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18 Jan 2014, 3:40 am
Merpel is a greatfan of HawaiiToday marks not just the anniversary of the first discovery by a European of one of the places this Kat has always dreamed to visit, ie the Hawaiian Islands [James Cook did so in 1778, and named them Sandwich Islands in honour of the Earl of Sandwich - this one, not this one], but also the second anniversary of the protests against two laws proposed in the US Congress: the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). [read post]
17 Jan 2014, 4:05 am
Well, the IPKat and Merpel already know the answer to that question, but not everyone is so fortunate. [read post]
16 Jan 2014, 4:56 pm
This cannot possibly be correct, cries Merpel. [read post]
16 Jan 2014, 12:18 pm
Merpel usually prefers to have a kiss on her lips, rather than commentson AGCOM RegulationYesterday these Kats were delighted to make available in exclusive for this blog’s readers the mysterious letter that the EU Commission sent to the Italian Communication Authority (AGCOM), shortly before this adopted its Regulation on Online Copyright Enforcement [on which see here and here; unofficial English translation is… [read post]
16 Jan 2014, 3:32 am
Whether this is a good or a bad thing is a question this Kat prefers not to answer… (Merpel adds: can’t we all get along?) [read post]
15 Jan 2014, 3:02 pm
Class 46 records OHIM's latest response to its website upgrade [Merpel asks: 'don't you mean 'downgrade'?] [read post]
15 Jan 2014, 2:07 pm
Also in consideration of the "innovative" approach taken in the Regulation, the EU Commission was asked to provide comments on the first draft of the Regulation [see notification webpage here] focusing on compatibility with EU law, notably the Ecommerce Directive and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.Some hours ago, during an hearing before the Italian Parliament on online copyright protection and child safety [how exactly are these two issues connected, Merpel… [read post]
15 Jan 2014, 7:38 am
The decision of the referring court has been helpfully translated into English thanks to the much-appreciated efforts of two of Paul's German colleagues, Christoph de Coster and Julia Bödeker (whose case it is), who are both entitled to a well-deserved Katzenklaps [Merpel thinks this might be the right term for a katpat in German, but she's not too sure. [read post]
15 Jan 2014, 3:47 am
The author of this note is Melanie Hayes, who describes herself in detail at the foot of this post.This is what Melanie has to say:A Federal Court of Canada default judgment from December of last year, Fox v Hernandez (not yet in public repositories but posted here via Alan Macek of Dimock Stratton) has awarded an injunction and an extremely large sum of damages to Twentieth Century Fox against an online pirate of Family Guy and The Simpsons.The Simpsons have a cat ...The defendant, Nicholas… [read post]
14 Jan 2014, 1:48 pm
But Merpel has now dropped it in the IPKat's lap. [read post]
14 Jan 2014, 12:36 pm
sneers Merpel, "The ship has sailed. [read post]
13 Jan 2014, 4:02 am
Easy, really ...And before you email to comment, Merpel prefers "straitjacket" too, but "straightjacket" gets more Google hits ...The cat image, above, comes from the cat-friendly, highly enthusiastic catster.com website, which is well worth a visit ... [read post]
13 Jan 2014, 1:42 am
If any reader happens to be in the area and wants to come and say "hello", he, she or indeed it [that's Merpel's idea; she's very inclusionist...] is welcome to join them. [read post]
12 Jan 2014, 7:54 am
Merpel is seriously raising her long whiskery eyebrows at that one.... [read post]
9 Jan 2014, 4:48 pm
Merpel recently published a list of headlines for articles she'd like to write in 2014. [read post]
9 Jan 2014, 4:31 pm
No fudge fromFloyd, rules CATwo years ago during the Olympics, the AmeriKat sat on her sofa with the door ajar, letting the cool summer breeze tickle her paws. [read post]
8 Jan 2014, 8:21 am
(Merpel just loves the names of the parties in this case - especially Blue Gentian - see here) In just over 100 paragraphs and 19 pages Birss disposes of the entire case, aided by the fact that infringement was not apparently disputed and only two pieces of prior art fell to be considered for validity. [read post]
8 Jan 2014, 2:07 am
[and what about the role of enthusiastic fans itself, Merpel adds: will all amateur supporters need to become licensees of their idols?]. [read post]
7 Jan 2014, 3:01 am
Up to this point, given Merpel's deep conviction that you'd have to consume a good quantity of beer, ale or porter before confusing the respective marks, this case seems perfectly normal: it follows the pattern of thousands of cases each year -- CTM application, somewhat spurious opposition. [read post]
2 Jan 2014, 9:18 am
Merpel notes that there's no Community or UK trade mark registration in place and wonders which country or countries account for the '®'. [read post]
