●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, June 22, 2023 ●● ● Jun 22 [01:15] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed) [01:21] *rianne has quit (connection closed) [01:22] *rianne (~rianne@iisprdhzf6aea.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 22 [02:36] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [02:40] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@p4tgatjvzzsdu.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 22 [04:35] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:36] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@4m2ne5gc3fcy8.irc) has joined #techbytes [04:57] schestowitz[TR] The doctor referred me to a cardiologist today. [04:57] schestowitz[TR] She asked how long this had been going on and I said "I don't even know... Months?" [04:57] schestowitz[TR] She asked why I didn't mention it and if it was about money or something. I said, "That's part of it, but also because I don't really care." [04:57] schestowitz[TR] If you have a heart attack nobody blames you. [04:57] schestowitz[TR] You're not remembered as "That guy that couldn't deal with it." [04:57] schestowitz[TR] It's odd that I'm worried about how anyone would remember me. [04:57] schestowitz[TR] I have like, my mom, and xxxxx. [04:57] schestowitz[TR] They already don't think highly of me. [04:57] schestowitz[TR] It wouldn't be unexpected. ● Jun 22 [05:23] *viera has quit (connection closed) [05:24] *TechBytesBot has quit (connection closed) [05:24] *Disconnected (). [05:24] *Now talking on #techbytes [05:24] *Topic for #techbytes is: Welcome to the official channel of the TechBytes Audiocast [05:24] *Topic for #techbytes set by schestowitz!~roy@haii6za73zabc.irc at Tue Jun 1 20:21:34 2021 [05:25] *Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). [05:26] *Now talking on #techbytes [05:26] *Topic for #techbytes is: Welcome to the official channel of the TechBytes Audiocast [05:26] *Topic for #techbytes set by schestowitz!~roy@haii6za73zabc.irc at Tue Jun 1 20:21:34 2021 [05:26] *rianne_ (~rianne@iisprdhzf6aea.irc) has joined #techbytes [05:26] *Noisytoot (~noisytoot@tkbibjhmbkvb8.irc) has joined #techbytes [05:26] *viera (~viera@njsz8uc49vydg.irc) has joined #techbytes [05:27] *Techrights-sec (~quassel@3stvfjh5iuw88.irc) has joined #techbytes [05:27] *Techrights-sec2 (~quassel@3stvfjh5iuw88.irc) has joined #techbytes [05:27] *Moocher5254 (~quassel@qy2y59ha8m3v6.irc) has joined #techbytes [05:28] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@p4tgatjvzzsdu.irc) has joined #techbytes [05:30] *Now talking on #techbytes [05:30] *Topic for #techbytes is: Welcome to the official channel of the TechBytes Audiocast [05:30] *Topic for #techbytes set by schestowitz!~roy@haii6za73zabc.irc at Tue Jun 1 20:21:34 2021 [05:30] *MinceR (~mincer@bringer.of.light) has joined #techbytes [05:30] *irc.techrights.org sets mode +a #techbytes MinceR ● Jun 22 [06:01] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [06:03] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@p4tgatjvzzsdu.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 22 [10:28] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@n85eehxfx6eqn.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 22 [12:30] *parsifal (~parsifal@aahfbjmj4hann.irc) has joined #techbytes [12:31] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@u8ftxtfux23wk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 22 [16:42] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [16:44] *parsifal (~parsifal@aahfbjmj4hann.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 22 [17:19] *tool (~tool@yfrw2k6tufckg.irc) has joined #techbytes [17:43] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:58] schestowitz[TR] http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/06/what-trade-mark-disclaimers-have-to-do.html?showComment=1687258126063#c5901669626043657955 [17:58] schestowitz[TR] It does not seem confusing to me. The dominant part of the trade mark was iCOLLEGE. Only the word "college" was disclaimed. That means that the owner could not take action to prevent the use of the non-distinctive word "college" in other contexts, e.g. PRETORIA COLLEGE. It does not mean that the word "college" must be ignored completely, thereby treating the registered trade mark as though it consis [17:58] schestowitz[TR] ted solely of the letter "i".

What is distinctive in the trade mark is that the word "COLLEGE" is prefixed with the letter "i". The infringer used exactly the same combination. [17:58] schestowitz[TR] [17:59] schestowitz[TR] http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/06/keeping-digital-poker-face-assessing.html?showComment=1687378964216#c4280053716041543458 [17:59] schestowitz[TR] It is amazing that some Boards of Appeal violate their Rules of Procedure which specifies in Article 21(Deviation from an earlier decision or opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal): Should a Board consider it necessary to deviate from an interpretation or explanation of the Convention contained in an earlier decision or opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal according to Article 112, paragraph 1, EPC, the question shall be re [17:59] schestowitz[TR] ferred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal.
Rather than following the Enlarged Boards finding in G 1/21 that in-person proceedings are the gold standard and that good, case-specific reasons should be given if deviating from that and moving to vico, these Boards simply ignore this key element of G 1/21 and proceed in th opposite direction. Art. 21 RPBA2020 however required them to either follow G 1/21 or to refer to the Enlarged [17:59] schestowitz[TR] Board for a new decision.
It is not just one Board in one decision, but multiple Boards in multiple decisions that violate Art.21 RPBA2020, and it seems that the President of the Boards is not even pointing them to the RPBA2020 (to which the Boards are bound)!
How long can this unlawful practice continue? ● Jun 22 [18:01] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@5wkzy2qgmrnnu.irc) has joined #techbytes [18:21] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:40] *liberty_box has quit (connection closed) [18:40] *rianne_ has quit (connection closed) [18:41] *liberty_box (~liberty@iisprdhzf6aea.irc) has joined #techbytes [18:41] *rianne_ (~rianne@iisprdhzf6aea.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 22 [21:15] schestowitz[TR] > BTW Ploum is a uni friend, he made the LUG i created (Louvain-li-nux) a [21:15] schestowitz[TR] > "kot-a-projet" (a student project where students live together around a [21:15] schestowitz[TR] > project) which is still alive today: [21:15] schestowitz[TR] > [21:15] schestowitz[TR] > https://www.louvainlinux.org [21:15] schestowitz[TR] > [21:15] schestowitz[TR] > If you go on archive.org , the first website was [21:15] schestowitz[TR] > http://lln.udev.org , where you can find some news [21:15] schestowitz[TR] > about software patents from years 2000. [21:15] schestowitz[TR] > [21:15] schestowitz[TR] > He is right about we need more copyleft. [21:15] schestowitz[TR] Yes, we do.. [21:15] schestowitz[TR] Did you see the latest on EPO and UPC? http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/EPO#June_2023 [21:15] schestowitz[TR] Keep on fighting. They're hurting. ● Jun 22 [22:22] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed) [22:28] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving)