You can separately subscribe to the IP Think Tank Global Week in Review at the Subscribe page: [duncanbucknell.com]   Highlights this week included: Oleg Teterin seeks ‘tens of thousands of dollars’ for rights to use ;-) emoticon, a registered Russian trade mark (Techdirt) (RelatIP) (Ars Technica) (The IP Factor) (Out-Law) (Class 46) New UK copyright consultation: consultation issues include access to works, incentivising investment and creativity, recognising… [read post]

: Omnicare, Inc v OHIM, Astellas Pharma GmbH (Class 46) CFI delivers judgment in case concerning ability of designer who assigns business and related IP to another company, to object when the company tries to register his name as a CTM: Elio Fiorucci v OHIM (IPKat) CFI: Good faith irrelevant when selling non-misleading sausages: Alberto Severi, in his own name and representing Cavazzuti e figli SpA, now known as Grandi Salumifici Italiani SpA v… [read post]