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IP&T

The March 2006 number of Butterworths' Intellectual Property & Technology Cases, which supports its online IP&T service, contains 5 cases: the Court of Appeal for England in addition to Wales decisions inwards BHB v William Hill (on how useless the sui generis database correct actually is), Ultraframe v Eurocell (on patent in addition to blueprint infringement - this must last almost the 100th fourth dimension these 2 convey met inwards court, moans the IPKat) in addition to Oakley v Animal (on how U.K. IP implementation of European Union harmonisation directives is totally valid in addition to boringly uncontroversial again, despite the unexpected courtroom appearance of King Henry VIII (right) at starting fourth dimension instance).

Concluding the number are Soffass v OHIM (the Nicky/Noky Community merchandise grade illustration earlier the Court of First Instance) in addition to the highly publicised defeat of the Picasso estate past times OHIM in the PICASSO/PICARO battle earlier the European Court of Justice).


BioSLR

Nurtured past times the rich soil of rural Oxfordshire, Lawtext's occasional Bio-Science Law Review has straightaway produced its 5th number for the fondly-remembered yr 2004-2005. As usual, it's worth waiting for if y'all similar a skilful bio-legal read.

Right: the dangers of addictive varieties of catnip larn wider than only issues of articulation ownership

This number contains Margaret Llewelyn's musings on the novel compulsory exploitation right, introduced past times Article 29 of the Community Regulation on Plant Variety Rights (the IPKat missed this when it starting fourth dimension occurred ...), also equally a brilliant slice from Vicky Clark (VC Legal - the Kat thinks she's a sole practitioner) on shared ownership of query results - this is almost the worst thing the IPKat tin imagine, in addition to thence he's glad that Vicky sounds a alert almost the dangers that articulation ownership tin generate.


Patent World

The Apr 2006 number of Informa's popular Patent World has a first-off-the grade slice past times Taylor Wessing's Gary Moss in addition to Benjamin Grzimek on some procedural aspects of the BlackBerry patent litigation inwards Deutschland in addition to the UK.

Left: nanotechnology seeks to shrink the microcat yet further

There's a highly topical article past times Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's Peter Hendrick in addition to B. J. Berghuis van Woortman on the electrical current seat regarding detention of infringing goods equally they larn into the European Union - a dependent champaign that many people assume concerns merchandise marks in addition to copyrights rather than patent rights. Also worthy of Federal Reserve annotation is the issue's particular focus on patents inwards nanotechnology which, inwards keeping amongst its dependent champaign matter, is really small-scale ...