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Jurisdiction reports
In Germany, claims for passing off may be successfully asserted where the original product concerned consists of technical and design features and the technical features contribute to the product’s “originality”. 27 November 2017
Trademarks
An advocate general has advised the Court of Justice of the European Union to reject an appeal from Mobile.de, a German online marketplace for vehicles, over a decision on the validity of its ‘mobile.de’ trademark. 24 November 2017
Patents
Mayer Brown has appointed two lawyers with IP experience to partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office. 24 November 2017
Patents
The European Patent Office and China’s State Intellectual Property Office reinforced their collaboration yesterday with the signing of a strategic partnership agreement. 24 November 2017
Copyright
The World Trade Organization has established a dispute consultation panel to hear Qatar’s complaint against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over a trade blockade which helped to spark a diplomatic crisis. 24 November 2017
Copyright
China will step up its protection of IP rights to provide “sustained impetus for economic development”, according to the country’s state-owned news agency. 24 November 2017
Copyright
A 2015 decision of the Ipoh High Court considered the difficult question of whether copyright can exist in a registered industrial design. 24 November 2017
Jurisdiction reports
When judges rule on patent infringement, they usually also rule on compensation. 24 November 2017
Patents
An innovation fund set up by private equity firm Makara Capital and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, through its subsidiary IP ValueLab, has made its first investment. 24 November 2017
Copyright
UK Chancellor Philip Hammond has set out plans to prevent companies from gaining an unfair advantage by locating IP in low or “no tax” jurisdictions, but lawyers have suggested the proposals will be difficult to implement. 23 November 2017
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