Patent & IP news for January 17, 2010

IP proverbs competition: the winner! from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Offering a generous prize of complimentary registration to CLT's excellent one-day Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference on 28 January (brochure here), the IPKat -- whose blogging team is represented on the programme -- organised a competition ...

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IP Ownership in an Employment Context: Patents vs Copyrights from spicyipindia.blogspot.com

Divya Subramanian, a bright young IP attorney with Lex Orbis, one of India's leading IP law firms, wrote and asked me a very pertinent query pertaining to the ownership of IP created by an ...

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Politics of IP from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Is politics a dirty word? Not when it's part of a book title. And for those who enjoy thinking/worrying about the political dimensions to IP, this book is just for them: it's ...

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BGH decides in Opel toy car case ("Opel-Blitz II") from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Yes, it is that Opel/Autec case again!

On 14 January 2010 the German Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) has handed down its eagerly awaited decision in the Opel replica car decision (case reference I ZR ...

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The Bullring from ipfinance.blogspot.com

The Bidvest Wanderers Cricket Stadium, affectionately known as the "Bullring" because of its intimidatory atmosphere, is a relatively small ground with steepish stands capable of accommodating 35000 passionate cricket fans in the heart of Africa ...

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When Branding Comes to the Rescue of J.P. Morgan Chase from ipfinance.blogspot.com

There were three highlights in the financial world during the past week. One was the testimony given on Capitol Hill by the chairmen of several of America's leading financial institutions. Blame, responsibility, contrition and ...

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ITC loses TM dilution case against Philip Morris from spicyipindia.blogspot.com

We have an anonymous commentator to thank for pointing out in a recent post a Delhi High Court decision where ITC lost its dilution case against Philip Morris over a stylized logo of the popular ...

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Law School Sumer Programs in Intellectual Property for 2010 from www.patentlyo.com

When law students ask, I generally recommend pursuing practical experience rather than summer school. This year, however, summer jobs for law students are scarce -- making school a more likely alternative. Summer programs that focus on ...

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Book Review – The Way Toys Work from inventblog.com

Most larger cities have a “children’s museum” where kids (and grown ups) can experience “hands on” science. Anything that teaches kids that science is cool is worth supporting! Our local children’s museum is ...

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Law School Summer Programs in Intellectual Property for 2010 from www.patentlyo.com

When law students ask, I generally recommend pursuing practical experience rather than summer school. This year, however, summer jobs for law students are scarce -- making school a more likely alternative. Summer programs that focus on ...

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Obama rips USPTO from ipbiz.blogspot.com

In a post titled Obama: Patent office's system is 'embarrassing', Kim Hart points to a remark by President Obama which is not flattering to the US Patent Office.

The first comment suggests that the ...

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