Friday Tidbits

1 If y'all accept to surf the internet to choose grip of the Kat ...

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2 Gnews from Germany

It appears from Markenbusiness that Google has ceased allocating novel Gmail electronic mail addresses inward Germany, inward the wake of a protracted legal dispute amongst Daniel Giersch, the possessor of the merchandise grade ‘Gmail…und give-up the ghost Post geht richtig ab’. After Giersch obtained injunctive relief against Google inward May, the US search mammoth has renamed its electronic mail service Googlemail. Existing holders of Gmail electronic mail addresses are non patently affected.

3 That Software Directive again

has received this today from Andrea Glorioso:

"I concur amongst your contestation that "What WAS needed [...] is something that enables national patent offices around the EU to position the same inventions equally existence patentable or non-patentable". I intend y'all know that what FFII, in addition to all organizations that helped it inward the lobbying procedure against pro-swpat proponents, truly wanted was the blessing of the proposed directive amongst the added "Rocard amendments". This would achieved the objective to accept a coherent legislation on patents, piece at the same fourth dimension non allowing patents on software in addition to pure data processing.

The fact that inward the halt the MEP groups that were pro-swpat voted against the directive is inward my thought - in addition to non entirely inward my thought - a sign that pro-swpat interests *feared* the potential number that I depicted above, in addition to inward the halt preferred having no dominion rather than a dominion against their interests (which inward my thought are non the interests of the European software industry). Now it volition survive crucial to analyse what the adjacent steps volition be. I suspect volition run into a lot of "behind the scenes" manouvering, fifty-fifty though the Commission said it won't repropose the same directive again".

Many thanks, Andrea, for this thoughtful coda.

4 The safety situation

emerges unscathed from his bomb-proof shelter

The Royal Courts of Justice accept been shut today, for safety reasons. Normal judicial functions are expected to resume on Mon xi July, bombs permitting. While on this subject, the IPKat has been touched past times form expressions of concern from visitors to this weblog from IP enthusiasts all over the world. Thanks so much for your emails in addition to for your skillful wishes.

5 Scientologists drib representative at 11th hour

One of Europe's longest-running in addition to virtually fiercely contested copyright lather operas has reached a premature end, according to tidings on The Register that the Church of Scientology has dropped its copyright infringement claim against author Karin Spaink, who hyperlinked to documents from the Church of Scientology concerning its doctrines.

The Church of Scientology commenced proceedings inward 1995 to forbid publication of the disputed material. The Dutch Supreme Court was due to deliver its ruling tomorrow. Some of the before litigation has been reported inward English linguistic communication inward Sweet & Maxwell's bimonthly European Copyright in addition to Design Reports.