Week’s news headlines – Mar. 31st 2017
Patents Google and Amazon targeted in patent suits Uniloc, which has a subsidiary in Texas, filed its lawsuit against Google on Sunday, March 26 at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. http://www.worldipreview.com/news/google-and-amazon-targeted-in-patent-suits-13725 As the US continues on anti-patent path, lectures to others about importance of IP protection will lose […]
Week’s news headlines – Mar. 24th 2017
Trademarks Bentley Motors loses trademark invalidity action against Bentley The Bentley clothing brand, established in 1962, had registered the trademark ‘Bentley’ at the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) in 2009. http://www.worldipreview.com/news/bentley-motors-loses-trademark-invalidity-action-against-bentley-13692 Jimi Hendrix estate sues brother for trademark infringement The estate of rock musician Jimi Hendrix has filed a lawsuit against Hendrix’s brother Leon, alleging […]
Week’s news headlines – Mar. 17th 2017
Copyright Photographers appeal against NFL copyright decision Seven sports photographers have appealed against a decision that saw a judge toss copyright claims brought by the group against the National Football League (NFL) and the Associated Press. http://www.worldipreview.com/news/photographers-appeal-against-nfl-copyright-decision-13664 Forbes targeted in Harvard photo copyright Photojournalist Jodi Hilton filed her claim at the US District Court for […]
Week’s news headlines – Mar. 10th 2017
Copyright Photographer takes on BuzzFeed in copyright suit London-based Italian photojournalist has accused media website BuzzFeed of infringing his copyright in a photograph. http://www.worldipreview.com/news/photographer-takes-on-buzzfeed-in-copyright-suit-13630 UKIPO responds to Open Rights Group criticism of copyright bill The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has responded to a UK-based digital campaign organisation’s calls to change the Digital Economy Bill […]
Week’s news headlines – Mar. 3rd 2017
Patents Migraine supplement at centre of patent battle Supplements company Akeso Health Sciences has filed a complaint against organic foods distributor United Natural Foods for patent infringement over a dietary supplement for patients suffering from migraines. http://www.lifesciencesipreview.com/news/migraine-supplement-at-centre-of-patent-battle-2048 Indian tech industry desperately needs patent office clarity and support in the boardroom The IP landscape in India […]
Week’s news headlines – Feb. 24th 2017
Patents Requisites of a Patent Application: Claims and drawings technically not required on filing date For as long as I can remember, in order for a nonprovisional utility patent application to be awarded the all important filing date you had to file a specification that adequately described the invention, at least one patent claim and […]
Week´s news headlines – Sep. 23h 2016
Brain Drain? How Brexit may affect intellectual property rights in Europe The U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union (EU), now referred to as Brexit, will have a significant impact on intellectual property laws in the U.K. and thereby affect U.S. companies doing business there and throughout the EU. Theresa May, who replaced D avid […]
Week´s news headlines – Sep. 09h 2016
AIPPI World Congress – Milan 2016 Managing partner Gabriel Di Blasi will attend 2016 AIPPI World Congress, that will take place between September 16th-20th in Milan, Italy. Di Blasi, who is a member of the AIPPI Pharma Committee, will take part in discussions on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology fields, and will also, as a delegate […]
Week´s news headlines – Aug. 12th 2016
The US Olympic Committee Is Actually Banning Retweets The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) sent out a letter last week warning non-sponsor companies against using the Olympics’ intellectual property. Read more at: http://dailycaller.com/2016/08/02/the-us-olympic-committe Hashtags, trademarks and the Rio Olympics The opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio is now just eight days away. But […]