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RSSThe EUIPO Grand Board of Appeal was one of the tools created through the 2003-2004 EUTMR revision, in order to ensure uniformity, consistency and coherence of their decisions. Find out the details of the soon to come oral hearing concerning a trademark invalidity request.
Cattelan sued for copyright infringement and recent case law from the General Court (GC).
HCMC – Law enforcement agencies have seized more than 76,800 suspected counterfeit products, weighed over 20 tons and consisting primarily of perfume and cosmetics, in the northern province of Bac Ninh.
In May 2022, Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) announced Thailand would remain on the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Special 301 Report Watch List of “Priority Foreign Countries” that are judged to have inadequate protection...
8 Latin American countries (Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama, and Peru) are now members of the Treaty
Judgment from the European Court of Justice regarding the PDO “Feta” and Manolo Blahnik winning a trade mark dispute in China.
Domain names and trademarks are both capable of identifying a company in the course of trade. However, by their nature these can be conflicting rights in particular when similar signs seek to identify two different operators or a sign is used in bad faith to take advantage of a company’s reputation
During the ongoing WIPO assemblies, Director General Daren Tang announced five SME winners of the first-ever WIPO Global Awards. Learn more about the positive impact these awardees have on society through their innovations.
European Standardisation Booster launched five Open Calls for ongoing and complete H2020 and Horizon Europe projects to support them to contribute to the creation of new standards or the revision of existing standards.
Over the past years, the Indian Government implemented a number of measures to incentivise the use of IPR by local companies and institutions. In particular, strong incentives were introduced last year to significantly reduce the costs of patent registration when filed by educational institutions.
A new certification scheme produced by the EPO will broaden its offer and prepare a wide range of IP professionals for managing patents across multiple stages of its life-spam in a European and international context. Discover what will be evaluated and when you can enrol.
During the last assembly of the Member States of the WIPO, the president of INDECOPI announced that Peru is willing to advance regarding intellectual property matters to fight against piracy.
Updates on Druet vs Cattelan legal dispute and case law from the General Court (GC).
INAPI has provided users with two documents updating information on patent, utility models and designs guidelines, bearing into account the recent entry into force of Law 21.355 that modified the industrial property system in Chile.
The new European Innovation Agenda aims to position Europe as a global leader at the forefront of the deep tech innovation.
A survey conducted by the European Patent Office (EPO) finds that being too strict while assessing the novelty of inventions might have negative effects.
Exploring why in India copyright and industrial design protections are not complementary and how to act to avoid IP problems.
In Thailand, as in other countries, there are many possible legal grounds for the cancellation of registered trademarks. The nonuse ground, under Section 63 of the Trademark Act, has long been one of the most challenging grounds for petitioners to achieve.
The universities expressed their concern about the European Innovation Council’s intellectual property (IP) regulation.
When a patented invention was already in use by another operator of the market, patentability principles such as novelty and disclosure come into play to determine the prior users right to continue their commercial activities and even the validity of the later patent application.