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The law of patents is not always patently clear, but one point is obvious. The question of obviousness is not one that admits of endless elaboration. It is, in fact, obvious. In a judgment handed down yesterday, MedImmune Ltd v Novartis Pharm…… Continue reading about An obvious observation about obviousness
A small link for a mouse but a giant leap forward for users of both ICLR Online and BAILII. Launched on 1 October 2012, the start of the new legal term, a new feature of ICLR’s online case law database now enables subscribers to link directly…… Continue reading about ICLR links up with BAILII
The 20 per cent discount on all ICLR products being offered to delegates at the International Bar Association’s annual conference in Dublin has been proving very popular with the delegates stopping by at our stand in the exhibition hall.We have two dem…… Continue reading about The ICLR at the IBA in Dublin (3)
The fact that Dublin has been flooded with five thousand lawyers attending the IBA annual conference has not escaped the notice of our taxi drivers. To a man they are, or believe themselves to be, the soul of wit (though not always with the proverbial …… Continue reading about The ICLR at the IBA in Dublin (2)
English case law has, by virtue of its persuasive standing in other common law jurisdictions, an appealing quality for many of the five thousand odd delegates at the International Bar Association’s annual conference. The fact that the ICLR is offe…… Continue reading about The ICLR at the IBA in Dublin
An older barrister was in chambers this morning questioning HeadClerk about why he hadn’t had any decent briefs in the last few months. “Very sad to see,” whispered OldSmoothie. “He used to be the very best there was but for whatever reason, solicitors have more recently looked elsewhere.” “Reminds me of the roar of a… Continue reading about BabyBarista – Big cats at the Bar
What are the sources of American law?One of them, obviously, is English law. But, as these images from the front elevation of a Los Angeles courthouse show, it’s not the only one. Here are the three individual sources, as represented by those stat…… Continue reading about The ICLR on vacation (2) – Lex Americana
Two of the pupils had raised the question today as to what it is that really wins a case. “Not hiring TheCreep is a good start,” said BusyBody. “I always make a point of hiring OldSmoothie when UpTights is on the other side. With his arrogance and pomposity he never fails to press her buttons,”… Continue reading about BabyBarista: The key to winning – with @TheICLR online
Depictions of the English legal system in art are rather less common than, say, its appearances in legal dramas or novels. This is surprising, given the opportunities it affords for the study of human nature in crisis. The explanation may have somethin…… Continue reading about The ICLR on vacation (1) – The art of law
I had a terrible dream last night in which I was standing in the dock in my wig and gown and looking up at a terrifying judge (I won’t mention who he was) as he boomed down his judgment from on high. “BabyBarista, you have been found guilty of the heinous crime of failing to… Continue reading about BabyBarista: In the dock for failing to use @TheICLR
