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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]
6 Jun 2013, 4:04 am
The conclusions of the Discussion Paper are a series of (quite radical) proposals that, among other things, include: Merpel is not so sure that having to use this outfit is actually fairIntroducing fair use into Australian law, thus repealing current enumerated list of exceptions and limitations. [read post]
13 Apr 2021, 1:31 am
This Kat wonders if the highly-anticipated Mercer Review of the UK patent examinations (IPKat) will make a similar acknowledgement [Merpel: Speaking of which, where is the Mercer Review?]. [read post]
19 Aug 2014, 1:00 am
According to this news item, posted on the chunky and unlovable GOV.UK website which is replacing the elegant and sophisticated UK Intellectual Property Office website (among others): Two of the most blatant offenders – ‘Patent and Trademark Office’ and ‘Patent and Trade Mark Organisation’ – and the persons behind these organisations, Mr Aleksandrs Radcuks and Mr Igors Villers, have admitted and settled our claims and agreed to be bound by an Order of the… [read post]
9 Sep 2015, 4:57 am
Merpel adds: can we not do some crowd-funding to pay for the time and effort it would take to redraft the CDPA, renumbering all the sections so that they can be more easily understood and located by users of the legislation? [read post]
11 Sep 2013, 2:45 am
” How has this dramatic change been engineered, wonders an admiring Merpel. [read post]
26 Jan 2013, 10:42 am
Road Humps and Sidewalks: the path less travelled, by Dr Kalyan C Kanakanala, is an intriguing piece of fiction from the pen of an Indian IP professional who "aspires to walk the path never taken" [Does that aspiration have any relevance to the choice of "road humps and sidewalks", muses Merpel]. [read post]
26 Mar 2013, 5:23 am
Grumpy Cat has so far stayed out of court but, Merpel wonders, how much IP can a live cat claim? [read post]
25 Jan 2014, 7:41 am
There is plenty.This particular mewsing is occasioned by the IPKat and Merpel sharing a saucer of milk the other day with their dear friend Katsandra (geddit?). [read post]
21 Jun 2019, 3:56 am
[Merpel says, "no more ursine-based adjectives, please".] [read post]
4 Feb 2015, 2:41 am
According to impeccable and verified sources within the IPO, the ideal candidate will possess either interest or experience in IP [Merpel thinks that both/and would be best!] [read post]
12 Dec 2013, 7:12 am
At base, for an active ingredient to be regarded as ‘protected by a basic patent in force’ within the meaning of the SPC Regulation, that active ingredient needn't be identified in the claims of the patent by a structural formula -- a functional formula will do just as well, so long as you can conclude, on the basis of those claims, that they relate "implicitly but necessarily and specifically" [these words tempt further references to the CJEU, thinks Merpel] to the active… [read post]
2 Apr 2014, 11:17 am
Merpel wonders, exhausted, whether this means that another referral to the CJEU is to be expected, if the applicant appeals to the Patents Court or higher. [read post]
11 Apr 2013, 7:39 am
Merpel thinks it doesn't matter how you go about assessing priority and protecting the interests of inventors and applicants, so long as the rules you choose are (i) clear and certain in their application and (ii) uniformly applied across the world. [read post]
22 Aug 2013, 2:01 pm
You can listen to "Patently Absurd" for the next few days via the BBC's iPlayer facility and enjoy it to your heart's content, says the IPKat [unless you are living somewhere in the world and/or are a business, in which case copyright law and sundry terms and conditions apply, adds Merpel ...] [read post]
9 Jun 2023, 9:16 am
Well, yesterday was no exception, as the official photographs of the day also attest (the photographer is Neil Graveney).This is the first of a series of posts reporting on the conference proceedings.WelcomeThe event started with words of welcome delivered by our host David Stone, Hayleigh Bosher and myself (also to celebrate the very recent release of our edited collection Developments and Directions in Intellectual Property Law. 20 Years of The IPKat (Oxford University Press, 2023)), as well as… [read post]
4 Apr 2015, 1:48 pm
He died in New York City in 1943 aged 86 [Curiously, notes Merpel, Nikola Tesla's name lives on today through at least two posthumous things: Tesla Motors and OMD's 1984 classic Tesla Girls]. [read post]
7 May 2014, 8:03 am
, wonders Merpel out loud, rubbing her belly after scoffing all four of the above packets).The dispute is still at an early stage, but has started with a bang. [read post]
30 Oct 2014, 2:23 am
Merpel thinks there's no problem: she doesn't understand, though, why the brand owners don't fight back by opening their own Aldi lookalike stores and giving the downmarket retail chain a taste of its own medicine ...Aldi renames its cut-price "Beluga" caviare following complaints that it isn't Beluga, hereSaucy Fish Co. gets consent injunction against Aldi hereAldi ruthlessly apes the appearance of top brands hereMoroccanoil fails in passing-off action… [read post]
29 Sep 2015, 4:01 pm
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