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29 May 2015, 8:47 am
Some of the listed events are actually free, while others are either affordable or offer discounts to IPKat readers [and some, adds Merpel, are rather expensive]. [read post]
28 May 2015, 6:42 am
Merpel notes that this is in stark contrast to the tiny section, as she posted earlier this week, about the Unitary Patent.The IPKat wants to know what on earth the EPO is doing lavishing such resources on such an event.Article 4(3) of the European Patent Convention states that:The task of the Organisation shall be to grant European patents. [read post]
27 May 2015, 3:41 pm
" Although readers could be forgiven in thinking that such colorful dicta came from the mouth of our beloved Sir Robin Jacob, it actually came from Justice Scalia in his dissent ["This is where the comparisons between the two stop," Merpel hastens to add]. [read post]
27 May 2015, 5:13 am
Merpel imagines that such investigations have a decidedly sedative effect on other employees who were thinking of sticking their heads above the parapet, or even from serving on the Central Staff Committee.3. [read post]
26 May 2015, 2:19 am
Having been returned to blogging duty, Merpel has turned her attention to the finances of the European Patent Office. [read post]
25 May 2015, 4:15 am
Merpel and the Kats are great fans of the debate upon the level of renewal fees for the Unitary Patent [see, eg, here]. [read post]
22 May 2015, 6:31 am
Perhaps applications, like the one recently made in Big Bus (see Merpel report here), could assist the parties in determining the value of the action. [read post]
22 May 2015, 4:55 am
Merpel considers that this completely undermines any attempt at social dialogue, or moves towards union recognition. [read post]
EPO revises proposals for renewal fees for Unitary Patents - but does it really make any difference?
21 May 2015, 8:15 am
A couple of months ago Merpel reported on the first proposal presented by the President of the European Patent Office to the Select Committee of the Administrative Council concerning the level of renewal fees for the Unitary Patent.This proposal was criticised by some, since in the first 10 years the level of renewal fees was determined by reference to the EPO's internal renewal fees that are payable to the EPO during the pendency of a European patent application before grant, rather… [read post]
21 May 2015, 5:56 am
The London-based IP Federation, which "represents the views of UK research-based industry on policy and practice matters in intellectual property" [which of course we all do, adds Merpel,a little cheekily], is looking for a permanent part-time administrative assistant. [read post]
20 May 2015, 6:46 am
.* This raises some quick questions from Merpel: does any reader know what happens to the money collected from a party as a fine for non-compliance? [read post]
18 May 2015, 10:09 am
Anyway, according to the book's web-blurb:The rule of lex specialis serves as an interpretative method to determine which of two contesting norms should be used to govern [it does, says Merpel, but only if you let it]. [read post]
15 May 2015, 6:14 am
Now it seems that the legal challenges to the new system are coming to an end but, as Merpel suggests, the biggest challenge of all remains -- the challenge of making this unknown, untried, hybrid system work in practice. [read post]
7 May 2015, 5:17 pm
Merpel wonders why the brand extension process doesn't seem to go in the other direction. [read post]
6 May 2015, 11:18 pm
The United Kingdom came next with 508, followed by China (466), Germany (411), Canada (322), India (249) and France (237) [Merpel is so excited! [read post]
6 May 2015, 1:17 am
Merpel's a bit puzzled about the bit in the video about virtuous circles creating innovation "to drive the UK economy forward to new heights". [read post]
5 May 2015, 11:10 pm
Some readers may remember Lorenzo as a blogger of note on the Italian Catch Us If You Can IP blog, which has sadly been in abeyance for nearly four years [it's a sad world when people have to give up blogging to do their day jobs, adds Merpel].Following the planning meeting, this Kat retraced his steps -- a very large number of them in fact since the meeting was in one of the Convention Center's most inaccessible nooks and crannies -- to the hospitality area where he again met… [read post]
5 May 2015, 1:39 am
Conceptually this could happen, but he did not know how difficult it would be to achieve this in practice [this is all very ... well ... diplomatic, observes Merpel].Charlie is very much in favour of free markets, but only when he has the diceDiscussion over drinks and canapés turned to the realities of day-to-day life as a CJEU judge. [read post]
3 May 2015, 10:53 pm
Incidentally, the company also appears to own a trade mark for the slogan "America's Healthiest Grocery Store", a slogan which, Merpel thinks, is plain descriptive if true and deceptive if false ...] [read post]
3 May 2015, 10:33 pm
The document goes far beyond what Merpel had hoped for. [read post]
