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16 Apr 2007, 10:39 pm
Merpel says, Kenya 2002 is very pretty - but someone out there seems to think that traditional dances have something to do with intellectual property: surely some mistake! [read post]
11 Jun 2007, 5:33 am
Merpel wonders how much goodwill exists in law-enforcement icons in Orlando, which has recently attracted attention as a growth-centre for crime (see here and here).Sign up for the defendant's pizza franchise herePizza recipes here and herePizza deprivation herePizza addiction herePizza art here [read post]
13 Jan 2009, 3:13 pm
Merpel says, from what she's been reading in the IPKat's in-tray it looks as though buying ownerless trade marks from the State is not rare or unusual activity but a pretty routine exercise of professional skill. [read post]
7 Jun 2007, 5:30 pm
Merpel wonders whether all those bottles of Cerono are bought by China's hitherto undiscovered population of migrant Mexicans, nostalgic for the joys of home.More on Cerono/Corona here [read post]
22 Mar 2007, 6:30 am
Then again, says Merpel, don't hold your breath: they will probably want as much power as they can get hold of. [read post]
11 Jul 2007, 9:27 am
Merpel says, you can watch for the weak puns, cliches and motoring metaphors too.Incredible secret formulae here Ferrari - the car hereFerrari - the cartelli here [read post]
19 Aug 2008, 8:12 pm
Merpel wonders why she didn't just pay the £300 settlement instead, and wonders what kind of legal advice she was getting at the time. [read post]
5 Sep 2008, 3:18 pm
Last year Merpel said she was 100% sure that Microsoft would appeal, not merely because of the magnitude of the fine but because of the poor quality of the CFI's reasoning and the potentially damaging effect of its words, if read liberally, upon other IP rights and their owners. [read post]
29 Aug 2011, 12:57 am
Caught in the act of eating yet another design application, Merpel promises to stick to something more digestible next time ... [read post]
15 Jan 2007, 12:41 pm
However, as Merpel warns, if you do-it-yourself the results are not always that great. [read post]
22 Jul 2010, 12:44 am
Left: The Naked Cowgirl; Right: The Naked Cowboy [says Merpel, this must be the most superfluous caption ever to accompany any IPKat posting]The story, somewhat inelegantly entitled "1-Man Rodeo: NYC's Naked Cowboy Sues Naked Cowgirl", relates how iconic New York character Robert Burck, better known as The Naked Cowboy (see earlier IPKat posts here and here on his IP prowess), is suing Sandra Brodsky (better known as stripper-turned-comedienne Sandy Kane) in order to prevent… [read post]
26 Feb 2007, 7:19 am
Merpel, ever the cynic, can't help wondering if there isn't some dreadful gain to be made from the certification of unfair trade too ...More on fair trade here and hereUnfair trade here [read post]
31 Dec 2006, 11:31 am
The IPKat welcomes protection for users of blanket licencesThe IPKat is in favour of any step that reduces inconvenience for licensees in circumstances that are beyond their control and further notes that, if the licenses are economically efficient, the ultimate beneficiaries of their continued existence will be consumers.Welcome to the EUThe IPKat welcomes Bulgaria and Romania into the EU, as of midnight.The good news for IP owners is a wider geographical scope of Community trade marks and… [read post]
4 Jan 2007, 10:39 am
The video was made available by the band on MySpace and YouTube and their Argentinean fans reported the existence of the Coke ad too them.The IPKat [who got a bit seasick while watching the video] says jump-cutting, drinks, silly dancing - he has a strange feeling of deja-vu… Merpel notes what a boon the internet is for copyright lawyers - even the most commercially unsuccessful of authors can now make a credible claim of copyright infringement. [read post]
12 Oct 2008, 7:21 pm
Merpel suggests it depends on how much vodka. [read post]
17 Aug 2009, 10:51 am
Merpel wonders whether this is just a desperate attempt on the part of Kidlington to avoid confusion with the great metropolis of Pidlington ...Design your own airport here.Thames Valley hereChad Valley here [read post]
7 Oct 2008, 8:14 pm
Merpel says, since Ministers for IP are replaced so swiftly, she's going to save some time and effort by taking the opportunity to welcome whoever replaces them too. [read post]
4 Jun 2007, 10:41 pm
Merpel - who wouldn't be seen dead with it - reminds readers that there are plenty of designs which have since become classics but which were launched amid well-informed criticism.What they say about the logo: comments from the BBC, Anorak (which pillories the new logo's style, left), The Spoof, Adrants, Daily Mail and DollyMix.You've seen the logo - and now here's the movieDubious Olympic sports here , here and here [read post]
25 Mar 2009, 3:38 am
Merpel says, this might create a little useful work for IP advisers at a time when clients may not be thinking too closely of paying them a visit.Global warming hereWhy cats like olives hereWarming for cats here [read post]
31 Dec 2008, 2:54 am
Merpel is a little puzzled though. [read post]
