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6 Apr 2011, 2:15 pm
Says Merpel, presumably the audience will be listening with wrapped attention ... [read post]
10 Jun 2016, 2:04 am
These include:Potential legal uncertainty or ambiguity in the current text of the SPC Regulations and jurisprudence ["Cough::CJEU::Cough", says Merpel].Ambiguity and need to harmonize and make transparent the grant procedures at national level.Need to update to reflect the innovation models of the pharma and agrochemical sectors, in particular in relation to biologics. [read post]
15 Jan 2013, 5:02 am
Merpel isn't sure that this will work. [read post]
28 Feb 2013, 8:17 am
In August of last year, Merpel posted some fairly critical comments about the use of a jury to assess patent damages in the United States infringement litigation suit brought by Apple against deadly rival Samsung; a follow-up post by guest Kat Stefano here. [read post]
9 Jan 2013, 3:53 pm
Merpel, who is always fascinated by other people's money, thinks that 55 million euro is a good deal more than she can easily spend in an afternoon; she wonders, though, wherever did all that money come from, and to whom did it belong before it fell into the pockets of the EPO? [read post]
17 Dec 2014, 3:07 am
This moggy noticed a report on the Deltapatents blog of a salutary little decision of T 2157/10 from the Technical Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office, dated 14 November 2014, and posted on 3 December 2014 [so some work is still being done at the EPO, despite the strikes, notes Merpel].In opposition Oral Proceedings, the Patentee contested the admissibility of the Opposition. [read post]
10 Nov 2014, 11:30 am
Patent litigation-friendly [is that an oxymoron, wonders Merpel] blog PatLit features a post that explains why the decision in the matter T 0584/09 might have been unduly overlooked. [read post]
3 Jun 2014, 2:22 am
” (Merpel points out that the case refers to the law pre-AIA, but her US friends assure her that the reasoning will apply to the new law as well). [read post]
8 Oct 2013, 12:29 am
[Merpel will be dressed in her Kat finest. [read post]
17 Dec 2013, 12:56 am
Merpel's only comment is that the 9 January 2014 deadline for submitting comments is a bit ungenerous, seeing how many days of public holiday and private debauchery there are between now and then.If any owners of a .brand TLD are interested in joining the BRG, they are encouraged to email the BRG Director General Philip Sheppard: outreach[at]brandregistrygroup.org. [read post]
16 Aug 2013, 4:29 am
Sure, says Merpel, but if you were an established practitioner looking to move to a firm that would be the next step up in your career, if you were one of the 37% of respondents who saw the name as a consequence of too many lawyers refusing to back down, would you not be a little concerned about heading there? [read post]
26 Feb 2014, 3:07 pm
Good news from INTA's Carin is thatTo help law students make their way to the Annual Meeting, we have a scholarship program that provides a complimentary registration to the meeting and up to $500 travel reimbursement [is that US dollars or Hong Kong dollars, wonders Merpel]. [read post]
20 Sep 2013, 1:28 pm
Merpel heard a whisper that by UK standards it will not be high, but has no independent verification of this. [read post]
20 Jan 2020, 8:17 am
Do you want to contact Merpel or let the Kats know about press releases, seminars and other IP events? [read post]
15 Jan 2015, 7:19 am
Probably to be sued, suggests Merpel] towards the rightholders that he has not been able to find [or should one rather say: "the rightholders from whom he has not waited to hear"?] [read post]
2 Oct 2013, 4:11 pm
The IPKat and Merpel, after due consideration, both thought that Birss J's ruling raised an issue that was important enough to merit a sidebar poll, so they composed one: here's what 101 of our readers thought of the matter: The chilling effect of this ruling is bad for freedom of speech and bad for the public’s right to know 23 (22%) Volkswagen are acting as Trade Secret trolls, exercising their rights in an abusive manner 9 (8%) It’s just a random ruling on its own… [read post]
10 Jul 2015, 7:55 am
On a more serious note (unless you happen to be a bicycle), you can join Merpel and chip in with a donation via Sarah's Virgin Money Giving page, here. [read post]
11 Jun 2013, 9:33 am
Merpel wants to know why British Asians should be regarded as particularly susceptible to confusion in this case. [read post]
3 Aug 2023, 11:55 am
Despite being a GuestKat, Alessandro is actually more of a dog person in real life (don’t tell Merpel!) [read post]
21 Oct 2023, 1:00 am
Merpel wonders, though, if correspondence will start to be written in local languages to avoid that argument being raised again. [read post]
