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Copyright
The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously held that internet service providers can request compensation for the costs affiliated with providing the personal information of suspected infringers to copyright owners. 17 September 2018
Copyright
In August this year, a person launched a product that consists of a plantlet of a baobab tree in a package on which the title Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince), original illustrations, and a short story relating to the sale of a baobab tree are printed. 17 September 2018
Jurisdiction reports
It has been more than a year since the High Court refused La Kaffa International an application for an interim injunction to stop Loob Holding continuing its Tealive business as a replication of the Chatime franchise system. 17 September 2018
Jurisdiction reports
For trademark owners and IP professionals, the elusive class 35—and in particular retail services—have caused much ink to be spilled over the years. Whenever these issues are in the limelight, personal and public opinions about the admissibility of retail services as trademarks are diverse and often conflicting. 17 September 2018
Copyright
The UK government released another series of papers providing guidance on a “no deal” Brexit yesterday. WIPR spoke to IP lawyers to find out more. 14 September 2018
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld three decisions which resulted in the partial invalidation of a telecoms patent asserted against semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm. 14 September 2018
Trademarks
The EU General Court yesterday dismissed most aspects of a trademark appeal made by Eduard Meier, a German company that is reportedly the oldest existing shoe maker in the world. 14 September 2018
Jurisdiction reports
In Russia, third parties may dispute the validity of a granted patent by filing an opposition with the Patent Disputes Chamber, a department of the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent), located in Moscow. The opposition period is not limited, meaning that an opposition can be filed any time after a patent is granted. 14 September 2018
Patents
The US Supreme Court’s landmark SAS ruling drove dramatic changes in PTAB practice, says Jennifer Kurcz of BakerHostetler, who examines the trends in this area. 14 September 2018
Copyright
In July the Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled in the case Heksenkaas v Witte Wievenkaas. It concerns a dispute over trademarks for a typical Dutch product: cheese (‘kaas’ in Dutch). 14 September 2018
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