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3 Jan 2012, 4:15 am
Merpel adds, up till now she'd always assumed that Terry's chocolate brand had nothing to do with the footballer, but now she's wondering if the legend "whack & unwrap" has anything to do with the footballer's various on-field and off-field activities ... [read post]
23 Aug 2006, 2:52 pm
Merpel says, "Didn't I see you peeping in through the pub window, trying to watch the game for free ... [read post]
28 Sep 2010, 12:24 pm
This is irrelevant, crows Merpel - tomatoes are fruit, not vegetables. [read post]
20 Mar 2007, 10:42 am
Merpel adds, but let's not condone artificial and arguably unjustifiable price differentials between different markets in the developed world: not everyone can go on holiday to the US and come back laden with reasonably-priced CDs - but the European Commission was less than vigorous in addressing that issue.Earlier IPKat posts here and hereBritish Music Rights here; IFPI hereEuropean Commission investigates CD price fixing here; The Sound of Silence here [read post]
15 Jul 2009, 5:48 am
Merpel says, it seems that Mr Coetzee, by downloading images of pictures from the NPG and popping them into a wiki archive, is literally a human "photo copier".Further reading and background material on WikinewsComment by Amanda Harcourt on some of the finer points of copyright law here [read post]
19 Oct 2006, 4:59 am
Merpel, who is horrified at this, prefers the more sympathetic device (left) that symbolises the constant trekking of the European Parliament between Brussels to Strasbourg.Design your own logos hereWorst ever logos? [read post]
23 Feb 2010, 5:05 am
Merpel says, not so long ago the learned judge was ruling on Spam; now he has graduated to pigs ...This little piggy went to market hereThree little piggies hereThree little wolves and the big bad pig here [read post]
10 Jul 2008, 4:48 am
Merpel says, an added bonus is that you can do all your shopping in the Elephant & Castle shopping centre ...Own-it hereDisown it here [read post]
26 Aug 2008, 11:42 am
Yes indeed, says Merpel: when copyright collecting societies litigate against one other, the cost is borne by the rights owners whom they are supposed to benefit.BUMA goes beyond the European Union here, and also hereNaughty meaning of BUMA here [read post]
18 Apr 2012, 3:45 am
Was the applicant sending a snapshot of their pet, Merpel wonders. [read post]
10 Jan 2007, 9:33 pm
Merpel adds, I always wondered whether Ford Motor Company had any legal basis for forcing the late President Gerald Ford to drop or change his surname on the ground that his irremediable clumsiness [see here and here] tarnished the image of the FORD trade mark.Further information on the Blair Foundation, together with a full-size and legible version of the illustration at the top right hand corner of this post, may be found here. [read post]
1 May 2012, 8:49 am
Merpel's a bit puzzled about the juxtaposition of the two bans? [read post]
28 Jul 2008, 8:40 am
Merpel adds, as the advertising media become more fragmented in the Web 2.0 era, mass TV advertising will only remain relevant for brands relating to goods and services for which every viewer is a potential customer (eg food, financial services); perhaps these mega-brands, if not yet given endangered species' status, need the special degree of nurture which an advertiser-friendly code bestows upon them. [read post]
2 Apr 2007, 10:37 am
Merpel, noting that many academic institutions require students to assign copyright or license it as a condition of registration, wonders whether we'll soon see students being regularly required to license the hand-over of all written assignments for plagiarism-check purposes.Celebrating World Intellectual Property Day early - or perhaps not actually celebrating it all - is the Open Rights Group, which is preparing to party on Wednesday 11 April at Bar Kick, London. [read post]
23 Jun 2010, 6:11 am
Adds Merpel: it wouldn't be a case of mistaken identity, would it? [read post]
22 Apr 2009, 9:56 pm
Merpel says, I seem to recall that an application to register the word mark BILL CLINTON was refused. [read post]
21 Jul 2012, 1:00 am
From this press release, 90% of Olympic licensees are British [Merpel assumes this includes multi-national corporations with British offices], and, "It is estimated that the London 2012 merchandise programme will generate more than £1 billion worth of sales, contributing more than £80m to the staging of the Games. [read post]
15 Apr 2007, 5:59 am
Merpel's curious to know whether this is just the beginning: if Li Jianmin wins in China, where damages are not known to be particularly large, might he not then take his claim to court in the USA, where it seems you can be sued for infringement damages of about US$100 million for just looking as if you might be about to hum someone else's tune.Fox movies here, here, here and hereBrown fox recipe hereChinese fox myths here [read post]
3 Apr 2011, 2:52 pm
Merpel notes that Barbie is a popular target on account of her iconic status. [read post]
7 Feb 2007, 3:29 pm
Merpel says, if they made biodegradable, environment-friendly running shoes, they could just leave them out in the rain and let nature take its course ...Biodegradable Vegan running shoes here and here (scroll down to Cheatah)How to dispose of running shoes: donate them hereHow to dispose of smelly feet hereRecipes for smelly feet here [read post]
