The CFI judgement.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 01.12.2005
Case T-12/04, Almdudler-Limonade v. OHIM.
Alicante News
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 28.11.2005
OHIM has published the next issue of the official newsletter from Alicante.
Will 
rebrand as 
?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 25.11.2005
A confusion about the Board of Directors of one of the biggest Polish GSM companies - PTC leads to some FUD about the present branding strategy. Will it stay as the Era GSM brand or will it be rebranded as T-mobile? You can read about it on www.zarzadptc.pl website (sorry it is in Polish).
The CFI judgements.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 24.11.2005
Case T-135/04, GfK AG v. OHIM.
Case T-3/04, Simonds Farsons Cisk plc v. OHIM.
Case T-346/04, Sadas SA v. OHIM.
A guide how to search patent docs on the web.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 23.11.2005
Stephen M. Nipper updated his post titled "Guide to Downloading Patent Copies on the Internet". It is avaliable for reading on his www.nip.blogs.com website.
and freedom of speech.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 23.11.2005
A little bit off-topic and obvious for Polish readers but anyway important, IMO. A screenshoot from todays issue of "Rzeczpospolita" newspaper (JPG file) and additionaly a screenshoot of todays issue of "Gazeta Wyborcza" newspaper.
The CFI judgement.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 23.11.2005
Case T-396/04, Soffass SpA v. OHIM.
Digital Millenium Copyright Act.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 23.11.2005
The article titled "Efficient Process or "Chilling Effects"? Takedown Notices Under Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act" written by Jennifer M. Urban and Laura Quilter is avaliable on www.mylaw.usc.edu website.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 23.11.2005
More details about Sony DRM mess and good compilations of news on www.boingboing.net website.
The USPTO annual report.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 22.11.2005
The USPTO FY2005 Performance and Accountability Report is avaliable on www.uspto.gov website.
leaks again.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 22.11.2005
The "Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire" movie leaked into the Internet before the official UK premiere. It happens once again to this HP movie series. The article about this issue on www.wp.pl website (in Polish, I am sorry). Meanwhile there are warez releases such as:
Harry.Potter.And.The.Goblet.Of.Fire.XViD.TS-maVen
Harry.Potter.And.The.Goblet.Of.Fire.READNFO.SVCD.TS-maVen
distibuted via the Internet.
have strong position.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 22.11.2005
The Province Administrative Court in Warsaw has ruled in its judgement (sygn. VI SA/Wa 1314/05) that the word "mocne" (English - strong) may be used in every brand of cigarettes. Comments in the article on www.rzeczpospolita.pl website (I am sorry it is in Polish language).
About IP law.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 22.11.2005
The article on www.guardian.co.uk website.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 18.11.2005
50 Years Braun Design Innovation. Check www.braun.com website.
The CFI judgement.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 18.11.2005
Case T-154/03, Biofarma SA v. OHIM.
Patent challenged.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 18.11.2005
US Patent no 4,698,672 for the compression used in the JPG format was challenged before the USPTO by the Public Patent Foundation. The article on www.slashdot.org website.
dumped on tracks!
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 16.11.2005
The article on www.theinquirer.net website.
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 14.11.2005
The Kingdom of Nepal access to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works of September 9, 1886, as revised at Paris on July 24, 1971, and amended on September 28, 1979. WIPO's official press release. The Berne Convention will enter into force, with respect to the Kingdom of Nepal, on January 11, 2006. On that date, the Kingdom of Nepal will also become a member of the International Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works ("Berne Union"), founded by the Berne Convention.
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 14.11.2005
Jamaica 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 Jamaica, on February 7, 2006.
Jamaica access to the
Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks, done at Vienna on June 12, 1973, as amended on October 1, 1985.
WIPO's official press release.
The said Agreement will enter into force, with respect to Jamaica, on February 7, 2006.
USA copyright law changes.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 13.11.2005
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has a proposal for harsh punishement of copyright infringement. The bill (short title - The Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2005) is avaliable on www.publicknowledge.org website (PDF file) and the article about this issue is avaliable on www.slashdot.org website with some comments.
Not the controversial but an abstract patent.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 13.11.2005
US patent no 6,960,975 and the article about this "invention" on www.nationalgeographic.com website.
and the hundred of the most valuable brands.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 11.11.2005
A yearly information avaliable on www.businessweek.com website.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 11.11.2005
Adbusters is a political magazine, founded by Kalle Lasn and Bill Schmalz that is published in Vancouver, British Columbia by the Media Foundation. It is an activist magazine, devoted to numerous political and social causes, many of which are anti-consumerism or anti-capitalist in nature. Adbusters is particularly well-known for their culture jamming campaigns, and the magazine often features photographs of politically-motivated billboard or advertisement vandalism sent in by readers (cited from www.wikipedia.org). The official website of this magazine - www.adbusters.org.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 11.11.2005
Christian Copyright Licensing International was founded in the US in 1998, to offer copyright licensing of songs and other materials for use in Christian worship. More info on www.ccli.com website. Music is avlaible to download on www.songtouch.com website.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 11.11.2005
Open Invention Network is a company that has and will acquire patents and offer them royalty-free to promote Linux and spur innovation globally. It was launched on November 10, 2005 with the financial support from IBM, Novell, Philips, Red Hat, and Sony. More more info check www.openinventionnetwork.com website.
Who sued whom?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 10.11.2005
Check www.whossuingwhom.com website. Good. More info in the article on www.tmcnet.com website.
suicidal move.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 10.11.2005
Sony has got more problems with the rootkit included into the DRM technology on CDs produced by Sony. California state has filled class action suit against Sony. More details on www.slashdot.org website. There are more info about this Sony rootkit issue.
The Patents rights impact on innovation.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 10.11.2005
The "Descriptive Analysis of a Pilot Survey on the Effects of Patenting on Science" report done by the Advancing Science Serving Society. Avaliable on www.aaas.org website (PDF file). A thread on www.slashdot.org website.
The ECJ opinion.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 10.11.2005
Case C-206/04 P, Muehlens v. OHIM. The opinion done by the Advocate General Damaso Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 10.11.2005
A controversial trademark at least. A trademark application no 78360553. Articles and comments on www.yahoo.com and www.cbsnews.com websites.
The CFI judgement.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 09.11.2005
Case T-275/03, Focus Magazin Verlag v. OHIM.
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 08.11.2005
Afghanistan access the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, signed at Stockholm on July 14, 1967, and as amended on September 28, 1979. WIPO's official press release. The said Convention will enter into force, with respect to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, on December 13, 2005.
Patents in Europe.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 07.11.2005
The one, the common, the European patent court. The Judges intiative characterized. The article on www.legalweek.net website.
new patent?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 07.11.2005
Patent application no 20050240580. The article about that on www.slashdot.org website.
wants to be open source.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 03.11.2005
Check www.opensource.nokia.com website. Taken from the www.slashdot.org thread too.
patent.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 03.11.2005
Is there Coffee Beer? Check the patent application WO2005/048727 A1. From the thread on www.slashdot.org website.
United states of brands.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 01.11.2005
Read a very interesting article on www.businessweek.com website.
There will be no 
logotype/trademark.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 01.11.2005
Read the article on www.designobserver.com website about it.
