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Judgment of Subjective Criteria in Patent Infringement
Company A, the patentee of the patent at issue, claims that its dealer has sold two products (robot vacuum cleaner) of the patent at issue with the indication of the patent number on the online shopping center of Company B. Also, Company A has authorized the patent at issue to another company who has also indicated […]
India Joins Three Key WIPO International Classification Treaties
India has joined three WIPO treaties designed to ease the search for trademarks and industrial designs, helping brand owners and designers in their efforts to obtain protection for their own work. The accessions underline India’s strong multilateral engagement with the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO Director General Francis Gurry said.
2 million trade mark applications received at EUIPO
The Czech company Crefoport s.r.o has become the two millionth EU trade mark applicant at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Crefoport s.r.o. is a business consultancy based in Prague, which has been assisting both Czech and international companies to manage credit risks since 1993.
Administrative arrangement regarding orchid varieties between CPVO and Taiwan
The Council of Agriculture of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Community Plant Variety Office signed an Administrative Arrangement on mutual Recognition of Examination Results for Plant Variety Protection of orchid varieties (Phalaenopsis and Doritaenopsis)
Precedential Patent Case Decision – AVX Corporation v. Presidio Components, Inc.
This is decision on appeal from PTAB case IPR2016-00636. The PTAB held that AVX had failed to establish unpatentability of some claims (“upheld claims”). AVX appealed. The Federal Circuit concluded that AVX lacked standing, and dismissed.
European Inventor Award 2019 – Vote now
The European Patent Office (EPO) invites members of the public to vote for their favourite inventor to receive the European Inventor Award 2019 Popular Prize. Votes can be cast for inventors or inventor teams from among the 15 nominated finalists. The winner of the Popular Prize will be announced by the EPO at this year’s […]
Legislative Yuan passed amendments to Articles 87 and 93 of the Copyright Act
Legislative Yuan passed amendments to Articles 87 and 93 of the Copyright Act on April 16. They have entered into force on May 03, 2019.
New e-learning courses on the Academy Learning Portal
The EUIPO, together with the Intellectual Property Offices in the EU Member States, has developed a new series of training material and tailor-made tutorials as part of the ‘ECP3 Academy Learning Portal’ cooperation project.
Dutch company loses teff flour patents
Dutch teff flour patents were revoked as a result of The Hague panel decision in a copyright infringement case brought against a Dutch bakery, Bakels, by the patent holder Ancientgrain.
Study shows link between SME growth and use of IP
According to a new study released today by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that apply for patents, trade marks or designs have a greater probability of experiencing high growth than SMEs that do not.
Trademark registration related to cannabis products is still problematic
Cannabis is big business in California and other states, but at this point trademark registration is problematic.
Huawei Device Co., Ltd. v. Optis Cellular Tech., LLC
Legal issue: 35 USC 316(a)(8), Office Trial Practice Guide, standard for submission of new evidence in support of a request for rehearing. The PTAB relied upon the Trial Practice Guide (TPG), not an enumerated rule, for its precedential holding. That reliance is contrary to a prior policy of the PTAB deeming the TPG to not […]
EURid and EUIPO against domain name abuse
A new service, launched by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and EURid, the registry manager of the .eu and .ею country code top-level domains, aims to help European Union trade mark (EUTM) applicants tackle cybersquatting and bad faith domain name registrations.
Judgment of “Unity of Invention” and the Revision of the Examination Guidelines Thereof
Based on the principle that there is only one patent right for one invention, a patent application for invention shall relate to one invention only.
World Wide Order – centralised global web service portal
World Wide Order (WWO) is centralised global web service portal, providing registration for IP objects in more than 100 countries and territories. The service is aimed at applicants seeking direct contact with representatives in other countries, managing worldwide applications projects in different territories, seeking cost – effective and at the same time recommended and reliable […]