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21 Jan 2015, 4:45 am
Best regards,It seems to Merpel that the letter speaks for itself, and therefore she will refrain from further comment. [read post]
1 Mar 2017, 9:08 am
With the ratification of the UPC by the UK government in the face of Brexit, clarification on practical solutions on second medical use patents and developments from the first trade secret litigation in the US, this year’s Forum is not to be missed.The current 25+ speaker line-up features participation from the European Patent Office, IBM, Nokia, DSM, Nissan, Novartis, Qualcomm, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Intel, US Chamber of Commerce, Ericsson, Barclays, BT, BAE Systems and many more.Topics… [read post]
16 May 2017, 12:12 am
INTA tells IPKat that the number of registrants has reached 10,200 [Merpel adds, “when I got into the trademark business, who would have dreamed of a conference with so many participants. [read post]
17 Feb 2013, 2:29 pm
Even Merpel, who is rarely discreet or sensitive, can be relied on to keep a secret when asked to do so. [read post]
10 Apr 2016, 12:58 am
" A chapter entitled, "A Stakeholder Perspective on Heritage Branding and Digital Communication," [Merpel loves a good academic title] by Adriaan De Man and Cristiana Oliveira, examines value creation in the cultural industries. [read post]
9 Sep 2016, 6:08 am
Merpel has gazed into the future butis keeping it a secretFuture of UK Patent Framework. [read post]
8 Mar 2015, 5:00 pm
 Merpel expects that many readers, like her, will have wondered what really happened and what was the other side of the story. [read post]
15 Jun 2015, 11:54 pm
Merpel has had a busy year to date, writing primarily about the governance crisis at the European Patent Office (EPO). [read post]
13 Jan 2015, 2:30 am
It concerns an application that has just been filed to register 'Je suis charlie' as a trade mark in Benelux in classes 3, 16, 25, 28, 32, 35 and 38 of the Nice classification.Albeit an IP enthusiast, Merpel is not at all sympathetic to IP-conscious initiatives of this kind, even if she notes that they have become increasingly frequent.Readers might in fact remember two recent attempts: first, the applications to register trade marks for the flight numbers of the two… [read post]
10 Jan 2019, 8:22 am
[Merpel notes that silk prices have been in declinefor the last six months, so the timing is fortuitous.] [read post]
15 May 2013, 3:35 am
 Both Merpel and Prashant look forward to your comments. [read post]
19 Feb 2014, 9:09 am
CharlotteAndrewThe IPKat, Merpel and all the team are delighted to congratulate not one, not two, but three new intellectual property Queens' Counsel whose appointments have just been announced in the latest Silk Round.* Charlotte May QC (8 New Square). [read post]
27 Oct 2015, 5:44 am
Once again the IPKat, Merpel and all the blog team, both perma-Kats and guests, would like to express their gratitude for the amazing support and encouragement that this blog has received since its inception in June 2003. [read post]
19 Dec 2014, 5:59 am
In the spirit of brevity, Merpel will refrain from comment at this time and leave it to her readers to do so. [read post]
25 Mar 2015, 6:20 am
 Merpel suggests that comments on the site would be better addressed to site's webmaster than to her.As the website proclaims:The purpose of the Association is to monitor issues of relevance for the judicial functions of the members of the boards of appeal, especially with a view to safeguarding their independence and promoting their self-government as members of a judiciary, and to gather its members for deliberations on questions of common interest, in order that they will be… [read post]
22 May 2015, 4:55 am
  Merpel considers that this completely undermines any attempt at social dialogue, or moves towards union recognition. [read post]