Monthly Archives: September 2005

Earlier today I attended the launch of the “Americas Programme” organized by the International Trade Centre for Greater Merseyside at Haydock Park race course. It consisted of a series of workshops on the USA, Canada, Brazil and Hispanic America. Delegates … Continue reading →

I have just edited and transposed the Data Protection and Freedom of Information page from the old NIPC website. So far, it is just an introduction with links to the legislation enforced by the Information Commissioner. Other articles and case … Continue reading →

Trade MarksAlthough written from a US perspective, there is an interesting article by Stacey Friends entitled “Name game: Tips for choosing a trademark” in Boston Bizwoman. On today’s home page of that same website incidentally there is a poll on … Continue reading →

There has been a spate of invalidity decisions in English under art 25 (1) of the Community Design Regulation since 15 Sep 2005 and all but one of them have gone against the proprietor. The figures for the month even … Continue reading →

I have transposed some more of the old NIPC website to IP/it-Update.com.The transposed pages include materials by two of our distinguished former members, Raymond Henley who is now teaching the Bar vocational course at Manchester Metropolitan University and Richard Cole … Continue reading →

I am grateful to vnunet.com for referring me to Priority Records and others v Chan. Vnunet reports the case with a hint of glee as an unmitigated defeat for the recording companies. Having read Judge Zatkoff’s judgment I am not … Continue reading →

An interesting post from Dennis Crouch on his excellent Patently-O Law Blog is that the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will be sitting in Chicago in November (see “CAFC Goes on Tour to Chicago“). It will spend … Continue reading →

The Australians may no longer be quite what they were at cricket but they can certainly teach the rest of the world a thing or two about things that really matter, such as privacy and civil liberty. I am grateful … Continue reading →

I am grateful to IP Central for raising the question “what the devil qualifies as a patent on software, anyway?” The blogger adds that it is not an easy question. Although I had not really thought about it in that … Continue reading →

The New Scientist claims that the following list was the result of asking 10 of the biggest names in science to explain the significance of their discipline. They magazine does not state how it ranks thse 10 and it is … Continue reading →