and Poles.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 30.03.2006
There are stereotypes but where is a good taste and decency. Check the movie on www.youtube.com website.
from 
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 30.03.2006
It is all about packaging and branding. Check the movie on www.youtube.com website.
Who creates the art?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 30.03.2006
Check www.complexification.net website. Who owns copyright? Action painting, tachisme? ;)
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 29.03.2006
Turkmenistan access the Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs, signed at Locarno on October 8, 1968, as amended on September 28, 1979. WIPO's official press release. The said Agreement will enter into force, with respect to Turkmenistan, on June 7, 2006.
Turkmenistan 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 said Agreement will enter into force, with respect to Turkmenistan, on June 7, 2006.
Turkmenistan access
to the Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification of March 24, 1971, as amended on September 28, 1979. WIPO's official press release. The said Agreement will enter into force, with respect to Turkmenistan, on March 7, 2007.
Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan, on June 7, 2006.
News from WIPO.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 28.03.2006
A new international treaty on trademarks, to be known as the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks in recognition of the country that hosted the final round of negotiations, was adopted on March 28, 2006 by member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization. WIPO's official press release.
Beaten pirate.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 25.03.2006
Russian software developer beats a pirate in a boxing match. An article on www.mosnews.com website.
The ECJ judgement and opinions.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 23.03.2006
Case C-206/04 P, Mülhens v. OHIM.
Case C-25/05, Storck v. OHIM.
Case C-24/05, Storck v. OHIM.
on t-shirt.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 23.03.2006
Very interesting website (blog) about branding issues www.billboardom.blogspot.com.
Alicante News.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 22.03.2006
OHIM has published next issue of the official newsletter.
Future IT tools at OHIM.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 20.03.2006
A document avaliable on www.ohim.eu.int website (PDF file) gives information about the scheduled dates for implementing IT tools, allowing the Office to publish parts/headings of the CTM and the RCD Bulletins which are still pending. I hope that all those tools if provided via WWW browsers will be working properly in each avaliable (I exclude text browsers ;).
works on 
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 19.03.2006
Maybe it is not fresh information but Windows XP operating system works on Apple computers (with Intel CPUs). Check www.winxponmac.com website which contains all necessary informations. Thanks to good hacking one may see those brands, marks "working" together.
Why one may love branded 
computer.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 19.03.2006
Check www.spikedhumor.com website.
hacked.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 19.03.2006
Need I say more? Check www.xbox-scene.com website for more details.
advertising for patent law reform.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 16.03.2006
After the settlement Research In Motion took advertisement in eight U.S. newspapers urging patent reforms. Read the article on www.news.com website for more details.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 16.03.2006
A comic about fair use, public domain and other legal related issues. Check www.law.duke.edu website.
The CFI judgement and the opinion.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 16.03.2006
Case T-322/03, Telefon & Buch v. OHIM.
Case C-214/05, Rossi v. OHIM.
Ads and cartoons.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 15.03.2006
Check images on www.flickr.com website.
The CFI judgements.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 15.03.2006
Case T-31/04, Eurodrive v. OHIM.
Case T-35/04, Athinaiki Oikogeniaki Artopoiia v. OHIM.
Case T-129/04, Develey v. OHIM.
and the parody game.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 15.03.2006
Check www.mcvideogame.com website.
There will be no Lexus vodka.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 14.03.2006
The article on www.rzeczpospolita.pl website about a judgement of the Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw. The court deemed Toyota's opposition against the decision of the Polish Patent Office allowing to register Lexus trademark (protection certificate no 140774) for Lubuska Wytwórnia Wódek Gatunkowych in Zielona Góra (currently V&S Luksusowa Zielona Góra SA) for alcohol beverages (class 33). Sygn. VI SA/Wa 1626/0s5. V&S Luksusowa Zielona Góra SA argued that there were no such cars on the Polish market at the time of the registration. The court based its findings on Toyota's arguments that the Lexus trademark (which belongs to the company under other trade mark jurisdictions) is a very famous mark with a great reputation. All presented evidences prove this. The court said it can not be narrow down to the Polish market only because fame does not know borders. V&S Luksusowa Zielona Góra SA may appeal.
An invention for 
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 14.03.2006
Check the presentation on www.video.google.com website. Is this US patent no 6,888,536?
Legal confusion about 
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 13.03.2006
Very good article on www.wired.com website. The best answers to lawyers are avaliable on www.thepiratebay.org website. Read about Peter Nilsson donation and his statement too.
Temporary copyright.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 13.03.2006
Check website of Julian Beever. The pavement art is what I meant as "temporary copyright" when I've choosen the subject for this news.
Games piracy.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 12.03.2006
Authors of the game Galactic Civilizations II presented very interesting point of view about games copy protection and DRM. All informations are on their www.galciv2.com website.
Does 
know about 
?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 09.03.2006
Check www.chris-webb.net website.
improved for 
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 04.03.2006
It is all about Skype feature for 10-users conference that is enabled only for Intel's CPUs. All AMD's processors will be able to handle up to 5-persons conference. AMD has issued a subpoena to Skype to disclose all documents about coopearation with Intel. The whole issue concern the antitrust case against Intel. Details in the article on www.news.com website. Meanwhile Maxxuss on his www.maxxuss.com website placed a patch, which will circumvent the "feature". I would like to add that I am a full supporter of the absolute, unlimited right to reverse engineering in all cases involving closed source code. More we know about the code less bugs, viruses etc. security issues we have. It comes with beter interoperability too. It is very a broad topic on the axiology of rights granted to creators in the copyright doctrine. I won't dwell on.
The end of the case for .
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 03.03.2006
The America was absorbed in this case for whole year 2005, over 3 milions BlackBerry's users, the risk of closing this service, very interesting issues about patent claims. I wrote about this dispute couple of times in 2005. The RIM v. NTP case. Both companies signed a settlement for $612,5 million. More details in the article on www.news.com website.
It will allegedly check 
legality.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 03.03.2006
Microsoft wants to protect itself agains piracy in many different ways. The Windows Genuine Advantage Validation policy is one of many metods. Meanwhile you may find releases such as:
Windows.Genuine.Advantage.Validation.v1.4.393.0.CRACKED-iND
Windows.Genuine.Advantage.Validation.v1.5.512.0.CRACKED-ETH0.
First released January 31, 2006, second March 1, 2006. Details about this crack on www.ag0.net website.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 03.03.2006
Roy: Yeah, you do know how a button works, don't you? No, not on clothes. No, there you go, I just heard it come on. No, that's the music you hear when it comes on. No, that's the music you hear when... I'm sorry, are you from the past?
Not a registered trademark yet. Details on www.boingboing.net website. T-shirts avaliable to buy on www.cafepress.com website.
Patent judicial reform in India.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 03.03.2006
India will have a separate judicial forum to hear patent cases. More details in the article on www.indiatimes.com website.
Distribiution is not transmission and reproduction.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 02.03.2006
Almost everybody read about subpoenas filled by the RIAA and the MPAA in connection with ditribution of copyrighted materials in P2P networks. The EFF filled an amicus biref on behalf of Denise Barker. The brief discuss too broad interperetation of the Title 17 U.S.C. § 106(3):
§ 106. Exclusive rights in copyrighted works
Subject to sections 107 through 122, the owner of copyright under this title has the exclusive rights to do and to authorize any of the following:
(...)
(3) to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending.
More details on www.eef.org website. I'm waiting for the judgement.
