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Judicial vacation is over for the Court of Justice of the European Union, and it’s set to be another busy week for the judges. WIPR rounds up the big IP cases for the week ahead. 19 February 2018
Jurisdiction reports
The subject of director liability seems at first sight to be restricted to company law. Case law shows that it can be rewarding to apply director liability to trademark infringement cases as well. The District Court in The Hague (June 27, 2017, in the case of Tommy Hilfiger) has given pointers on how to establish liability of directors in case of trademark infringement. 19 February 2018
Jurisdiction reports
The Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data in Possession of Third Parties 2010 sets a legal framework in which any third party that holds or intends to collect personal data must notify the intended use of that information to its owner. 19 February 2018
Patents
SP Subramaniyan, the deputy controller of patents and designs for the Indian Patent Office in Chennai, has allegedly been booked for demanding bribes. 16 February 2018
Trademarks
Whiskey maker The Wild Geese has written a third open letter to drinks brand Bacardi, in the latest development of an ongoing dispute between the alcohol companies. 16 February 2018
Trademarks
The world’s largest standalone winemaker has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against “copycat” winery Rush Rich. 16 February 2018
Copyright
A US district judge has delivered a blow to several news outlets in a copyright infringement case involving the embedding of a Twitter image of National Football League star Tom Brady. 16 February 2018
Jurisdiction reports
What are parallel imports? The court in Tien Ying Hong Enterprise v Beenion (2010) stated that parallel imports refer to goods which are lawfully manufactured overseas but imported and distributed in Malaysia by a person other than the registered proprietor of the trademark. Parallel imports are non-counterfeit goods which originate from the trademark proprietor. 15 February 2018
Jurisdiction reports
In the past, Chinese entities often copied brands owned by Japanese companies, but recently Chinese companies have had to take legal action in response to the illegal use of their brands by Japanese entities. 15 February 2018
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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has agreed to halt three applications for generic top-level domains. 15 February 2018
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