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The Crispr-Cas9 patent tussle continues: The case of UC Berkeley at the EPO
In Europe, we don’t do things the way the Americans do… Oral proceedings in the opposition against UC Berkeley’s
Chanel loses Chinese trademark infringement case involving ‘double C’ logo
Background Chanel owns the registered trademark (the ‘double C’ logo) in Class 14 in China. In June 2016 the
Denmark champions patents as fundamental to preventing climate change
Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs Simon Kollerup stated that protecting the intellectual property rights of innovative
Draft regulations cement China’s emerging position on tackling infringement
Draft regulations from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) formalise China’s changing stance on asserting punitive damages for
Protection services available for top-level adult domains
ICM Registry, operator of sponsored top-level domains (sTLDs) such as .XXX, .PORN, .ADULT and .SEX, has launched a blocking
Brexit may stall Germany’s ratification of the UPCA
The German Justice Ministry expressed earlier this month that the government will not ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement
EPO and EUIPO study finds link between IPR and SME growth
A recent study by EPO and EUIPO explores the relationship between prior IPR activities of SMEs and the likelihood
China Tackles Bad-faith Trademark Registrations
The China National Intellectual Property Administration has published Draft Regulations in an effort to tackle bad-faith trademark applications. In
Case highlights difficulty in establishing use-based rights in Denmark under new Trademark Act
The new Trademark Act came into force in Denmark at the start of 2019. Amendments to the act include
Beijing High Court rejects Thermos’ appeal in invalidation proceedings
Over a decade ago, a Chinese company filed for the mark TILIR THERMO VOGUE in Class 21 for use