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Patenting in India: Novartis Loses Glivec Patent Battle
The Supreme Court of India recently rejected Novartis AG’s attempt to win patent protection for an updated version of its cancer drug Glivec. This landmark judgment has been roundly criticized by pharmaceutical companies but praised by public health activists, who said it would protect India’s ability to make inexpensive generics… -
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Patent Protection in the Middle East - An Introduction
Much of the tremendous growth and development of countries in the Middle East over the past 30 years or so has traditionally come from oil and gas revenues, particularly in those countries surrounding the Gulf region. However, there has been increasing focus on investment in technology as the Gulf states… -
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Apple v HTC Exclusion of Computer Programs as Such
Although the ongoing battle between Apple v Samsung has taken centre stage in the smartphone wars, one other skirmish in the UK involved Apple and a different opponent - the Taiwanese company HTC. Peace broke out in this skirmish at the end of 2012. However, recently, the Court of Appeal… -
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Patent Newsletter No.35
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Hurrah for Chez Gerrard - Right Evidence at Right Time
The General Court (GC) has confirmed that when objecting to a Community trade mark (CTM) application, an opponent needs to plead their case with care and file appropriate evidence at the correct time – particularly when relying on an aspect of a member state's national law (as opposed to European… -
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Corporate Livewire Global Award UK IP Firm of the Year
D Young & Co LLP has been awarded UK Intellectual Property Firm of the Year award in the 2013 Corporate Livewire Global Awards. -
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Trade Marks and the EU Is it Time for Change?
Since the introduction of the Community Trade Mark (CTM) nearly 2 decades ago, the law and practice governing CTMs and the harmonisation of national laws has been fairly static. Following the recent study undertaken by the Max Planck Institute, this may all be about to change. -
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Trademark Clearinghouse Protection
On 26 March 2013, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) launched the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH). It is envisaged that the Trademark Clearinghouse will provide a database for individuals and businesses to register their brands, ahead of the release of around 2,000 generic top-level domains (‘gTLDs’), eg, ‘.news’,… -
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Use of Own Name Defence - Stichting v BDO Unibank
The Claimants are part of a network of accountancy and professional services firms who trade under the name ‘BDO’. The First Claimant is the proprietor of Community Trade Mark No. 2 419 778 for the letter combination BDO, registered in respect of a variety of goods and services in classes… -
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Interpretation of the IP Translator Judgment
OHIM and the national EU Offices have published a statement on their websites concerning the interpretation of the IP Translator case on class headings.
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