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IPKat covers "copyright, patent, trademark and privacy/confidentiality issues from a mainly U.K. and European perspective."
Author: The authors are Johanna Gibson, David Pearce, Jeremy Phillips and Ilanah Simon, who work in the field of intellectual property.
Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Patent Law • International Courts/Tribunals • International • Europe • United Kingdom
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Friday favourites
There's something new-ish on the IPKat's sidebar: a blogroll of weblogs which are in some way or other connected with the IPKat or its various authors. To his slight alarm,…
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- Metatags, adwords, killing kittens and the cat-dog dichotomy
- You thought your legal qualification would save you from a job stacking shelves ...?
The IPKat is keeping an eye out for further developments in the litigation between the popular Guernsey-based UK high-street optician chain Specsavers and Wal-Mart's UK presence Asda, in a row over alleged trade mark infringement…
- I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER wins against icanhashotdog.com
In a case of inherent interest to the IPKat, a WIPO panelist has transferred the domain name "icanhashotdog.com" to the proprietor of the trade mark I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?.The proprietor of the trade mark I…
- Wednesday Wround-up
If you're interested in supplementary protection certificates and the prolongation of patent rights in pharmaceutical and agrochemical products, the SPC Law and Practice 2010 seminar, organised by the SPC Blog, is the place for you:…
- Why are CTM applications through the Madrid System less often opposed?
IPKat reader Alfred Strahlberg of Strahlberg & Partners, Switzerland, points to an interesting statistic: roughly 17% of all CTMs filed directly with the OHIM are opposed (see table above, click on it to enlarge -…
- Costume and practice: new suits for Riverdance duo
Ireland's Sunday Business Post reports that Riverdance duo Moya Doherty and John McColgan are being sued by fashion designer Jen Kelly for using his designs without permission; Kelly is also reported to be seeking royalties…
- Haiku competition: best ineligible efforts
Apart from the serious entries to the Copying Without Infringing competition (here), the IPKat received some hilarious and not always entirely publishable material from a number of creative readers who felt (i) unduly restricted…
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