You can separately subscribe to the IP Thinktank Global week in Review at the Subscribe page: [duncanbucknell.com] Highlights this week included:Record labels sue Baidu over providing links to file-sharing sites: (Ars Technica), (Techdirt), (Out-Law), (IP Law360), (Copyfight), Merck’s Fosamax patent expires: Watson Pharmaceuticals to distribute authorized generic version, Teva and Barr also launch FDA approved generic versions: (SmartBrief), (Patent Circle), (In … [read post]

(Class 46)   New Zealand Two for one in the House: Treaties and Anti-Counterfeiting Bill (International Law Office)   South Africa 'Softlifting' adds to South African piracy woes (Afro-IP)   Spain 'Theory of consumer error' rejected in criminal trade mark proceedings in Spain (Class 46)   Switzerland Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IGE) reports progress in quest for improving legal protection for ‘Made in… [read post]