Jurisdiction Reports

Jurisdiction reports

Namibia: a glimmer of hope for trademark oppositions and invalidations

The ‘new’ Namibian Industrial Property Act came into force on August 1 2018. It provides that trademark oppositions are to be heard by the Registrar of Trademarks and the invalidation of trademark registrations is to be heard by the Industrial Property Tribunal.   13 October 2023

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A hard lesson learnt: Commonwealth v Sanofi

The Australian government has made numerous claims for damages against patentees for savings forgone when an interlocutory/preliminary injunction delays a generic's launch but the patent is invalidated or there is a finding of non-infringement.   13 October 2023

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Extending UK trademarks to Anguilla

The Anguilla Intellectual Property Office continues to make every effort to improve the IP protection regime in the jurisdiction. Anguilla continues to be a British Overseas Territory and one of those jurisdictions where UK trademark registrations can be extended for registration. In addition, local registrations can be filed under the existing trademark legislation.   13 October 2023

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Resilience rewarded in appeal

The Delhi High Court recently dealt with appeals filed against a single judge’s finding, dismissing rectification petitions filed by Resilient Innovations.   13 October 2023

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Japan: Suspension of examination for divisional applications

There are clear benefits to a divisional patent application based on the results of a preliminary examination or trial, explains Ryo Maruyama of Kyosei International Patent Office.   12 October 2023

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AI: credit where it’s due

Artificial intelligence can imitate human intelligence and behaviours as well as mental processes such as learning, analysing and solution-finding.   12 October 2023

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Fighting against unauthorised trademark use in Russia

While the protection, maintenance, and enforcement of IP are unaffected by sanctions, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has had an impact on exclusive IP rights for foreign owners, says Riikka Palmos of Papula-Nevinpat.   12 October 2023

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Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union affecting IP rights

The presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) rotates among the EU member states every six months.   12 October 2023

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Caribbean: How Anguilla is transforming its IP system

Anguilla and the Caribbean jurisdictions are taking deliberate steps to strengthen the IP legislative framework and protection services.   14 May 2023

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Geographical indications: the history of the Swedish horse and knife

Since 1992 a special type of protection for wines, spirit drinks and other agricultural products and foodstuffs such as cheese has been available in the European Union. It is called geographical indications.   14 May 2023

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