On Sept. 29, 2009, Ontario launched its $50-billion lawsuit against tobacco companies both domestic and foreign including including Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., Rothmans, RJ Reynolds Tobacco International Inc., and others for health-care costs.Ontario’s statement of claim alleges that the defendant tobacco companies knew about the addictiveness of cigarettes and the health damages they caused and deceived the public by… [read post]

(Innovationpartners)   Europe ECJ: No simple test for bad faith trade mark registration: Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG v Franz Hauswirth GmbH (IPKat) Court of First Instance: Shells all too common in bakery and confectionery sector: G M Piccolo Srl v OHIM (Class 46) European Parliament votes for greater ACTA transparency (Michael Geist) (Ars Technica) CTM fees to be reduced (Class 46) (Class 46) (Class 46) (BLOG@IP::JUR) (The IP Factor) (Out-Law) (Law360)  … [read post]