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. 17th 2017
Patents The future of patent-based injunctions in doubt in India after explosive Delhi High Court ruling Bayer has failed to block an Indian generic rival from exporting an erectile dysfunction drug in a case that one observer says breaks new ground in considering how to weigh public interest issues relating to the grant or not […]
Week’s news headlines – Feb. 10th 2017
Patents A Weak Patent System Increases Inequality, Protects Incumbent Monopolies The weakening of patent rights is coupled with a weakening of antitrust enforcement that limits control of market leaders. This combination of weaker patent rights for market entrants and limited antitrust enforcement has uniformly benefited large technology corporations and has served to distort market efficiencies. […]
Week’s news headlines – Feb. 3rd 2017
Copyright Paul McCartney fights Sony/ATV over copyright termination notices to reclaim Beatles copyrights One of the more interesting copyright stories which have played out over the past few decades took an interesting turn when British singer-songwriter Paul McCartney filed a complaint for declaratory judgement of no breach of contract in the U.S. District Court for […]
Updates have come to Brazil’s Industrial Property Journal
Updates have come to Brazil’s Industrial Property Journal. The journal, published in Portuguese, is now divided into more sections (Contracts, Industrial Design, Geographical Indication, Trademarks, Patents, Computer Programs, Topography of Circuits and Official Notices). The new publications – with the exception of those related to Trademarks – had their layout modified, making the information easier […]
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 – Oct. 14th 2016
Intellectual property rights: In copy-and-paste age plagiarism and piracy not serious issues Legislation for author versus publisher relationships may have improved, but there is still the perception that authors get little royalty from books. Those huge advances are extremely rare. Read more at: http://www.financialexpress.com/fe- Turkey Introduces Intellectual Property Rules For Scientific And Technological Research […]
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 […]
