KG v President of Gernamn Patent- und Markenamt (IPKat) Geobra Brandstätter assert copyright against vicar Pfarrer Markus Bomhard for using ‘deformed’ Playmobil figurines to depict biblical scenes (IPKat) (The IP Factor) Bundesgerichtshof on when a trade mark is distinctive enough to qualify for registration: STREETBALL case (Class 46) Still no infringement of Tuc cracker shape, says German appellate court (Class 46)   Greece Well-known MOUYER… [read post]

(IAM) Lost knowledge (IP Spotlight) Nobel Prize winning physicist R B Laughlin explains how IP damages innovation (Techdirt) US v China IP case before the World Trade Organisation - differing news on who won or lost (EXCESS COPYRIGHT) (Chinese Law Prof Blog) WIPO Assemblies conclude (WIPO) (Intellectual Property Watch) (Intellectual Property Watch)       Global – Trade Marks / Brands   Trade mark marking strategy - R and TM… [read post]