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Protecting the intellectual property of new drugs is complicated but essential for pharmaceutical companies. Patents are important in this respect, but by themselves they do not always create a sufficiently favourable environment for encouraging drug development. 15 April 2015
Copyright
Gone are the days when it was easy to determine where copyright infringement took place. The internet has brought difficulties regarding jurisdiction as unlawful activity has spread across multiple territories. 15 April 2015
Jurisdiction reports
In October 2014, the Russian Civil Code was extensively amended in relation to regulating intellectual property. 15 April 2015
Jurisdiction reports
In May 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in a case in which a Spanish court had referred questions regarding ‘the right to be forgotten’. 15 April 2015
Jurisdiction reports
On January 9, 2015, a decision (123/2014) by the Italian opposition division of the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (IPTMO) brought to an end a three-year trademark dispute between two companies interested in using the same name in Chinese script. 15 April 2015
Jurisdiction reports
The Mexican Industrial Property Law (MIPL) lists different types of conduct that amount to intellectual property infringement. These are specifically regulated in article 213 of the MIPL. 15 April 2015
Jurisdiction reports
It seems that 2015 will not be the year when we will see the implementation of the unitary patent regulation and the Unified Patent Court (UPC), as it appears to have been postponed until 2017. 15 April 2015
Jurisdiction reports
Rules about amendments during patent examination and opposition are stricter at the European Patent Office than at the US Patent and Trademark Office, for example. The basis for amendments has to be specified in the patent application as filed. 15 April 2015
Copyright
The Canadian Copyright Act requires that all assignments of, and grants of interest by licence in, a copyrighted work must be in writing and signed by the copyright owner or the owner’s authorised agent. 16 February 2015
Jurisdiction reports
While a great deal of attention is paid to—and 90% of US court decisions are directed to—utility rather than design patents, far too little attention is afforded to the US design patent. 16 February 2015
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