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Cinram International Inc (Property, intangible) USPTO rules for Smith & Nephew in suture patent fight with Arthrex (Law360) USPTO issues mixed decision in re-examination of patent at the centre of battle between Widevine and Verimatrix (Law360) Supreme Court asked to expand defences to patent infringement: IGT v Aristocrat Tech of Australia (on petition for certiorari) (Patently-O) CAFC to hear oral argument in Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH v ITC on 3 April (ITC 337 Law Blog)… [read post]

, (Daily Dose of IP), 26 August: WIPO symposium on IP and multilateral agreements – Geneva: (IPKat), 11-12 September: US LSI: 4th annual conference on ‘Current issues in complex IP licensing’ – Philadelphia: (Patent Docs), 11 September/15 October: PLI seminar on developments in pharmaceutical and biotech patent law – New York/San Francisco: (Patent Docs), 15-16 September: UniForum & SAIIPL domain name ADR workshop – Centurion (South… [read post]

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 trade… [read post]