The Polish Supreme Court opinion.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 30.05.2005
A very important opinion I KZP 13/05 (the act signature) of the Polish Supreme Court about the concept of "wprowadzeniem do obrotu" whichis mentioned in the article 305 par. 1 of the Industrial Property Law from 30 June 2000. published Dz.U. from 2003. No 119, pos. 1117 with later changes.
Workshops and the Directive.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 29.05.2005
Looks like there are some problems with the definition of the technical contribution in the software patent directive. More about UK Patent Office workshops in the article on www.zdnet.co.uk website.
CFI judgements.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 25.05.2005
Case T-67/04, Spa Monopole v. OHIM.
Case T-352/02, Creative Technology v. OHIM.
Case T-288/03, TeleTech Holdings v. OHIM.
nanotechnology patent for the new generation DVD.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 25.05.2005
US patent no 6,879,556. Check www.slashdot.org thread.
Advertising.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 24.05.2005
Promotion (JPG file, 113 KB) of the patent office from 1906. Found on www.boingboing.net website.
A forum about patents.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 22.05.2005
The International Intellectual Property Institute launched Internet forum about computer implemented inventions and patents. This is connected with the European Parliaments voting about ammendments to the draft of the Directive (it had to happen in April this year). There is an opinion (PDF file) with proposed changes in the Directive draft of the Committee on Legal Affairs avaliable since some time.
Copyrights and piracy.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 19.05.2005
Business Software Alliance in its report says that software piracy will continue to expand. Read the article on www.yahoo.com website. Carey on www.ipnewsblog.com website wonders if movies studios make fake files in P2P networks in this case with "Star Wars Episode III". I was on the premiere this night, and geting early from the bed, I was informed that there are:
Star.Wars.Episode.3.Revenge.of.the.Sith.WP.DVDR-ViSA
Star.Wars.Episode.III.Revenge.of.the.Sith.DVD.Workprint.XviD
avaliable on the warez scene.
Another controversial patent for 
.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 18.05.2005
US patent no 6,895,426. E-mail address is treated as an object. Found on www.slashdot.org website.
Alicante News.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 18.05.2005
OHIM has published next issue of the official newsletter.
Copyrights in USA.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 17.05.2005
Annual report of the Register of Copyrights 2004 (PDF file).
PDA and patents.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 15.05.2005
Very interesting article about PDAs history on www.snarc.net website. Patents connected 3,999,050, 4,117,542, 4,279,022 and 4,402,056. I recommend this as a good reading. Found on www.slashdot.org website.
CFI judgements.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 15.05.2005
Case T-112/03, L'Oréal v. OHIM.
Case T-137/05, La Perla v. OHIM.
Eminem settles with 
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Tomasz Rychlicki @ 13.05.2005
The article on www.zdnet.com website. As I wrote about it some time ago and You will read in this cited article rapper sued Apple over illegal use of his song "Lose Yourself" in Apple's commercial.
Materials for Patent BAR exam.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 12.05.2005
Completly free materials on www.openipsource.com website with full course for Patent BAR exam in USA. Found on Dennis Crouch web blog.
How many Patent Attorneys in Poland?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 12.05.2005
Based on the information written on www.rzecznikpatentowy.org.pl website You may read that Polish Patent Office sent the up-to-date list to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market. The list consist names of 1006 persons, including those who received thier entitlement on January this year.
Symposium on Nanotechnology and Patenting.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 12.05.2005
Nanotechnology is without a dubt one of the key technologies of this century which will be developed very dynamic. EPO has prepared International Symposium on Nanotechnology and Patenting, proceedings. More details on European Patent Academy website.
After nanotechnology customer partnership meeting.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 12.05.2005
There is the Class 977 (PDF file) schedule and other materials in the USPTO. On the Office of Patent Classification web site.
Music based on sharing.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 11.05.2005
I'm not an expert in music issues but its commonly known that rap beats are often based on sampling from exsisting works. I have no idea how is the situation on our local Polish music market where there are big problems with massive piracy, but anyway it is dominated by hip hop/rap music, but in States first troubles with licencing issues have had The 2 Live Crew. Check the case from The US Supreme Court, CAMPBELL, aka SKYYWALKER, et al. v. ACUFF ROSE MUSIC, INC. It was about the right to parody of the music piece too. On www.washingtonpost.com website You may find an article dated on 8th May about problems in the rap business when it comes to sampling from rap works. Those whos music is based on "sharing" are starting to protect in a very "hard" way their copyrights. I recommend You readind the case Positive Black Talk v. Cash Money Records which is cited in the article. Pay Your atention to the dictum. And at the end of this news I must write that those problems were described by J-Mario in the article "Ruff Ryders" in DosDedos no 13 from year 2000. and this magazine accidentally came into my hands today.
CFI judgements.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 11.05.2005
Case T-390/03, CM Capital Markets v. OHIM.
Case T-31/03, Grupo Sada v. OHIM.
Case T-160/02, Naipes Heraclio Fournier v. OHIM. Joined with cases:
Case T-161/02, Naipes Heraclio Fournier v. OHIM.
Case T-162/02, Naipes Heraclio Fournier v. OHIM.
DoD members sentenced in the UK.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 11.05.2005
I wouldn't mention this case any more probably not to fill this page with news from mixed issues (criminal and copyright law) but the article on www.bbc.co.uk website says that there were 3 persons sentenced from this warez group (Drink or die), but the article on www.gazeta.pl website (in Polish) says there were 4 persons. They cite their news from the information on www.reuters.com. To whom should I trust? ;) After the chat on iCQ with me Piotr Waglowski on his website www.vagla.pl described this problem too.
application properly catched.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 11.05.2005
Apple filled a design application at USPTO for a computer in a tablet style in 2004. There was an article about it on www.theregister.co.uk website. It looks like all happened like they predicted. US PTO granted the design patent no D504,899 on a laconic called "electronic device". The article about this issue on www.macobserver.com website and a thread on www.slashdot.org website.
Questions about the change in copyright law.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 11.05.2005
A thread on www.slashdot.org website.
wants to sponsor IPR theft movies.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 09.05.2005
The article about a prize (2000 £ for film equipment) for movie producers on www.vnunet.com website.
European Union, external trade and IPR.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 09.05.2005
Information from the Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission about the IPR policy in the external trade.
Next edition of the Trademark Manual of Examination Procedure.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 07.05.2005
Avaliable on the USPTO website.
No for the broadcast flag in USA.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 07.05.2005
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled (PDF file) that the Federal Communications Commission did not have the authority to prohibit the manufacture of computer and video hardware that doesn't have copy protection technology known as the "broadcast flag". C|Net article about this issue and comments on www.slashdot.org website.
On the margin of this news the map with 94 federal districts and 12 circuits of the US judicial system is avaliable on www.uscourts.gov website (PDF file).
New patent for 
.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 05.05.2005
US patent no 6,889,250 and comments about it in the thread on www.slashdot.org website.
Hong Kong's scouts badge.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 05.05.2005
Hong Kong Scouts Association creates a badge mostly focused on promoting copyright law issues. The article about this subject on www.p2pnet.net website.
Acacia adds 
and 
.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 05.05.2005
Acacias lawyers filed additional paperwork to add two big players on computer chipset market to the case brought before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Details in the article on www.internetnews.com website and official Acacia's press release (PDF file).
CFI judgements.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 04.05.2005
Case T-22/04, Reemark v. OHMI.
Case T-359/02, Chum v. OHMI.
trade mark infringement.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 03.05.2005
The article on www.newsday.com website.
settles patent dispute with 
.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 02.05.2005
The article about $325 million settlement on www.zdnet.com website.
Ukraine and China on crosshair.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 01.05.2005
Official report of the U.S. Trade Representative about protection of intellectual property rights. Maybe I will repeat myself. Last time Ukraine managed with some problems in the great orange way but what about humang rights in China?! I will oversimplify but what a heck. The USA will make a report or the economy will take over?
