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From Michael Jordan to plain cigarette packaging, some important cases are currently exercising the minds of practitioners and right owners around the world. WIPR reports on the current state of ten of them. 19 February 2016
Jurisdiction reports
The IT sector is growing at an unprecedented rate with e-commerce emerging as an indispensable tool for business/commerce. With the plethora of online portals, aggregators, online/mobile businesses, content distributors providing services ranging from ticketing and travelling to matrimony, it is safe to call the internet a one-stop solution to all needs. 19 February 2016
Jurisdiction reports
After years of negotiations, Malaysia, Brunei, Chile, New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Peru, the US and Vietnam last year reached a multilateral free trade agreement on various economic policies called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). 19 February 2016
Jurisdiction reports
Government ineffectiveness, bureaucracy and an unpredictable legislative environment are some of the challenges of doing business in Russia. Contrary to what is commonly thought, however, examination and registration of intellectual property rights by the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) is done efficiently and without unnecessary delay. 19 February 2016
Jurisdiction reports
In intellectual property law, brand owners and infringers frequently operate in grey areas. Fair use in Turkey is a particularly unpredictable area, where parties often operate without knowing about or referring to detailed rules. 19 February 2016
Trademarks
From humble beginnings in the UK, footwear brand Dr Martens is now an international operator and must coordinate action across the globe to tackle IP infringement. WIPR found out more during a guided tour of the company’s factory in the UK. 19 February 2016
Patents
Law firm Clyde & Co has opened a patent and trademark filing office in Muscat, Oman. 19 February 2016
Trademarks
Academy Award-winning actor Reese Witherspoon has settled an image rights dispute with retailers who used her image to advertise jewellery. 18 February 2016
Trademarks
A US court has ordered Skechers to stop selling three lines of shoes which Adidas has accused of infringing the trade dress of its Stan Smith brand. 17 February 2016
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US broadcaster Fox News Network has settled a copyright dispute with North Jersey Media Group centring on the alleged unauthorised posting of a 9/11 photograph on Facebook. 17 February 2016
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