You can separately subscribe to the IP Thinktank Global week in Review at the Subscribe page: [duncanbucknell.com]   Highlights this week included: DRM for streaming music dies a quiet death: (Electronic Frontier Foundation), (Techdirt) CAFC decides Apotex and Impax infringed AstraZeneca’s Prilosec patents: (Law360), (Patent Prospector), (Patent Docs), (GenericsWeb), CAFC upholds lower court’s decision finding USPTO was within its rights to subject a Cooper patent to… [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]

 Russian Law Concerning Investment  For economic reforms to flourish and private investors and entrepreneurs to prosper, the legal system must effectively protect private property, defend economic rights against infringement, and establish a secure environment for investment and market relations. [7] In contemplating the accession of the Russian Federation (RF) to the World Trade Organization, a dramatic increase in foreign investment activity is anticipated. [read post]

Accomplice: Individual or individuals who voluntar ­ily engage with another in the commission or attempted commission of a crime. [read post]