The CFI judgement and the Court of Justice of the European Communities judgement.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 27.04.2006
Case C-145/05, Levi Strauss & Co. v. Casucci SpA.
Case C-180/05, Commission v. Luxembourg. Parlez-vous l'anglais?
action.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 27.04.2006
Check the poster avaliable on www.eff.org website (105 KB, PNG file).
IP rights implementation and enforcement in Poland.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 26.04.2006
The Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys participates in the Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, DC) research studies to improve intellectual property protection in Poland. There was developed a White book during those research. The book was presented and discussed on April 20, 2006, during the meeting with government and business members. This document is avaliable on www.rzecznikpatentowy.org.pl website (270 KB, PDF, English language version).
April 26th, 2006.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 26.04.2006
World Intellectual Property Day. Check www.wipo.int website.
or pimp my 
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 23.04.2006
Check recipes on www.pimpmysnack.com website. I wonder what trademark's owners of this products would say. Or maybe it is a "food hacking"? Should such "food reverse engineering" be prohibited? You could use DRM on the snack. ;)
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 22.04.2006
Well I shared some thoughts about copyright law in calligraphy works this month. I got an abstract for my article about copright issues in the graffiti art almost ready. What do you think about all those licensing issues when an almost unknow author (I know it sounds funny but graffiti writers may know what do I mean ;) "abandons" its work? Anyway. Big thanks to Artur (www.zawiasinski.net) for help in some other articles. Not too many people read this so I'll immodestly brag about myself. My second article about copyright issues in illegal music distribiution over Internet will be published in "The Computer and Telecommunications Law Review" (Sweet and Maxwell).
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 21.04.2006
New brand, new www.coca-colablak.com website.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 21.04.2006
Have you ever wonder about copyright in the art of writing? I mean the calligraphy. Well some people think computers, e-mails, electronic documents killed this art. I do not agree. It is just a different medium. We have got many new typefaces being created each year it is an art too and a subject of copyright/industrial property law (depends on the legal system you seek a protection for such creation). Some of such typefaces are even distributed according to free licences, just check www.graphicsngraphicdesign.com and www.dafont.com websites and do a research if you look for more. Based on the kanji in the topic I thought about anoter issue. All traditional Japanese martial arts schools kept its techniques in secret for long period of time I thought about an analogy with the know-how. Thanks to good people and the Internet we got sites like iai.whaleeaters.org. "You may freely redistribute these movies for the sake of the prosperity of Iai arts". Domo arigato gozaimashita.
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 20.04.2006
Lao People's Democratic Republic access to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), done at Washington on June 19, 1970, amended on September 28, 1979, modified on February 3, 1984, and on October 3, 2001.. WIPO's official press release. The said Treaty will enter into force, with respect to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, on June 14, 2006.
and 
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 20.04.2006
First impression seeing this post is that You probably wonder what has in common Mitsubishi famous trademark with the coat of arms? The second symbol in the topic is a Japanese coat of arms called "mon". I got today a book titled "Japanese Heraldry" by Hugo Gerhard Ströhl from my friend (good luck Tomasz with your 1st dan exam in Sunday, hajime sensei!) at last. This book is published by the Diamond Books, more info about it on www.diamondbooks.pl website (in Polish and I'm really sorry). Witold Nowakowski writes in the preface "Rich merchant families used mon as a form of a trade mark/symbol on wares, boards and prints (...) the kamon stylistic lasted in the current Japanese indutrial/trade designs. Just see symbols of known corporations, airlines or building contractors". As Mr Nowakowski writes even the author of this book mentioned "its cleary visible which you may notice as well that Japanese coat of arms offer our draughtsmen great trademark's designs". It was in 1906. I wish you good reading.
Alicante news.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 20.04.2006
OHIM has published the next issue of the official newsletter from Alicante.
Too late for patent too late for profits.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 20.04.2006
The article on www.macnewsworld.com website about Kane Kramer's dilemas.
Graffiti art.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 19.04.2006
You can sell yourself and graffiti as Marc Ecko does on www.stillfree.com website. You can do it as people from www.concretemagazine.org website do, check in download section. Anyone willing to discuss licensing issues of such productions?
Comics about RIAA, MPAA and the "others".
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 19.04.2006
On www.xkcd.com website. Found on www.boingboing.net website.
Hackers and crackers.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 14.04.2006
Check www.zearle.com website and listen to 07_zearle_hackers_and_crackers_class_war.mp3 (3,7MB).
says bye to StarForce.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 14.04.2006
Info on www.gamespot.com website. One DRM went too far. ;)
Rec.music.hip-hop newsgroup releases free music.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 14.04.2006
Check www.bedoper.com website. Go Nerdcore go!
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 14.04.2006
Nicaragua access to the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration of October 31, 1958, as revised at Stockholm on July 14, 1967, and amended on September 28, 1979. WIPO's official press release. The said Agreement will enter into force, with respect to Nicaragua, on June 15, 2006.
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 14.04.2006
Honduras access to the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, done at Budapest on April 28, 1977, and amended on September 26, 1980. WIPO's official press release. The said Treaty will enter into force, with respect to the Republic of Honduras, on June 20, 2006.
Honduras access to the atent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), done at Washington on June 19, 1970, amended on September 28, 1979, modified on February 3, 1984, and on October 3, 2001. WIPO's official press release. The said Treaty will enter into force, with respect to the Republic of Honduras, on June 20, 2006.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 13.04.2006
I went to the cinema to see "Ice Age 2". I took a picture (JPEG, 54 KB) of an info page which was displayed at the ticket machine. It says that:
- By the presence at the cinema hall I accept not to carry any recording devices - yea sure and this photo I took using a box of matches.
- Each attempt to record a movie will be the reason to remove me from the audience - say what? Try to touch me.
- Each attempt to record a movie will lead to the confiscation of the recording device - say what? Just try to touch my property.
Blackberry v. Redberry.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 13.04.2006
Excellent post on Marty Schwimmer's blog.
Talk with the search engine.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 12.04.2006
U.S. patent no 7,027,987 issued today by the US Patent and Trademark Office for Google. Comments on www.slashdot.org website.
Creative advertising.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 11.04.2006
Check pictures on www.necromanc.blogspot.com website. Strong media.
GUIs.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 10.04.2006
Check www.guidebookgallery.org website. This remainds me about the case Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 35 F.3d 1435 (9th Cir. 1994).
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 10.04.2006
Sweet www.polandspring.com website.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 09.04.2006
The article on www.bbc.co.uk website about the new UK agency and its logotype.
The CFI judgements and opinions.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 08.04.2006
Case T-202/04, Madaus v. OHIM.
Case T-344/03, Saiwa v. OHIM.
Case T-388/04, Kachakil Amar v. OHIM.
Case C-53/05, Commission v. Portugal.
Case C-61/05, Commission v. Portugal.
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Tomasz Rychlicki @ 08.04.2006
The article on www.rzeczpospolita.pl website.
