Here is the sitrep: The case in question is Schlumberger Technology Corp. v. [read post]

The pressures of globalisation on the Japanese economy and intellectual property (Thomson Reuters Scientific)   Kenya BrandKenya: the task of branding Kenya’s exports (IP Kenya)   Lithuania Commission refuses PGI protection to Džiugas cheese, refuses PDO and PGI status for Germantas cheese (Class 46)   South Africa South Africa’s new Deputy President an IP expert (Afro-IP)   Spain Delimiting the border between trade mark and unfair… [read post]

O’Malley (Judge, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, USA) explained that currently, there were three avenues to challenge patents in the United States – through the District Courts up to the CAFC, through the International Trade Commission, and through the USPTO Patent and Trademark Appeal Boards (PTAB) to the CAFC. [read post]

- Amsterdam Court of Appeal rules in favour of Hachette Filipacchi Press, publisher of Elle magazine, in trade name/trade mark infringement litigation brought by clothing company WE Netherlands (Class 46)   Poland District Administrative Court in Warsaw: ALDO S and ALDI not similar (Class 46)   South Africa More on the Springbok emblem (Afro-IP)   Sweden Appeal Court rules on reproduction of album cover artwork in case against Åhléns (International… [read post]