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The recently departed IP enforcement coordinator (IPEC) for the US Government has been named president of a lobby group fighting on behalf of the software industry. 2 September 2013
Trademarks
Arguments about distinctiveness, functionality and technical features were important parts of a battle over packaging, as Joanna Pilka reports. 1 September 2013
Trademarks
Now Saudi Arabia has joined the World Trade Organization, regional action against counterfeiting has grown some teeth, as Khalil Aljehani reports. 1 September 2013
Trademarks
A trademark decision from the Court of Justice of the EU could have big implications for national trademark practice in Romania, as Raluca Vasilescu explains. 1 September 2013
Trademarks
Ahead of the IP Summit in Paris in December, WIPR spoke to Alan Park, legal adviser at the Scotch Whisky Association, about its efforts to get the brand protected across the globe and the challenges it faces. 1 September 2013
Jurisdiction reports
The regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council no. 608/2013/EU governing anti-counterfeiting action by customs authorities was published on June 29, 2013, repealing Regulation 1383/2003/EC. 1 September 2013
Jurisdiction reports
Chile is a small but relatively successful country, which has enjoyed commercial stability and growth over the past 30 years, since it implemented the free market economy at the beginning of the 1980s. 1 September 2013
Jurisdiction reports
The history of comparative advertising dates back to the beginning of commerce itself. It has always been normal for a trader to attempt to enjoy pecuniary benefits by drawing a comparison between the qualities of his products/services and a competitor’s. 1 September 2013
Jurisdiction reports
The Federal Court has confirmed that professional designations may function as certification marks, provided the professional designation meets the criteria for certification marks set out in the Trade-marks Act. 1 September 2013
Jurisdiction reports
In resolving conflicts of marks in inter partes cases or infringement cases which necessarily involve the determination of whether the marks involved are confusingly similar, courts are consistent on only one point: each case is unique and must be decided based on the circumstances peculiar to it. 1 September 2013
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