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A US-based coffeehouse and roaster has filed a trademark infringement suit against a competitor which infuses its coffee with cannabidiol. 4 June 2019
Patents
Is an open or closed patent strategy the best way forward to promote innovation and technological development? Moira Sivills of Minesoft investigates. 3 June 2019
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According to Law 1733/1987, patentable inventions must be new, involve an inventive step and be susceptible to industrial application. They may concern a product, a process or an industrial application. An invention is considered as involving an inventive step if, with regard to the state of the art, it is not obvious to the skilled person; it will be considered as susceptible to industrial application if the subject matter can be made or used in any field of industry. 3 June 2019
Patents
Patent rights are secured in Sri Lanka through registration. In order to obtain registration for a patent, an application should be filed at the National Intellectual Property Office on the prescribed form. 3 June 2019
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National applications are filed at the UK Intellectual Property Office. European patents filed at the European Patent Office can be validated in the UK. The UK and the EPO are members of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, which allows applicants seeking patent protection internationally to consolidate their applications in one initial filing. 3 June 2019
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The Asian arm of IP firm AWA has hired a new senior patent attorney in Beijing. 3 June 2019
Patents
A Texas-based company has filed a patent suit against Samsung Electronics, alleging infringement of two of its patents. 3 June 2019
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Thailand has enacted a new Personal Data Protection Act which governs companies’ use of personal data. 3 June 2019
Trademarks
Controversial Canadian politics website The Rebel Media has launched a trademark infringement suit against North America’s oldest company over the use of the slogan “Make Canada Great Again”. 3 June 2019
Trademarks
Telecommunications provider O2 has been successful in its bid to stop a UK-based record label from registering a trademark. 3 June 2019
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