1 Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 reminderThe Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Insitute's July IP Chat takes house this coming Mon (18 July), from 12.30 to 1.30pm inward Institute's IP Seminar Room of the QMIPRI (John Vane Science Building, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ: click here for map). Daniel Greenberg of Adlex Solicitors volition live on speaking well-nigh Trade Mark Parodies in addition to the Black Labour case. Admission is free. For the sake of supplying the correct amounts of tea in addition to coffee, delight RSVP here.
2 Republic of Botswana a positive "basket case" ... found this in the Mmegi Business Week. It's a telephone phone to arms past times Banny Molosiwa, Permanent secretarial assistant inward the Republic of Botswana Ministry of Trade in addition to Industry, urging her countrymen to construct the fullest purpose of available IP rights both nationally in addition to inward the world. She peculiarly cited the purpose of IP rights inward protecting valuable handbasket designs made past times local manufactureres. Ms Molosiwa likewise mentioned that Republic of Botswana is planning to flora its ain national brand.
says national branding is the electrical flow buzz-word, but isn't it sort of vacuous in addition to fifty-fifty rather dangerous, inward that it encourages conformity rather than diverseness -- which is a characteristic of non solely African but likewise many other countries? Merpel says "I idea Republic of Botswana already had a rather expert brand, every bit examplified past times the Mma Ramotswe stories past times Alexander McCall Smith".3 ... spell Ethiopa likewise looks to IP
allAfrica.com informs the IPKat that the Ethiopian Science in addition to Technology Commission is formulating a policy to protect intellectual holding rights inward higher learning institutions inward the country. Getnet Hunegnaw (Patent Director, Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office, said the policy would live on prepared alongside US$100,000 back upwards obtained from the Swedish government. hopes this pocket-size but well-aimed investment bears fruit.4 Ay, there's the rub
This curiosity comes to the IPKat via MARQUES' usefully varied members-only News Channel: the European Commission's Official Journal C 172 informs us that Protected Designation of Origin condition has been granted to ACEITE DE LA RIOJA, an extra virgin olive stone oil from Spain. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 authorities annotation at the halt of the periodical entry explains:
Indeed ..."Olive oil, straight off a telephone commutation chemical component of the Mediterranean diet, has been a basic nutrient inward La Rioja, every bit good every bit beingness used for poultices in addition to every bit rubbing oil, collected past times the faithful for purpose inward lamps inward shrines in addition to consumed or rubbed on painful spots spell invoking virgins".
5 Bio no-noThe European Court of Justice's ruling inward Case C-107/04 Comité Andaluz de Agricultura Ecológica v Administración General del Estado, Comité Aragonés de Agricultura Ecológica was handed downwardly yesterday. This representative arose from a challenge to Castilian legislation implementing European Union rules on the lawfulness of using damage such every bit "bio(logical)" on products that were non organically produced. The ECJ ruled that, spell Article two of Regulation 2092/91 did non initially prohibit the purpose of such terms, it did prohibit their purpose next its amendment past times Regulation 392/2004. sees this every bit a way of keeping for certain damage ("eco(logical)" is roughly other one) gratuitous for accurate descriptive use, so complementing national in addition to Community merchandise grade law.
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