” Leaving the ECHR, he suggests, could in fact undermine the Government’s attempts to stop the boats given the importance of international cooperation: “I do not want to do anything that might undermine the key cooperation we have with countries [who] are very wedded to the ECHR for understandable reasons. [read post]

For additional interior and exterior photos of the palatial Meudon, see Old Long Island and Half Pudding Half Sauce.It’s hard to deny the sheer beauty and grandeur of Gilded Age architecture and design. [read post]

SMALL TALK vs BIG TALK (The IP Factor)   Serbia Serbia joins Hague Agreement on International Designs (Class 99)   South Africa Bad faith and bona fide intentions (Afro-IP)   Switzerland No sweet success for Wander against Dr Oetker in trade dress dispute over caramel puddings (Class 46)   United Kingdom EWHC: Committal for contempt not fit for ‘grey area’ disputes: Grisbrook v MGN Ltd & Ors (IPKat) (PatLit) EWCA:… [read post]

Or on life support, at least - MEI v JCM American Corp stayed pending outcome of Mars v Coin Acceptors (Property, intangible) O2 Micro - ITC judge grants in part O2's motion for summary determination of importa [read post]

You can separately subscribe to the IP Thinktank Global week in Review at the Subscribe page: [duncanbucknell.com] Highlights this week included: CAFC sets strict standards to establish inequitable conduct: Star Scientific v R J Reynolds Tobacco: (Hal Wegner), (Maryland Intellectual Property Law Blog), (Patent Prospector), (Patent Docs), (Patently-O), (more from Patently-O), (Philip Brooks), (Law360), (I/P Updates), Safe harbour ruling in Io v Veoh could help YouTube in Viacom… [read post]