IPKat

IPKat

Infobox Website
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owner=Johanna Gibson, David Pearce, Jeremy Phillips & Ilanah Simon
author=Jeremy Phillips & Ilanah Simon. Dubious|date=March 2008

IPKat is a weblog founded in June 2003, [http://www.ipkat.com/ IPKat] web page. Consulted on March 24, 2007. ] and dedicated to intellectual property law.

The content comprises news of recent judicial rulings, decisions of patent and trade mark granting authorities, primary and secondary legislation, practice and procedural notes and recent publications, together with comments where appropriate.

Anchor|MerpelA feature of the blog is the expression of opinions through the often contrasting observations made by two fictional cats, the "IPKat" himself and his female companion "Merpel".

The contributors to the IPKat weblog, all of whom are based in the United Kingdom, are Johanna Gibson, David Pearce, Jeremy Phillips and Ilanah Simon.

In July 2005, IPKat was named in "Managing Intellectual Property" magazine as one of the 50 most influential people in the IP (intellectual property) world. [ [http://www.managingip.com/includes/magazine/PRINT.asp?SID=524241&ISS=17580&PUBID=34 Managing Intellectual Property, "IP's most important figures" MIP July 2005] , July/August 2005.] Jeremy Phillips, founder of IPKat, launched the "Managing Intellectual Property" magazine and sold it to Euromoney Publications in 1991. [ jeremyphillips.blogspot.com, [http://jeremyphillips.blogspot.com/index.html "Welcome!"] . Consulted on March 24, 2007.] In August 2008, IPKat was voted top of the 'IT law and governance' category in Computer Weekly magazine's 2008 IT blog awards. [ Rebecca Froley, [http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/30/230435/it-law-and-governance-blogs-computer-weekly-it-blog.htm "IT law and governance blogs: Computer Weekly IT Blog Awards"] , April 30, 2008. Consulted on September 7, 2008. ]

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External links

* [http://www.ipkat.com IPKat weblog]


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