– Brdo: (IPR-Helpdesk), 5-6 June: USFDA public meeting on evaluation of product trade names: (FDA Law Blog), 5-7 June: European research and innovation exhibition – Paris: (IPR-Helpdesk), 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… [read post]

Protecting computer programs under the Copyright Act: Dais Studios v Bullet Creative: (IP Down Under), Assessing copyright risk in new classroom technologies: (IP Down Under), Cadbury loses battle over exclusive use of colour purple for chocolate wrapping in its case against Darrell Lea: (Australian Trade Marks Law Blog), (IP Down Under), (IPKat), (IPwar’s), Employee or independent contractor? [read post]

  Shame about the IP: (Afro-IP),Ethiopia receives US trade mark for Sidamo coffee despite opposition from Starbucks: (The IP Factor), (Afro-IP),CC licensed test for African sleeping sickness: (creativecommons.org),Update on PCT applications filed in Nigeria: (Afro-IP),Parallel imports of DVDs to be tested in South Africa: Universal City Studios v Mr Video: (Afro-IP),The W****D C*P of 2*1*: FIFA’s intellectual property rights in South Africa: (Afro-IP),Namibia to adopt… [read post]

You can separately subscribe to the IP Thinktank Global week in Review at [duncanbucknell.com]Highlights this week included:EU wants 95 year copyright on recordings: (IPKat), (Ars Technica), (Intellectual Property Watch), (IP Law360),Harvard Arts and Sciences Faculty decides to allow open access to research: (Techdirt), (Michael Geist), (Ars Technica), (Against Monopoly),Summary judgment hearing 8 Feb: Tafas & GSK v Dudas concerning implementation of the USPTO’s new… [read post]