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The Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) has adopted a new rule of requesting the applicant of a word mark to detail on the application form the letters either all in upper case or all in lower case, or the first letter in upper case and the rest in lower case (as in a typical sentence). 27 April 2017
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The ‘loser pays’ principle has resulted in a variety of compensation awards in patent disputes, from several hundred euros to hundreds of thousands of euros. To create a semblance of predictability on the amounts, guidelines on indicative rates were introduced. 27 April 2017
Trademarks
More than €230 million ($250 million) worth of counterfeit food and drink goods has been seized in a joint Europol-Interpol operation. 26 April 2017
Copyright
The World Intellectual Property Organization is focusing on the impact of innovation on our lives as it celebrates World IP Day today. 26 April 2017
Patents
US-based law firm Hill, Kertscher & Wharton has hired Vivek Ganti as a partner in the firm’s IP practice in Atlanta, Georgia. 26 April 2017
Copyright
Sellers of multimedia players enabling films that are available illegally on the internet to be viewed for free on TV could constitute copyright infringement, Europe’s highest court ruled today. 26 April 2017
Trademarks
Northwestern University, Duke University and the University of California are among 25 US educational institutions to have sued online retailer GearLaunch for trademark infringement. 26 April 2017
Jurisdiction reports
Certain subject matter is excluded from patentability under Malaysian patent law and these are defined in section 13(1) of Malaysia’s Patents Act. 26 April 2017
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In Italy, very effective precautionary procedures and remedies are at the disposal of IP owners to ensure a rapid protection of their rights. The remedies include the ability to obtain an interlocutory injunction to stop the alleged infringement and obtain the seizure of products suspected of infringing the rights. 26 April 2017
Trademarks
Nintendo of America, the US subsidiary of video games maker Nintendo, has opposed a trademark filed by an Oklahoma-based couple looking to use the name ‘Poké Go’ for clothing. 25 April 2017
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