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Patents
The US International Trade Commission (has agreed to investigate shaving company Edgewell Personal Care after a patent complaint by rival Gillette. 26 October 2017
Trademarks
The General Court has backed the European Union Intellectual Property Office in rejecting a trademark because it merely described alcoholic goods produced in a monastery. 26 October 2017
Jurisdiction reports
The importance of trade secrets is well known in the world of IP. The TRIPS Agreement requires undisclosed information (trade secrets or know-how) to benefit from protection. Marco Conti of Bugnion reports. 26 October 2017
Patents
The German Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) has extended the comment period on the credibility of a challenge to the Unified Patent Court (UPC). 25 October 2017
Trademarks
Discount retailer Poundland will have to redesign a chocolate bar that was contested by Mondelēz International for being too similar to its famous Toblerone product. 25 October 2017
Patents
A US university has settled a patent infringement dispute with technology company HP over “ground-breaking” technology. 25 October 2017
Copyright
US rapper Eminem has secured NZ$600,000 ($412,896) in damages from New Zealand’s National Party after the political outfit ripped off his song “Lose Yourself”. 25 October 2017
Patents
The US acting solicitor general has weighed in on a case being mulled over by the US Supreme Court over whether inter partes reviews (IPRs) are constitutional. 25 October 2017
Jurisdiction reports
The cancellation process for unused trademarks in Russia is changing and developing. In 2013 cancellation actions were transferred for consideration by the IP Court. Previously they were considered by the Moscow Arbitration Court (2011–2013) and before that by the Patent Disputes Chamber. 24 October 2017
Jurisdiction reports
As noted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, “public research”, meaning research primarily funded with public money and carried out by universities and public research institutions, plays an extremely important role in innovation systems by ensuring the provision of new knowledge. 24 October 2017
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