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Jurisdiction reports
One of the most significant changes from the New Turkish IP Code no. 6769 is that novelty is introduced as an ex officio examination criterion at the preliminary examination stage. In other words, since January 2017, the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has been refusing design applications ex officio based on lack of novelty. 26 November 2018
Jurisdiction reports
Imagine a scenario where a reputable young enterprise, company X, whose technology has been favourably received, discovers that its patents are being infringed by a large well-financed competitor. The CEO of company X goes to the patent counsel who filed and prosecuted the subject patents. 26 November 2018
Patents
Mayer Brown has added three IP attorneys to the partnership, effective from January 1, 2019. 26 November 2018
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The US Customs and Border Protection has warned consumers that some deals online may be too good to be true as shoppers search for bargains on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. 23 November 2018
Trademarks
UK fashion brand Superdry yesterday bagged victory in trademark opposition proceedings in the UK. 23 November 2018
Patents
Motorola Solutions, a telecoms equipment provider, has secured injunctions against Chinese rival Hytera Communications in a patent infringement dispute. 23 November 2018
Trademarks
The EU General Court yesterday annulled part of an earlier decision in a trademark dispute centring on bakery-related trademarks. 23 November 2018
Trademarks
The EU General Court yesterday ruled against a banking group in a trademark appeal. 23 November 2018
Jurisdiction reports
Mexico is experiencing a time of change and evolution in our IP system. The Mexican authorities are discussing new litigation reforms to the IP Law that could place our legal system at the forefront of IP protection. 23 November 2018
Copyright
In September, the court in The Hague ruled on the possibility of having IP rights in model trains. The IP protection offered to products in this niche market has been the subject of several court cases in the Netherlands, whereby the purpose of the scale models seems to play an important role in copyright/trademark infringement matters. 22 November 2018
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