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5 Feb 2014, 3:26 pm
Darcy is just visiting ...The IPKat and Merpel rather lost sight of things after that, and it has taken a nudge all the way from New Zealand to get them focused on the latest developments. [read post]
13 Oct 2015, 9:59 am
 Ms Hardon has already been demoted for alleged "harassment", but Merpel understands that the act complained of was a single sentence written in her official capacity, and that the person purporting to be harassed by this was a senior member of the EPO administration. [read post]
9 Jun 2014, 5:00 pm
 Merpel is likewise delighted to hear news of an issue that she raised recently. [read post]
26 Apr 2016, 3:37 am
ETA 11:36 on 26/04/2016 with Merpel's second comment [read post]
3 Aug 2014, 7:49 am
” [Says Merpel, some of us think we already know the answer to that one, but does Christopher ...?]. [read post]
29 Dec 2014, 9:44 am
, appears on the website of Spain's IP office which reads as follows:The Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) is offering a new service to citizens and Industrial Property professionals [Miaow, says Merpel: why "citizens" first? [read post]
30 May 2013, 12:22 am
This provision is surely ripe for litigation, says Merpel]. [read post]
12 Feb 2015, 4:02 am
We are under the official patronage of the ERA (the European Law Academy), but without any monetary subsidy".Travel costs and dinners are paid by the judges privately or by their courts [this inspires Merpel to propose an "eat-what-you-kill" policy by which IP judges receive a portion of each damages award they make, for travel and accommodation]; accommodation and lunches are paid by our sponsors, the German GRUR and Markenverband [ooh, says Merpel -- isn't… [read post]
4 Nov 2014, 6:04 am
Recently however, Merpel has been alerted to some further developments that are both newsworthy and raise some interesting legal issues. [read post]
27 Nov 2013, 11:04 am
Merpel, like the IPKat, is always happy to dispense unsolicited advice -- but it's even nicer when someone asks her opinion. [read post]
25 Jun 2013, 2:16 pm
 Merpel notes that these opt-out fees seem to be the only source of money available to finance the (allegedly self-financing) UPC system other than the court fees themselves  Possible additional court fees for counter-claim for invalidity (revocation) of a patent by defendant? [read post]
10 Jun 2013, 8:46 am
[What a strange question, says Merpel. [read post]
31 Dec 2012, 4:00 pm
 Merpel agrees with the IPKat that the IP world will surely hear a good deal more from these talented souls -- and sooner, rather than later. [read post]
19 Nov 2015, 11:32 am
"If Merpel can draw an analogy, imagine two siblings eternally fighting in the back seat of a luxury car. [read post]
7 Jun 2016, 8:07 am
[original emphasis]But is this true, Merpel wonders? [read post]
6 Dec 2013, 1:04 am
 The recent high-level UK China initiative [Beggars to Beijing, murmurs Merpel] brought in not only £5.6 billion in trade deals but a new UK-China patent agreement, described as "a boost for UK businesses". [read post]
26 May 2014, 1:08 pm
Merpel should have written 'in part' ...] in favour of Microsoft and SAP. [read post]
16 May 2016, 4:04 pm
AmeriKat, Annsley Merelle Ward, explains the process and announces the grand opening of recruitment.* Merpel visits the EU IPO Merpel takes a brief look back at the problems which have punctuated the operation of the EU IPO, but looks - cautiously, optimistically - to the future, particularly for designs.* Does the UPC spell disaster for the EPO Boards of Appeal? [read post]