Tip Scales to 51 Percent Share of New Patents’ (IP finance)   Global - Copyright Copyright treaty backing e-books for visually impaired readers survives US and EU resistance (Out-Law) (WIPO) (IPKat)   Brazil Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office new fee schedule (IP tango)   Canada Canadian Trademarks Opposition Board finds colour green not distinctive of applicant: 3M Company v Tape Specialities Limited (ipblog.ca) Conference Board of Canada ‘cut and… [read post]

: (Holman’s Biotech IP Blog), Daiichi’s open offer for 20% in Ranbaxy awaits Sebi nod: (GenericsWeb), Australia/India: Strides shows thumbs up for Indian generic industry acquiring controlling interest in Ascent: (Spicy IP), Europe: Significant date ahead for EU Paediatric Regulation: (SPC Blog), India: Grave diggers, ‘immoral’ patent and the National Biotech Regulatory Authority: (Spicy IP), UK: Monster trade mark infringement case: court reveals its thinking… [read post]

: (Spicy IP)   Events 9-12 June: (US) Strategies for management of IP – Chicago: (IPR-Helpdesk), 11 June: US PLI ‘Advanced patent licensing 2008: What you need to know before licensing your patent’ – San Francisco: (Patent Docs), 11 June: MARQUES ‘First meeting with Spanish Judges of the Community Trade Mark Courts’ – Alicante: (Class 46), 13-14 June: Centre for European Economic Research conference on… [read post]