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Accelerated prosecution of 'green' patents launched by UKIPO
New ICANN ruling for Top Level Domain Names
Keltie - still one of the best to work for
New EPO fee structure from 1 April 2009
EPO issues decision on patentability of human stem cells
Keltie becomes a Corporate Supporter of The National Trust
Number of granted European patents is reducing
O2 v H3G – Good news for trade mark owners
USPTO agrees Patent Prosecution Highway with EPO
Watch Out – EPO’s excess claims fees
New Community Trade Mark Searching Procedure
London Agreement - cheaper European Patent Validations
Croatia and Norway have joined the EPC
Airwick v Febreze - the first Community Design issue to reach the Court of Appeal
New rules relating to trade mark applications
Watch Out - change in UK trade mark practice
Community Design system has joined the Hague Agreement
UK Patent Office becomes the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO)
Da Vinci Code - original or copied?
New Facebook Procedures
Facebook has announced that as of Saturday 13 June 2009, it will be possible for Facebook users to create a username as a URL (e.g. facebook.com/keltie). Registration will be available on a first-come, first-served basis leaving open the possibility that Facebook users will adopt the trade mark of a third party as their username, in the same way as a trade mark can be used as part of a domain name. However, Facebook will block the unauthorised use of a trade mark if the trade mark owner has notified Facebook of their trade mark registrations by filling out an electronic form (the Preventing of Registration of Username) which is available here.
If you have Facebook pages, it is recommended to register your own URLs either for your own Facebook presence or as a further defensive registration to stop others doing so. If you registered Facebook pages before 31 May 2009 or profiles before 6 June 2009 you can register Facebook URLs containing your trade marks on Saturday 13 June 2009 here.
12 Jun 2009