Patent & IP news for June 28, 2014

Crumbs of comfort: McCambridge doesn't even get half a loaf's worth from ipkitten.blogspot.com

There is an old and non-legal maxim that "half a loaf is better than none".  But here's a case where a successful plaintiff didn't even get as much as that. It's McCambridge ...

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How will increasing numbers of old geezers affect intellectual property? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Ageing is ever a work-in-progress—just ask this hoary Kat. Beyond individual aches and pains, the subject of ageing and the resulting demographics have increasingly occupied social scientists and policy-makers across various fields. In brief ...

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Airline accessories action comes crashing down as passing off claim fails from ipkitten.blogspot.com


Over the past fortnight I have spent in excess of 30 hours on aircraft, from London to Singapore to Kota Kinabalu in Borneo, from Sandukan back to Kota Kinabalu and home again, so it is ...

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Friday fantasies from ipkitten.blogspot.com

It's time to exercise
a restraining influence ...Readers' comments. Over the years, one of the most cherished institutions of this weblog has been the facility to post readers' comments.  While this facility is moderated ...

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Fed up with the footie? Here's something to read from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The FIFA World Cup has only been up and running for a couple of weeks, and it seems to this Kat that numerous people are becoming quite sick and tired of it. Some resent the ...

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Private copying and levies: what is the AG Opinion in Copydan all about? A Katfriend explains from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Katfriend and private copying guru
Javier RamirezAs reported by the IPKat, last week Advocate General (AG) Cruz Villalón issued his Opinion in Case C-463/12 Copydan Båndkopi v Nokia, a reference for a preliminary ...

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