Jurisdiction Reports
Jurisdiction reports
For years patent practitioners in Taiwan had been looking forward to an IP court decision affirming a patent’s inventive step on the ground of commercial success or any other objective indicia categorised as “auxiliary considerations”. In February they received a heartening response from the IP Court in Wan-Sheng Trade Corp v IP Office, 107 Shing-Zhuan-Su 75, Taiwan IP Court. 8 August 2019
Copyright
The Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Copyright in the Digital Single Market was adopted on March 26, 2019 by the European Parliament. It provides general rules for the protection and the conditions of use of works protected by copyright in the fields of research, education and the conservation of cultural heritage. 24 May 2019
Copyright
German law provides protection for titles of works—book titles, song titles, film titles, theatre titles or titles of comparable works—irrespective of the requirements of trademark or copyright protection. 24 May 2019
Jurisdiction reports
Infringement of trademarks takes various forms such as counterfeits and cybersquatting. Another way of infringement is when a corporate name is identical with or too nearly resembles another trademark. 24 May 2019
Jurisdiction reports
On March 08, 2019, the Legislative Decree No. 15 issued on February 20 was published in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic. 23 May 2019
Jurisdiction reports
In Heineken Asia Pacific v Super La Via 2019 MLJU 117, the plaintiff is part of the Heineken Group which produces, packages, distributes, markets and sells more than 50 acclaimed beers, non-alcoholic beers and a range of other beverage brands, including Tiger and Anchor. The plaintiff is also the registered proprietor in Malaysia of various ‘Bintang’ trademarks in class 32 for beers. 23 May 2019
Jurisdiction reports
On March 20, 2019 the court of The Hague handed down its noteworthy decision on the trade secrets of Future Crops, a Dutch cooperative enterprise, on its method for the vertical cultivation of herbs. The case concerned the infringement of trade secrets by Certhon Build, a Dutch limited liability company, relating to Future Crops’ developed system to vertically cultivate herbs. 22 May 2019
Jurisdiction reports
There have been discussions and different projects pending about regulating the legal services in Russia for a long time. None of those projects has led to major changes, until now. It seems that now there is a real will for actual changes in the Russian legal services system. A new reform project is pending. 22 May 2019
Jurisdiction reports
The Öresund bridge that opened in 1999 between Denmark and Sweden, further connecting southern Scandinavia with central and Western Europe, is not just a practical example of constructive cooperation between Denmark and Sweden. It can also be seen as a symbol of inventive collaboration in the region. 21 May 2019
Jurisdiction reports
The Draft Amendment to Taiwan’s Patent Law was passed by Taiwan’s Legislature on April 16, 2019. The Amended Patent Law will take effect from November 1, 2019. 21 May 2019
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