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The IAM blog's IP personalities of 2008
It was a busy year for IP in 2008 with a whole host of people saying and/or doing a lot of very interesting things. However, as far as the IAM blog is concerned a few individuals stood out from the crowd – not necessarily because we ... View postJoff Wild, IAM magazine | 06 Jan 2009
The model changes at PatentFreedom; Matsushita is top troll target
PatentFreedom was launched in the middle of 2008 as an online community for companies looking to pool resources to gain as much information as possible about NPEs/patent trolls in order to combat the threat they pose as ... View postJoff Wild, IAM magazine | 02 Jan 2009
Key themes for 2009 - from green patents to the IP marketplace
There is no point in making predictions about what will happen in 2009 (though it is very tempting to say that there will be no significant progress in Europe on either a Community patent or a European patent court), so instead of dong ... View postJoff Wild, IAM magazine | 02 Jan 2009
Features
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The developed world is slipping into recession and established investment vehicles are crashing into disrepute. What will be the knock-on effect for IP assets - and those tasked with their management and monetisation? View article
The IP challenges facing Barack Obama
Patents, trademarks and copyrights are crucial US assets. The new president has major decisions to make that will affect their ongoing value to corporate America View article
VERSACE marks cancelled after 20 years
The registrar of trademarks has cancelled five Israeli trademarks containing the word ‘Versace’ on the grounds of bad-faith registration. The registrar held that an action for cancellation on such grounds may be filed at any time under the Trademarks Ordinance, even where the relevant provision came into force after the mark was registered. View report
Overlap between parallel imports and the protection of IP rights
Although Croatia is not an EU member state, the Market Competition Protection Agency considers EU practice when dealing with conflicts between legislation relating to trademark protection and regulations protecting competition. However, Croatia has yet to establish its own position on this issue. View report
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