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Entries from July 2010

Nominative Fair Use of a Lexus (The IP Law Blog)

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

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20 Secrets Your Waiter Won’t Tell You (MasterNewMedia.org)

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

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Litigation Update: June 2010 District Court Filings (Maryland Intellectual Property Blog)

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

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Canada: Canadian Intellectual Property Office Proposes Accelerated Examination of Green Technology Patent Applications – Ogilvy Renault

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Canada continues to promote innovation in green technologies, with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) recently proposing amendments to the Patent Rules to accelerate the examination of green technology patent applications.

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United Kingdom: Weekly Roundup Of Data Issues – 29 June 2010 – Addleshaw Goddard LLP

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

The Metropolitan Police are investigating Google’s action in collecting data from unsecured home Wi-Fi networks, which could be in breach of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.

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United Kingdom: Weekly Roundup Of Data Issues – 6 July 2010 – Addleshaw Goddard LLP

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

The government has today issued a Call for Evidence about how the European Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and the Data Protection Act 1998 are working, and their impact on individuals and organisations.

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A-B InBev loses Bud trademark battle in E.U. – MarketWatch

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments

A-B InBev loses Bud trademark battle in E.U.MarketWatch… EU highest court upheld a lower panel's decision in favor of Budejovický Budvar , which has vigorously resisted AB InBev's 14-year attempt to trademark …This Bud's Not for EUbran…

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Redpoint Bio Receives US Patent Covering Screening Technology (source: AG IP News)

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments

EWING, NJ – Redpoint Bio Corporation, a company focused on the development of healthier foods and beverages and new approaches to the treatment of diabetes and obesity, announced in a press release the issuance of Patent No. 7,749,730 B2 by the US Pate…

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Verint Systems Receives US Patent Covering Recording as a Network Service (source: AG IP News)

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments

MELVILLE, NY – Verint Systems Inc. announced in a press release that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a fundamental patent to Verint in the area of recording as a network service. This patent and its related families of …

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New Departments for Intellectual Property Disputes in UAE (source: AG IP News)

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments

ABU DHABI – The Judicial Council at Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has approved in its recent meeting the creation of new departments specialized in the settlement of Intellectual Property disputes, according to  Emirates News Agency (WA…

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Marina Biotech Acquires RNA Delivery Assets of Novosom AG (source: AG IP News)

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments

BOTHELL, WA – Marina Biotech Inc. announced in a press release that the company has acquired the Intellectual Property (IP) of Novosom AG of Halle, Germany for its SMARTICLES liposomal-based delivery system in an all-stock transaction. The transaction …

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Nutra Pharma Receives Patent for Novel Antiviral Treatment Using Modified Cobra Venom (source: AG IP News)

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Nutra Pharma Corporation, a biotechnology company that is developing treatments for Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Pain, announced in a press release that it has received…

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United Kingdom: Weekly Roundup Of Data Issues – 22 June 2010 – Addleshaw Goddard LLP

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments

The FSA have published a Statement regarding ‘have read and understood declarations’. The Statement follows an undertaking published in January 2009 from The On-Line Partnership Limited.

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United States: A Few Problems in Licenses and How to Avoid Them – Kenyon & Kenyon

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments

It’s said that those who don’t learn from their mistakes are bound to repeat them. Over the author’s years of practice in negotiating license agreements and mediating, arbitrating, or litigating disputes involving them, the same types of provisio…

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Public Comments Requested Regarding Introduction of Single Character IDN TLDs (source: AG IP News)

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments

MARINA DEL REY, CA – The joint ccNSO and GNSO IDN working group (JIG) is pleased to announce the publication of the working group’s Initial Report [PDF, 192 KB] on the introduction of Single Character IDN TLDs. According to the Internet Corporation for…

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Turkey: Commercial Enterprise Pledge Under Turkish Law – GSI Meridian

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Under Turkish law, in order to establish a pledge over moveable assets, physical possession of such assets shall be transferred to the pledgee in order to perfect the pledge.

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Canada: CSI Proposes Tariffs for Non-Commercial Radio Stations (2011), Online Music (2011), and Satellite Radio (2011-2013) – Stikeman Elliott LLP

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments

On July 17, 2010, CSI, the company formed as a royalty-collection vehicle by the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) and the Society for Reproduction Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers in Canada (SODRAC), proposed three new tar…

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Canada: Federal Court Confirms Requirement of Patent Specificity for Listing Patents on the Patent Register – Stikeman Elliott LLP

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Purdue Pharma sought judicial review of a decision of the Office of Patented Medicines and Liaison (OPML) in which the OPML determined that one of Purdue’s patents (the 738 Patent) was not eligible for listing on the Patent Register maintained in acc…

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United Kingdom: High Court Does Not Disturb Spirit of Trade Mark Co-Existence Agreement Made Way Back in Time – Omega v Omega, High Court – Matthew Arnold & Baldwin

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Omega SA was a Swiss company that manufactured watches for over 150 years. Omega Engineering Inc was an American company that has manufactured products for measurement of temperature and humidity for about 50 years.

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India: Confusion as a Ground for Trademark Infringement – LEX ORBIS

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Trademarks are distinguishing devices used by businesses to distinguish their goods and services from those produced by others. Confusion is one of the main grounds for a trademark infringement claim.

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