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16 Jun 2010, 2:27 pm
Attendees included the one of the founders of Boney M, the IPO, one of the organisers of the Notting Hill Carnival, assorted music producers and, bringing up the rear, a liberal mixture of lawyers [The Kat notices that it is the mixture which is liberal, not the lawyers ...].The meeting covered a whistle-stop tour of the history of copyright, copyright developments in the US and Europe contrasted with the UK, the problems associated with illegal downloads (as yet, unsurprisingly, unsolved)… [read post]
15 Jun 2010, 1:18 am
It also places the UK and EPC law in its interpretive context, including its international statutory context, and offers a detailed account of international law-making in the field of patents" [The Kat thinks international patent law-making would make a great multi-party board game. [read post]
14 Jun 2010, 3:02 am
The Kats wait excitedly for the next step.A curious friend of the IPKat writes to ask: "I was wondering what people's experiences have been when acting for claimants asserting unregistered trade mark rights under the Uniform Domain-Name Resolution Policy (UDRP). [read post]
12 Jun 2010, 11:28 am
e kat? [read post]
11 Jun 2010, 3:21 am
"It is no secret: this Kat has a particular interest in IP activities in India. [read post]
10 Jun 2010, 4:01 pm
The Kat's friend does not expect remuneration, but does hope to gain some useful professional insights. [read post]
10 Jun 2010, 12:25 am
erli kat? [read post]
9 Jun 2010, 2:31 pm
Says the IPKat: "While I personally prefer the UK's practice, I can see justification for both positions -- and being a very tidy-minded Kat I think it's a good idea to have a 'one-way-fits-all-offices solution even it's not my favoured one. [read post]
8 Jun 2010, 9:55 pm
This work was the result of a bit of inspiration arising from a conference in February 2009, which sadly the Kat was unable to attend but the programme for which can be seen here.For those who really love patents and take delight in their highways and byways, "“The Origin of Specis” (Patent Specifications)", by Tony McStea (Senior Patent Attorney, Global Patents, Givaudan Schweiz AG) takes some beating. [read post]
7 Jun 2010, 12:51 pm
These, and related questions, create a category of third-party use of IP rights that is not quite a standard licensor-license arrangement, but for this Kat the category still eludes clear definition.Sideground IP is the newest addition; presumably, it has arisen by custom due to certain situations that made it desirable to carve out a separate category of IP rights created by a party, but which lie outside the scope of the agreement. [read post]
7 Jun 2010, 5:06 am
The fee includes four nights' full board and lodging, all meals and "a range of fun evening activities" [the Kat assumes this must mean nocturnal blogging ...], including punting on the River Cam, a quiz night and a barbecue. [read post]
4 Jun 2010, 10:48 am
i; kat? [read post]
4 Jun 2010, 5:55 am
" To his acute embarrassment the Kat confesses he hasn't ever heard of this Secretariat, which seems to have an involvement in matters relating to ACTA. [read post]
3 Jun 2010, 2:39 pm
Since the hour is late and this ruling is rich in detail, this Kat is blogging in brief but reserves the right to return to this ruling in the fullness of time.In short, IMG (the appellant in the main proceedings), an Austrian company, ran websites and sold products via the internet. [read post]
3 Jun 2010, 9:05 am
"not for sale"], since it clearly reflects the intention of the proprietor of the trade mark concerned that the goods bearing it should not be sold, whether inside or outside the EEA, constitutes, in itself and in the absence of evidence to the contrary, a decisive factor precluding a finding that the proprietor consented to a putting on the market in the EEA within the meaning of Article 7(1) of Directive 89/104.This Kat thinks the ECJ got it right, but well-argued comments to… [read post]
31 May 2010, 9:59 pm
This Kat would like to see OHIM and the National Offices focus on their current role, but with more resources and meaningful practical cooperation for the various enforcement agencies],— the creation of a legal basis for distributing an amount equivalent to 50% of OHIM's renewal fees to the National Offices in accordance with fair, equitable and relevant distribution criteria [fair and equitable? [read post]
31 May 2010, 3:39 pm
Wonders Arpan, who also draws the Kats' attention to another 'protest product, Mecca Cola, "Perhaps your readers in Pakistan and other Muslim countries can enlighten us".Millat hereMillet here and hereMullet here and hereMollet here [read post]
31 May 2010, 1:27 am
The Kats will be watching future developments.The IPKat thanks the many readers who were kind enough to send him links to the recent spat between retail emporium Harrods ("Anything from a pin to an elephant") and Hollands Cafe Lounge, of Rivenhall, Essex. [read post]
29 May 2010, 7:49 pm
Ants are not particularly fun for Kats to play with - they are too tiny and have a habit of becoming stuck in one's paw pads. [read post]
28 May 2010, 9:15 am
Like all Kats she enjoys bird-watching. [read post]
