because of 
.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 30.04.2005
A suit filled before the United States District Court for the District of Florida by Systemax Inc. who claims its rights to the Tiger trade mark. Articles about this issue on www.macworld.com and www.slashdot.org websites.
CFI judgements.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 29.04.2005
Case T-33/03, Osotspa v. OHIM.
Case T-32/03, Leder & Schuh v. OHIM.
Videoconference appeals in US PTO.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 29.04.2005
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences has a new "Electronic Hearing Room" that will allow for oral hearings in both ex parte and inter partes proceedings.
Patent for ranking websites for 
?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 28.04.2005
UP patent application no 20050060312.
Patent law harmonization under the aegis of USA.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 27.04.2005
US PTO official press release.
USA patent law changes.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 26.04.2005
The bill of changes (PDF file). For more details check Dennis Crouch blog.
World intellectual property day.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 26.04.2005
WIPO's information.
is sued.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 25.04.2005
The case is all about US patent no 4,698,672, owned by Forgent Networks. More details in C|Net article and www.slashdot.org thread.
Brochures from EPO.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 24.04.2005
A brochure with a subject Computer-implemented Inventions and Patents (PDF file) and a brochure Patent information (PDF file).
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 22.04.2005
Republic of Lithuania access to the European Patent Convention and to the Act revising the EPC of 29 November 2000. EPOs official press release. The EPC will accordingly enter into force for Latvia on 1 July 2005.
A report about the directive.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 21.04.2005
Report by Michel Rocard, economist and former French prime minister. Check www.slashdot.org thread.
CFI judgements.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 21.04.2005
Case T-269/02, PepsiCo v. OHIM.
Case T-164/03, Ampafrance v. OHIM.
Opinion C-192/04, Lagarde`re Active Broadcast.
India does not want to software patents.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 21.04.2005
Read about the Indian parliament decision on www.slashdot.org website.
Alicante News.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 20.04.2005
OHIM has published next issue of the official newsletter.
Patent law reform, mark software.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 20.04.2005
The article (PDF file) by Stephen Lindholm and a thread on www.slashdot.org website about this issue.
Another controversial patent for .
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 20.04.2005
US patent no 6,882,706 covering technology for accessing data used by the emergency services. Something like the emergency phone service (999/998/997 in Poland) or 112 (in the European Union) or 911 in US. More careful readers on www.slashdot.org website, noticed that the patent application was filled one month after 9/11.
CFI judgements.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 20.04.2005
Case T-318/03, ATOMIC Austria v. OHIM.
Case T-273/02, Krüger v. OHIM.
Case T-211/03, Faber Chimica v. OHIM.
Habemus Papam and domains problems.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 19.04.2005
Pope Benedict XVI before elected by the conclave became a target for cybersquatters. I recommend You to check (whois) domains BENEDICTXVI.COM and POPEBENEDICTXVI.COM, registered in April and February this year. Info taken from Martin Schwimmer.
Proposed changes in Polish industrial propety law.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 19.04.2005
The proposed changes in all executive regulations You may find on the Polish Patent Attorneys Chamber website (sorry in Polish only).
How the European Commission understands IP law?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 19.04.2005
The official statement by the European Commission. O.J. 2005, L 94/37. (PDF file). The Commission explains the meaning of the article 2 of the Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (PDF file). More about the Directive 2004/48/EC on the European Commission website devoted to the internal market.
CFI judgements.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 19.04.2005
Case T-128/03, Success-Marketing v. OHIM.
Case T-380/02, Success-Marketing v. OHIM.
I would like to pay Your attention on the case T-305/04, Eden v. OHIM. The action was brought against Decision R 591/2003-1 (PDF file in French language) of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) of 24 May 2004 dismissing the appeal brought against the decision of the examiner to refuse registration of the olfactory mark "Odeur de fraise mure" accompanied by a graphic representation of a strawberry. CTM application no 001122118.
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 18.04.2005
Socialist Republic of Vietnam access to the Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms of October 29, 1971. WIPO's official press release. The Convention will enter into force, with respect to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, on July 6, 2005.
Trade marks future?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 18.04.2005
Check www.worth1000.com website.
buys 
.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 18.04.2005
Maybe a bit off topic. Adobe official press release and Macromedia official press release.
Chinese patent applications search in English.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 18.04.2005
The official project on the SIPO (State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C) website. On the margin of this news. I do not want to be malicious person but if "they" (P.R.C) protect rights to intagible property maybe there it is the time for applying and protecting human rights standards? As Piotr Waglowski writes the organization OpenNet Initiative published its study describeing the scale of Internet censorship in China. Raport Internet Filtering in China in 2004-2005: A Country Study (PDF file).
USA patent law changes pending.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 18.04.2005
US House of Representatives discuss changes in the Title 35 U.S.C. Section 102. There is a proposed change in the "prior art" definition. Somehow To compare it with the Polish law it is the issue of "novelty" and a disclosure of the invention in the patent application. More details (i.e. the draft) You will find on Dennis Crouch blog.
Community design.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 17.04.2005
New rules about a proper design application. OHIM's official publication (PDF file).
Patents from 
for 
.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 14.04.2005
NEC signs a patent licence agreement with Rambus. The Inquirer article.
Changes in the EPO.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 14.04.2005
Changes, the composition of the Presidium and in the Enlarged Board and the Boards of Appeal. EPO's official document (PDF file).
CFI judgements.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 14.04.2005
Case T-260/03, Celltech v. OHIM.
Case T-286/03, Gillette v. OHIM .
about patents.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 13.04.2005
First Mr Irving Wladawsky-Berge (IBM's vice president) said that in ths States any idiot can get a patent for something that should never be granted a patent. The article about this issue on www.infoworld.com website, US Patent and Trademakr Office responded to this "accusations" - check the article on www.technewsworld.com website. Additionaly Big Blue calls for international paten law reform (maybe you will earn for your services in the future) in the article on www.zdnet.co.uk website. Once again the article on www.zdnet.co.uk about PostgreSQL programmers action to rewrite a code which may be covered by some of 500 patents claims granted by IBM to Open Source programmers from its 10,000 patent portfolio.
U.S. government officials against piracy in Asia.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 12.04.2005
A group of U.S. government officials will travel to Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Singapore on a mission intended to encourage cooperation and improved coordination in efforts to enforce intellectual property right. The whole action is called STOP! (Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy). Official press release.
Trade marks in China.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 11.04.2005
There were 40,000 trademark infringement cases prosecuted in China in year 2004. The article on www.xinhuanet.com website.
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 08.04.2005
Arab Republic of Egypt access to the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks of June 15, 1957, as revised at Stockholm on July 14, 1967, and at Geneva on May 13, 1977, and amended on September 28, 1979. WIPO's official press release. The Nice Agreement, as revised and amended, will enter into force, in respect of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on June 18, 2005.
Brands quiz.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 08.04.2005
Check www.quiz-em-all.com and tell me how many famous brands did You recognize?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 07.04.2005
One of the reasons to change a trade mark for this Linux distro was "long-winding trademark lawsuit with Hearst Corporation". Check www.mandriva.com website. Taken from www.slashdot.org.
Interesting patents for 
.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 07.04.2005
Will it be possible to plug/load a game directly into a human brain according to claims in US patents no 6,536,440 and 6,729,337? The article about this issue on www.newscientist.com website and the thread and comments on www.slashdot.org website.
versus 
.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 07.04.2005
Interesting case potentially about trade marks law and the unfair competition issues. Check www.delocator.net website. Some comments on Jason Kottke and Martin Schwimmer blogs.
Grokster vs. MGM.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 07.04.2005
Transcript (PDF) of oral arguments.
Trade mark licensing guide.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 06.04.2005
Check the document by the courtesy of Practising Law Institute (PDF file). Its from american law practice but maybe helpfull for Polish practitioners too. Found on Bill Heinze blog.
Offices.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 06.04.2005
There is always something new at European Patent Office and at US Patent and Trademark Office to be up-to-date check those pages. If there will be something important I will inform You too.
Lawyer talks ie. podcasting in full effect.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 04.04.2005
Listen what Evan D. Brown (court cases about Internet in USA) and Dennis Crouch (American patent law) have to say. Would You listen to me? I wait for e-mails with subjects suggestions. Maybe I will make some and present it to You.
and 
agree.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 04.04.2005
The article about ended dispute between manufacturer of Panasonic branded products and LG Company about patents rights covering plasma display on www.bloomberg.com website. This case started November 2004.
Electronic databases with patents documents make problems?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 03.04.2005
One may think it should easier with some things but as they wrote on www.newscientist.com website its not so bright. The thread on www.slashdot.org website.
wins.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 02.04.2005
The case about a trade mark dispute ended with the Spanish Supreme Court ruling. The article on www.i-newswire.com website.
Patent trolls who are they?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 01.04.2005
The article on www.legalmediagroup.com website (You should register etc.) about Intellectual Property Owners' Association's one-day event hosted March 14, 2005.
