Monthly Archives: January 2006

According to the Patent Office, the WIPO has requested protection for the new pope’s coat of arms and seals under art 6ter of the Paris Convention in that they constitute the state emblems of the the Vatican. There is a … Continue reading →

Patent Office examiner, Rebecca Villis, published her opinion on validity inEP(UK) 1351732 NOVO-NORDISK A/S today. It is the first to be issued by the Patent Office under the ss. 74A and 74B of the Patents Act 1977 as amended. I … Continue reading →

A “geographical indication” is a sign assuring consumers that produce comes from, or has been processed in a particular region renowned for the quality of such produce. Familiar examples include Champagne, Scotch whisky and Parma ham. “Geographical indications” are also … Continue reading →

CPR 31.22 (2) permits the court “to make an order restricting or prohibiting the use of a document which has been disclosed, even where the document has been read to or by the court, or referred to, at a hearing … Continue reading →

According to Bmedi@ Superwoman Steph Aldred we have “a good list of attendance” for the talk on intellectual property in branding and design that Lucas Bateman, Janet Bray, Ian Lewis and I intend to give between 17:30 and 20:00 next … Continue reading →

Today’s New Scientist contains a fascinating article on the first case I ever read, Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co.[1893] 1 QB 256. Indeed, it is probably one of the first cases anybody anywhere in the common law world reads … Continue reading →

Apologies to Jason Lumber, but I needed a snappy headline. Paul Sanderson and Martyn Fish who used to share Harrison Goddard Foote’s offices in Leeds have just changed their name to HGF-Law from Sanderson Lumber. All of us at NIPC, … Continue reading →

There should be a super brainstorming session in the Patent Collection on the top floor at Leeds Central Library next Wednesday. I shall be in the chair (possibly in both senses for those who care to cross the road for … Continue reading →

The reason why last night’s post was so short was that I could not get access to the WIPO website to link to the info on the Patent Law Treaty. Now I can and readers will see that it is … Continue reading →

Last October I referred to the debate over whether the domain name system should continue to be overseen by a licensee of the US Commerce Department in “Viviane Reding: Internet Governance – the European Perspective”. That issue appears to have … Continue reading →