Week’s news headlines – Apr. 7th 2017
Copyright Warner Bros tangled up in $900m ‘The Conjuring’ copyright claim Gerald Brittle, the author of a book on paranormal investigators, has taken a shot at Warner Bros in a copyright infringement claim focusing on film franchise “The Conjuring”. http://www.worldipreview.com/news/warner-bros-tangled-up-in-900m-the-conjuring-copyright-claim-13751 Producers of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ win dismissal of copyright suit over ‘Soft Kitty’ lyrics […]
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. 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 – 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. 13th 2017
The web of deceit: how we can combat online IP crime There are various avenues for brand owners to tackle the issue of online fraud in an attempt to make national and international legal regulation of internet commerce more effective, as John Anderson of the Global Anti-Counterfeiting Groups Network describes. http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/article/the-web-of-deceit-how-can-we-combat-online-ip-crime Asian brokers made a […]
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 […]