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Trademarks
It is important for all brands to have a robust anti-counterfeiting strategy as threats continue to grow. Pauline Verheijen considers the best approaches to the problem. 1 September 2013
Trademarks
A battle in the European courts over trademarks for halloumi cheese raises troubling questions about geographical indications in Europe, says Ermioni Pavlidou. 1 September 2013
Jurisdiction reports
The requirement of genuine use is assessed strictly in both national and European trademark practice. Use without registration can also provide certain rights to the users. 1 September 2013
Jurisdiction reports
On August 3, President Obama’s administration did the unexpected. A Samsung legal victory was destroyed by the administration’s vetoing of a US International Trade Commission ban on the import and sale of a number of Apple’s iPhones and iPads. 1 September 2013
Trademarks
The European Commission has released proposals to update the law on Community trademarks. Maggie Ramage looks at the key points. 1 September 2013
Trademarks
In the battle against counterfeiting, the villains are often one step ahead, hence the simultaneous need for relentless checks of customs declarations, bills of lading and other supporting documentation for subtle misinformation, as Allen Bruford told WIPR. 1 September 2013
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With new generic top-level domains close to launch, Lucy Rana takes a look at ways to deal with applications that might be offensive in India. 1 September 2013
Copyright
With the line between reality and online games becoming ever more fluid, new intellectual property challenges present themselves, as TB&I discovers. 1 September 2013
Jurisdiction reports
Partly with a focus on becoming a World Trade Organization (WTO) member, Russia has been actively reforming its patent laws and regulations during the past decade. 1 September 2013
Trademarks
Companies and individuals operating online need to be wary of a multitude of possible problems, as Safir Anand describes. 1 September 2013
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