat personnel The Kats discuss their new team responsibilities over a refreshing cup of tea ... 1 July is the date that ushers in the...

Jeremy - Monday, July 02, 2012

Kat news

Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, July 02, 2012 Rating: 5

EU Customs proposals bring more woe for patents

Even with the assistance of Europe's finest, the EU has found it hard to keep fakes out of the single market ... Today, breathlessly...

Jeremy - Monday, July 02, 2012

EU Customs proposals bring more woe for patents

Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, July 02, 2012 Rating: 5

The Secret of Trade Secrets and Reputation

This Kat is in the process of preparing a speech on the role of trade secrets in IP management. I thought that I had done a reasonable job ...

Neil Wilkof - Sunday, July 01, 2012

The Secret of Trade Secrets and Reputation

Reviewed by Neil Wilkof on Sunday, July 01, 2012 Rating: 5

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