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Google treading the warpath as it puts Motorola purchase to the test
Motorola Mobility has filed suit in the Southern District of Florida this week against Apple, accusing the company of infringing six of its patents in the iPhone 4S and iCloud products.
Moto has been embroiled in various suits with Apple, but this is the first since Google’s ...
Jack Ellis, IAM Magazine | 27 Jan 2012
US politicians will not risk electoral unpopularity over IP
The derailment of the SOPA and PIPA bills in the US Congress last week has been disappointing news for copyright holders in the media and entertainment businesses that the laws were intended to protect. The proposed legislation has not been killed off entirely, but what may concern all IP ...
Helen Sloan, Globe Business Publishing Ltd | 27 Jan 2012
New pan-European patent system is likely to be delayed "for at least a few more months"
A final agreement on the creation of a unitary patent litigation system that would cover at least 25 of the 27 EU member states is set to be delayed by months, according to a report in yesterday’s Financial Times. The cause of the hold-up is the dispute between France, Germany and ...
Joff Wild, IAM Magazine | 26 Jan 2012
Features
Lunch with China’s king of copyright![[premium]](/images/homepageredesign/premium.png)
Charles Chen is the co-founder and chief administrative officer of Tencent, the Chinese company whose revenues in the global online industry are topped only by Google and Amazon. As he explains in this exclusive interview, Tencent’s
success is rooted firmly in respect for copyright
Recent amendments to the Copyright Act
The Copyright Act was recently amended to reflect the copyright-related provisions of the free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the European Union, including changes to copyright protection terms, public performance rights, liability of online service providers and technical protection measures. When the FTA between South Korea and the United States is ratified, further amendments are likely to follow.
The war of the rose-coloured shoes
An ongoing case between Christian Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent pits French couture footwear house against French couture fashion house, but the decision will affect the entire fashion industry, from high-end to mass market. At stake is the freedom to use colour for fashion versus the rights of a trademark owner to stake a claim and build a brand.
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