Category: Insights

Copyright in relation to e-books

The copyright protection of authors is being increasingly challenged by the continuing digitalization of the book market. The emergence

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Revisions to the Korean Trademark Act

The aim of the revisions, which were implemented in June this year, is to reinforce the position of trademark

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Open innovation – time to dispense with intellectual property rights?

First of all: open innovation – what exactly is it? It would be almost wrong to discuss open innovation(OI)

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The 2014 World Cup from an IP perspective

Football enthusiasts all over the world indulged in the fantastic spectacle of the World Cup in Brazil this summer,

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New Trademark Act in force in China since 1 May 2014

The intention of this new Act is inter alia to go after trademark infringers and strengthen the position and

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An unknown exception error at the EPO

We recently blogged about how the EPO has introduced the concept of small entities for obtaining fee reductions in

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Blog entry #2 on new Rule 6 EPC

Will some applications be left with no Rule 6 EPC applicable following its amendment? Following my previous blog entry

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Danish law can be applicable to infringing sales from UK websites

The Danish Maritime and Commercial Court has recently rendered a decision in a case regarding sale of infringing furniture

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Decision by the USPTO puts the spotlight on the “real party in interest”

One of the ways that companies in patent dense industries, such as consumer electronics, try to fend off claims

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Important judgement on business method patent in the United States

On 20 June 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an important decision, Alice v. CLS Bank, clarifying the

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