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1 Nov 2015, 3:20 pm
Merpel is saddened by the sight of the European Patent Office, once regarded as a jewel in the crown of European and indeed global intellectual property excellence, careering towards the precipice of disaster, its leadership obstinately failing to heed every warning sign and its Administrative Council apparently incapable of exercising decisive control. [read post]
27 Oct 2015, 5:44 am
Once again the IPKat, Merpel and all the blog team, both perma-Kats and guests, would like to express their gratitude for the amazing support and encouragement that this blog has received since its inception in June 2003. [read post]
23 Oct 2015, 2:17 am
Muses Merpel, the joys of balancing fundamental rights always provides the result one just needed... [read post]
19 Oct 2015, 3:22 pm
This Kat understands the Merpel is waiting for the dust to settle before putting paw to paper. [read post]
19 Oct 2015, 12:32 pm
Merpel reports. [read post]
15 Oct 2015, 2:34 am
Combine that with the litigious American culture and who knows...Gangsta Kat by PetfulCounterpunch, <who, Merpel notes, unfortunately misspell the acronym>, notes that pro rights holders arguments are binding, whereas those supporting the public domain are not. [read post]
14 Oct 2015, 9:47 am
Merpel is not best pleased either. [read post]
14 Oct 2015, 2:51 am
Merpel says there's no point in taking this ruling too seriously: since (i) The [read post]
13 Oct 2015, 4:01 pm
This should give some scope for continuing to make unjustified threats to sue, notes Merpel]. [read post]
13 Oct 2015, 11:42 am
", snarks Merpel). [read post]
13 Oct 2015, 9:59 am
Ms Hardon has already been demoted for alleged "harassment", but Merpel understands that the act complained of was a single sentence written in her official capacity, and that the person purporting to be harassed by this was a senior member of the EPO administration. [read post]
13 Oct 2015, 9:04 am
Merpel would not be at all surprised if this decision, which looks perfectly good to her, goes to the Court of Appeal and comes out looking somewhat different.In this dispute Flynn traded in generic medicines and speciality brands, all of which carried its FLYNN name and logo, the former being registered both as a Community trade mark and as a United Kingdom trade mark for pharmaceutical substances. [read post]
13 Oct 2015, 4:48 am
Merpel suggests the AC ought to politely thank the President for his memorandum and place it to one side, perhaps weighing it down and covering it with a copy of the EPC for emphasis. [read post]
12 Oct 2015, 12:11 pm
Or, as Merpel argues: why moving at all? [read post]
11 Oct 2015, 11:32 am
"So the moral of the story is clear, says Merpel: you shouldn't be in a stronger position by opting out of the litigation than if you had remained in it. [read post]
8 Oct 2015, 11:51 pm
The IPKat and Merpel have been busily adding events to the list of attractions on offer over the next few months. [read post]
8 Oct 2015, 11:56 am
Merpel thinks people who write inspirationalmessages have a lot to answer forCharacter traits that are admirable in one context can be quite a nuisance in another. [read post]
8 Oct 2015, 3:31 am
But, as Merpel reported last week, a new proposal is being negotiated behind closed doors: why not move the Boards to Vienna? [read post]
7 Oct 2015, 1:10 am
This Kat thinks there is a case for saying that the good judge should fire the case back to Luxembourg and ask for some unequivocal clarification, though Merpel is inclined to think he should clarify the decision himself, leaving it for other judges to refer their cases to the CJEU if they disagree with him.Here's a not particularly rigorous survey (naturally, since it's not one of ours, adds Merpel), prompted by Merpel's recent post to the effect that… [read post]
6 Oct 2015, 9:41 am
Both real and fictional Kats have memories that are admittedly fallible, but Merpel has this vague recollection that EPO's concern for human rights has been demonstrated more vividly by its defiance of them than by their protection. [read post]
