(IP finance) Ramkumar ‘dual sim’ case: Micromax obtains declaratory judgment (Spicy IP) Murder potentially linked to Ramkumar v Samsung patent war (Spicy IP) Geographical indications registry admits more products (International Law Office)   Israel Israel remains on Special 301 Priority Watch List (The IP Factor) Israel Patent Office allows two companies to register same trademark (The IP Factor)   Kenya The case for formal registration and deposit of… [read post]

  This is consistent with several court of appeals decisions issued shortly before Dukes, in particular the Seventh Circuit’s decision in American Honda Motor Co. v. [read post]

American Honda Motor Company, Inc. (2000) 529 U.S. 861, 868, 120 S.Ct. 1913, 146 L.Ed.2d 914) (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) “[A] reading of the express pre-emption provision that excludes common-law tort actions gives actual meaning to the saving clause's literal language, while leaving adequate room for state tort law to operate-for example, where federal law creates only a floor, i.e., a minimum safety standard. [read post]

: (IP finance), Facebook removes international access to Scrabulous, except from India: (Ars Technica), (Techdirt), Reverse engineering can resolve conflict between standardisation and competition: (Techdirt), Benefits of piracy aren’t always in the expected places: (Techdirt)   Events 1-3 September: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Department of Industrial Property and Promotion, and WIPO conference on ‘Development and IP: Building synergies… [read post]