European business urge continued UK involvement in UPC on eve of Competitiveness Council meeting

Last time the AmeriKat wrote about the Competitiveness Council and the UPC she was a mere kitten It was November 2011.  The AmeriKat was spe...

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ChIPs Global Summit Report 4: Facebook, Apple and the DoJ discuss the tension between privacy and security

The privacy v security panel ready for a robust debate On the evening of the first day of the ChIPs Global Summit, the AmeriKat surrounded ...

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ChIPs Global Summit Report 3: Congratulations - your patent has been allowed, when is it finally final?

Problems, problems everywhere,but where is the solution for the dual-track system? The problem of a dual track system was the final session ...

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AIPPI Congress Report 4: Lawyers who lunch - role of experts in litigation and the EPO in the 21st Century

The AmeriKat getting through her AIPPI lunch (jet lag, definitely not content related....) For attendees who just cannot get enough of legal...

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AIPPI Congress Report 2: AIPPI for the uninitiated – day 1 as a conference ingénu

A first time kitten at AIPPI amazed by being in the presence of such passionate IP lawyers The AmeriKat, although by no means a veteran by A...

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AIPPI Congress Report 1: Bridging the IP past and the future in Milan

The AmeriKat's favorite painter acted as a backdrop of AIPPI's 2016 Congress Opening Ceremony The AmeriKat feels incredibly at home ...

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ChIPs Global Summit Report 2: The DTSA and a system breach by hackers - what does it mean for your trade secrets?

The DTSA panel shares best practice to reasonably protect your trade secrets As readers will know, one of the AmeriKat's favorite topics...

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ChIPs Global Summit Report 1: Supreme Court stalemate and career planning with the Federal Circuit

Mallun Yen kicking of the first day of the Summit with a run through of the year's achievements in IP and diversity progress The AmeriKa...

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