Season's greetings

Season's greetings

The IPKat and Merpel take this opportunity to wish you all a pleasant and restful seasonal break and a happy and prosperous New Year's feeding season.

Right: inspirational picture from whataboutcats.com, which reminds us to look after homeless cats this winter

Check out nearly 4,000 Christmas-related patents on esp@cenet here
Intellectual property and Christmas Island here
Who invented Christmas? here
Who invented Christmas tree decorations? here
"I'm dreaming of a White Christmas" here (unbelievably, cover versions of this song - reputed to be the best-selling single of all time - include The Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, Chicago, Lawnmower Deth and Twisted Sister).