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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
Trademarks
On November 30 the EU General Court will hand down its ruling in a trademark dispute involving energy drinks company Red Bull, with much at stake. 23 November 2017
Patents
Weil, Gotshal & Manges has appointed two IP counsel among a string of elections across offices including Boston, Hong Kong, London, New York and Washington, DC. 23 November 2017
Trademarks
E-commerce platform Alibaba and the China-Britain Business Council have strengthened their efforts to enhance IP protections for UK-based entities. 23 November 2017
Trademarks
Woof-Tang Clan, self-described as walking the “illest group of dogs in New York City”, has found itself at the centre of a trademark dispute with hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. 23 November 2017
Jurisdiction reports
I once had the opportunity to read documents from a very old trial, before World War 1. It was just like reading a mysterious foreign language, with so many expressions that are forgotten today. One of them, however, impressed me very much: a fairly accurate translation would be “in the light of the wisdom of the judge”. All the context suggested that the judge was seen somehow as a source providing wisdom. 22 November 2017
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