Week’s news headlines – Jan. 27th 2017
Antitrust Mallinckrodt to pay $100m in antitrust case over infant drug The FTC accused Mallinckrodt of having violated antitrust laws when it acquired the rights to a drug that threatened its monopoly in the US market for the infant drug adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). http://www.lifesciencesipreview.com/news/mallinckrodt-to-pay-100m-in-antitrust-case-over-infant-drug-1983 Patents Teva sues Mylan over Copaxone patent infringement Teva has […]
Week’s news headlines – Jan. 19th 2017
Trademarks Understanding the Geographic Scope of a Trademark Injunction: Guthrie v. Context Media On June 13, 2016, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Guthrie Healthcare System v. ContextMedia, Inc. – a trademark infringement case involving visually-similar entity logos – affirmed the Southern District Court of New York as to the district court’s finding of […]
Week´s news headlines – Sep. 30th 2016
Can You Trademark a Cocktail Recipe? We find out if it’s possible to protect a drink from competitors. Read more at: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles To Sue or Not to Sue for Trademark Infringement Infringement can strip the trademark of its value by causing “confusion among consumers” as to the identity and origin of the client’s […]
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. 26th 2016
Intellectual Property Implications of the Medical Wearable and Wellness Device Revolution for Startups We are exploding into a transformative revolution in the data processing and miniature biometric sensor space. This is fueling advances in both wearable “medical” devices as well as enabling a new industry in sometimes closely related wearable “wellness” devices. While both established […]
Week´s news headlines – jul. 22th 2016
Trademarks 2016: Corporate Counsel Q&A In an exclusive interview with Who’s Who Legal, Holger Gensmantel discusses his role at Carl Zeiss, the qualities that make a successful trademarks lawyer, the German legal marketplace and the challenges of fostering innovation while adhering to regulation. Read more at: http://whoswholegal.com/news/fea International report – How to protect weak […]
Week´s news headlines – jun. 24th 2016
Impact of UK’s Brexit for Intellectual Property Rights A British vote to leave the European Union (EU)—the Brexit referendum issue scheduled for a vote on June 23, 2016 — would have a significant effect on intellectual property right-holders, such as manufacturers doing business in Europe, as Intellectual Property rights are governed by numerous EU regulations. Bearing in mind […]
Week´s news headlines – jun. 17th 2016
FC Barcelona loses trademark dispute at EU General Court A European court has affirmed an earlier ruling that Spanish football club FC Barcelona has not been able to demonstrate genuine use of trademarks in a dispute with US-based fashion company Kule. The General Court issued its decision today, June 16, saying that FC Barcelona was not able […]
Week´s news headlines – jun. 10th 2016
WHEN DOES POP-CULTURE HOMAGE CROSS THE INTELLECTUAL-PROPERTY LINE? To unsuspecting customers at Bad Owl Coffee in Henderson, the sign identifying Platform 9 6/8 must seem pretty random. But fans of a certain boy wizard—and perhaps regulars dating back to Bad Owl’s start—might give it a double-take, since it once read Platform 9 3/4, the hidden train […]
Week´s news headlines – mar. 24th 2016
Intellectual property intersects with show business You marvel at the magic trick. You dance to the killer guitar riff. You laugh at the stand-up comic’s punchline or watch in awe as the chorus line moves as one. That’s what you’re watching. What you’re also watching but don’t see is the complex legal infrastructure that underlies […]