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INTA’s Regional Offices are working hard to promote trademark harmonization, but there are many challenges on the way. Sarah Morgan speaks to three INTA staff members working in this area. 23 May 2017
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Almost a year after Mexico implemented a trademark opposition system, rights owners are coming to grips with the new regime. 23 May 2017
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In November 2017 discussions on updating a multilateral treaty governing foreign judgments will resume at the Hague Conference, an intergovernmental organization. Its First Secretary, Marta Pertegás, speaks with Uldduz Larki about the potential impact on trademarks 23 May 2017
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The European Union Intellectual Property Office has a lot on its plate, especially as a new batch of trademark reforms are set to come into force later this year, as Luis Berenguer, Member of the Executive Director’s Cabinet and Spokesperson of the Office, tells Sarah Morgan. 23 May 2017
Jurisdiction reports
Rulings of the Italian Supreme Court on patentability of intermediate products and infringement by equivalence in the chemical field are infrequent. These two topics were brought under the spotlight in a decision by the court on December 2, 2016 in Industriale Chimica v Bayer Pharma. 23 May 2017
Patents
The US Supreme Court has tightened the rules on where a patent lawsuit can be filed, in a decision handed down today. 22 May 2017
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The majority of WIPR readers have hailed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), which recently turned one year old, as a success. 22 May 2017
Patents
American football helmet manufacturer Schutt Sports and has sued rival Riddell for patent infringement. 22 May 2017
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The US International Trade Commission (ITC) will investigate nine companies, including vacuum makers Hoover and Black and Decker, following a complaint by technology company iRobot Corporation. 22 May 2017
Trademarks
Online payment platform PayPal has taken aim at internet radio station Pandora Media, claiming the company has deliberately modelled its new logo on PayPal’s ‘P’ trademark. 22 May 2017
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