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For nearly 30 years, the Swedish Intellectual Property Office has cooperated with the government’s agency for development cooperation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). 26 May 2021
Jurisdiction reports
The total number of trademark applications increased again in Russia in 2020. The number of trademark filings increased last year by more than 6,000 filings compared to 2019, with 93,926 applications in total. 26 May 2021
Jurisdiction reports
It has now been over a year since the most recent restructuring of Polish IP law. One of the aims of the update was closer harmonisation with regulations in other EU countries and with the European Patent Convention. Despite these efforts, however, many differences in procedure, and perhaps more importantly, in substantive matters, persist. 25 May 2021
Patents
The US International Trade Commission will launch an investigation into Apple over potential infringement of electrocardiogram patents by Apple. 25 May 2021
Trademarks
The English High Court has refused to strike out a lawsuit between UK bootmaker John Lobb and a subsidiary of Paris fashion company Hermès concerning the ownership of trademarks. 25 May 2021
Jurisdiction reports
The Dutch Consumer & Market Authority has produced a Sustainability Claims Guideline, containing rules of thumb and practical examples to help companies formulate legitimate sustainability claims. 25 May 2021
Jurisdiction reports
During the global COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world implemented national lockdowns to contain the spread of the virus. As a result, borders were closed to passengers but specified cargo and retail goods for certain essential products and supplies were permitted. 25 May 2021
Copyright
It is well known that industrial design works need to satisfy two requirements to be eligible for copyright protection in Italy: creative content and artistic value. 25 May 2021
Jurisdiction reports
With the largest number of mobile connections in the world, India has become a market not just for new mobile devices and connections but also a growing market for mobile device manufacturers. 25 May 2021
Copyright
On February 23, 2020, the Court of Appeal of Paris upheld the decision of the Tribunal de grande instance de Paris, of November 8, 2018, condemning the American artist Jeff Koons and the Centre Pompidou for infringing a photograph dating from 1985. 24 May 2021
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