USA law.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 31.10.2005
President George Bush has apointed Samuel A. Alito, Jr. to the position of Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.. Marty Schwimmer posts on its blog a copyright case which was judged by S. Alito. The case Securacom v. Secuaracomm, 97-5794 (3d Cir Jan 20 1999).
New guidelines for business method patents.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 29.10.2005
USPTO released a new business method guidelines on its www.uspto.gov website (PDF) file. Those guidelines are combined with the precedential decision Ex parte Lundgren, Appeal No. 2003-2088 of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. The BPIA eliminated "technical arts" requirements in the scope of business method patents (Title 35 U.S.C. § 101) in this opinion.
The CFI judgement.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 27.10.2005
Case T-336/03, Editions Albert René v. OHIM.
The CFI judgement.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 27.10.2005
Case T-305/04, Eden v. OHIM.
Very interesting case about registering smell of ripe strawberries as a CTM. I recommend reading the case as a very good lecture. The Court based its ruling on the precedential case C-273/00, Sieckmann, is avaliable on the CFI website.
Alicante News.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 27.10.2005
OHIM has published next issue of the official newsletter.
IP (patents), TRIPS and Doha declaration.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 26.10.2005
In connection with Tamiflu patents owned by Roche comes the "public health policy" issue in the TRIPS and the Doha declaration. You will find more informations on www.wto.org website devoted to the Doha declaration and on www.wto.org website about the TRIPS and pharmaceutical patents.
The CFI judgement.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 26.10.2005
Case T-379/03, Peek & Cloppenburg v. OHIM.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 25.10.2005
A brand, the trademark and faith. Check www.devoted1.com website.
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 24.10.2005
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.
The Avian flu, 
and "public health" policy.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 23.10.2005
According to the article on www.bbc.co.uk website Taiwan is going to "break" a Roche's patent covering the avian flu vaccine. Some comments on www.slashdot.org website.
Furniture's design.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 22.10.2005
The district court in Poznań ruled that the furniture's design is protected by the copyright law. The article about the Vox Indistrie from Kobylnica against Bog-Fran from Raniżów case on www.rzeczpospolita.pl website. The court emphasized in the same judgement that production of such protected furnitres violates fair (honest) competition rules.
Designs.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 22.10.2005
Check www.businessweek.com website.
XML patent?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 22.10.2005
The article about Scientigo which seeks royalieties from licensing US patents no 5,842,213 and 6,393,426 which accroding to the thread on www.slashdot.org website covers XML technology. There is an article on www.news.com website about this issue too.
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 21.10.2005
The Dominican Republic access to the WIPO Copyright Treaty, adopted at Geneva on December 20, 1996. WIPO's official press release.
The Dominican Republic access to the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, adopted at Geneva on December 20, 1996. WIPO's official press release.
The CTM fees are lower.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 21.10.2005
The European Commission has decided to lower the fees payable to the OHIM. The official press release of the European Commission. More info on www.ohim.eu.int website.
The Polish Central Administrative Court's judgement.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 21.10.2005
The Polish Central Administrative Court (once again I am not sure if I translated the Court's name properly - Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny) will hear earlier adjournmented case (the sign. II GSK 54/05) on November 10, 2005. The matter of this case is a proper interperetation of the article 33 of the TRIPS agreement refering to the patent protection. More informations on www.rzecznikpatentowy.org.pl website (as usually I am sorry English readers its in Polish only).
trademark problems.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 19.10.2005
Google is not allowed to use Gmail trademark in United Kingdom. The article on www.reuters.co.uk website.
Corporate takeovers.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 19.10.2005
Another competition on www.worth1000.com website. Many trademarks and a lot of funny projects.
Other view on DRM.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 18.10.2005
Networked Audiovisual Systems and Home Platforms group published its report "NAVSHP (FP6) DRM Requirements Report" (PDF file) on September 13, 2005. You may find a critcal analysis of this publication on www.eff.org website.
printers hacked.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 18.10.2005
As You know or You do not know Xerox printers (not only) identify its printed materials (small yellow dots printed). There is a solution how to read it on www.eff.org website.
EULAlyzer.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 17.10.2005
A software that analyze restrictive rules in EULAs is avaliable on www.javacoolsoftware.com website. Found on www.corante.com website.
Good!
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 15.10.2005
Check www.ad-awards.com website. The best TV ads worldwide presented by Reza Moghimi and Romain Gruner.
1/5 of human genes patented?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 14.10.2005
The article on www.nationalgeographic.com website, taken from www.slashdot.org website.
PCT.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 12.10.2005
The October 2005 issue of the PCT Newsletter is now available on www.wipo.int website (PDF file).
A trademark for a crossword.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 11.10.2005
The article on www.rzeczpospolita.pl website (sorry English readers, it is in Polish language and I will not summarize it) about the Province Administrative Court judgement (sygn. VI SA/Wa 882/05) in case which was an appeal from Polish Patent Office decision refusing to register a trademark "100 crosswords with a smile". The Court overruled the mentioned decision in its judgement. The Polish Patent Office will have to consider the trademark application one more time.
loses again.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 06.10.2005
The US Patent Office has rejected two Microsoft patents over the FAT file format (US patent no 5,579,517 and US patent no 5,758,352). More in the article on www.zdnet.co.uk website. The Microsoft's FAT file system technology and patent license are avaliable on www.microsoft.com.
The action against counterfeiting and piracy.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 05.10.2005
The website www.iccwbo.org/bascap hosted by the International Chamber of Commerce, connected with the Business Action to stop Counterfeiting and Piracy. More info in the article on www.bbc.co.uk website.
The CFI judgement.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 05.10.2005
Case T-423/04, Bunker & BKR v. OHIM.
Patents.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 04.10.2005
James Ryley has informed me about his website www.freepatentsonline.com, which I forgot to present earlier and it is a very good and useful patent search.
CAC judgement.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 04.10.2005
The Polish Central Administrative Court (I am not sure if I translated the Court's name properly - Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny) has issued a judgement in the case sygn. II GSKL 195/05. This case is based on the appelation from the Province Administrative Court. The Court ruled about the scope of representation of patent attorneys and patent law firms on behalf of registering trademarks in the interest of the patent attorney, patent firm or a secret/hidden client. More details in the article on www.rzeczpospolita.pl webiste (in Polish, sorry). The Court reversed the appeal which was issued in favour of patent attorneys/patent firms. The judgement was based on the conclusion that all legal plenipotentiaries should only act on someone's behalf. The attorney can not act on its behalf and in fact acting on behalf hidden/secret client.
Movies from Patent Office.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 04.10.2005
US Patent Office has put some movies about IP issues, (so far 3 movies for Real Player, Real Media Video, by the way I recommend the Real Alternative 1.43 codec, and its mirrors) on its www.uspto.gov website. Very interesting initative IMO, worth checking. If you prefer downloading those movies rahter than streaming please check software on www.netxfer.com website. It is designed for downloading Real Media and other movie formats instead of streaming.
Intellectual Property law in Japan.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 03.10.2005
Japanese Intellectual Property High Court gave its first judgement in the case Heisei 17(ne)10040. More details in the article on www.japantimes.co.jp website.
Is StarForce cracked?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 02.10.2005
StarForce 3 is a proffesional system for protecting CD/DVD discs from unauthorized copying. It is primarily designed for producers and publishers who wish to protect their works/data stored on CD-ROM/DVD-ROM media. According to the article on www.cdrinfo.pl website (in Polish, sorry) the system is crackable. Details and the source of this information is avaliable on www.cdfreaks.com website.
A scholarship and a patent for an invention in a school.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 02.10.2005
A student who will create the idea for an invention will receive $15,000 scholarship and an assistance from the Perkins Smith & Cohen in the patent application process. More about this issue in the article on www.boston.com website.
spider.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 02.10.2005
Check photos on www.flickr.com website.
trademark legal problems.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 01.10.2005
The article on www.forbes.com website.
Counterfeited 
hdds.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 01.10.2005
The article on www.4press.pl website (in Polish language, sorry).
