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      <title>BLOG: Ramifications of the Myriad gene patent case could reach far beyond medical diagnostics</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Supreme Court this week heard oral arguments in Association for Molecular Pathology v Myriad Genetics. The case, which concerns the patentability of human genetic material, could have serious implications for innovators in the biotechnology industry and their ability to secure investment &ndash; and patent owners in other sectors should also pay close attention to the outcome.
Back in May 2009 the Public Patent Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit against Myriad Genetics, the University of Utah Research Foundation and the USPTO in the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit &ndash; brought on behalf of the Association...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>jellis@theipmediagroup.com (Jack Ellis)</author>
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      <title>EVENT: IPBC Asia 2013</title>
      <description><![CDATA[17-19 November, SingaporeTo address the rapidly developing importance of Asia-Pacific in the global IP market IAM will be hosting the first IP Business Congress (IPBC) Asia – designed specifically to bring together senior thought leaders from across the Asia¬-Pacific region, Europe and North America who specialise in the business of IP for three days of high-level discussion and unparalleled networking opportunities. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>REPORT: Devices included in complex trademark may be independently protected – but the saga continues</title>
      <description><![CDATA[After 20 years of litigation between Jägermeister and Zwack Unicum, the Court of Cassation has overturned two precedential decisions of the Court of Rome and the Rome Court of Appeal, arguing that the same trademark can be attacked separately for lack of novelty and non-use, and that devices included in a complex mark may be protected independently. But the saga is not over yet.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>mintrovigne@jacobacci.com (Jacobacci &amp; Partners)</author>
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      <title>BLOG: It's worth remembering that Google did not buy the Moto patents to generate licensing royalties</title>
      <description><![CDATA[That Google received a pretty hefty setback earlier this week in the Motorola FRAND case against Microsoft is not in doubt. But it&rsquo;s also worth remembering, I think, that Google did not buy Moto in order to generate licensing royalties. Instead, it did the deal as part of an effort to kick-start the development of what was a pretty anaemic patent portfolio in the wake of its failure to secure the Nortel patents; and it wanted the bulk Moto&rsquo;s patents provided so that it would be taken seriously as a patent player. The company&rsquo;s motives were, to all intents and purposes,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>jwild@iam-magazine.com (Joff Wild)</author>
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      <title>BLOG: Now that it has been defeated on FRAND, Google must find other ways to leverage SEPs</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A Seattle district court hearing a standards-essential patent (SEP) dispute between Microsoft and Google-owned Motorola Mobility has set a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licence fee for Moto&rsquo;s SEPs relating to the H.264 video codec and IEEE 802.11 wifi standards. The royalty rates fixed by the court are expected to provide a framework for deciding upon FRAND licence fees in future SEP disputes. But while the court&rsquo;s decision may present a setback for Google, the company still has opportunities to get value out of its SEPs.
Judge James L Robart, presiding over the case in the Western District of Washington, set the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>jellis@theipmediagroup.com (Jack Ellis)</author>
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      <title>BLOG: IP owners should be mindful of the lasting influence of Pirate politics in Germany</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The German Parliament recently held a plenary first reading of a joint motion against the granting of software patents. The cross-party resolution &ndash; which has now been sent to government committees for further review &ndash; calls for the German government to ensure that the country&rsquo;s IP office refrains from giving patent protection to software, claiming that the practice harms innovation, threatens open source projects and contravenes the European Patent Convention (EPC).
Although Article 52 of the EPC does rule out the patenting of computer programs &ldquo;as such&rdquo;, the ambiguity of the Convention on this issue has led the European Patent Office (EPO)...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: Indian generics grab a strategic foothold in Japan </title>
      <description><![CDATA[The recent announcement that Indian generic manufacturer Suven Life Sciences was granted four pharmaceutical patents in China, Mexico and New Zealand, adding to the five patents it holds in Japan, once again shows that Indian generics have steadily been building a presence in other countries, far away from the headline-grabbing reports about them at home. It seems that although they are reluctant to invest profits into R&amp;D in India, when it comes to entering lucrative markets abroad, there is plenty of creativity and capital available.  
One of these is Japan. The world&rsquo;s second largest pharmaceutical market, according to a Thomson...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>shussain@gbp.co.uk (Seher Hussain)</author>
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      <title>REPORT: Can a German patent cover acts committed outside Germany?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In principle, a German patent has no effect abroad; similarly, foreign patents have no effect within Germany. Therefore, as a general rule, a German patent can be infringed only by acts committed within Germany. However, in the past few years certain German court decisions have shown that there are several scenarios in which acts committed abroad can infringe a German patent.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>rak@patentfirm.de (Kuhnen &amp; Wacker)</author>
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      <title>EVENT: AIPPI Forum &amp; ExCo Meeting 2013</title>
      <description><![CDATA[5-11 September, HelsinkiThe International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) invites you to take part in the AIPPI Forum & ExCo Meeting 2013 in Helsinki, from 5 to 11 September 2013. The meeting will offer a great deal of information and discussions on topics related to intellectual property issues and trends on an international basis. The Forum & ExCo Meeting is a great opportunity to meet with your clients, friends and business colleagues from all continents and to establish new contacts to enhance your business activities. Do not miss this unique event and register now at www.aippi.net!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>(AIPPI Forum &amp; ExCo Meeting 2013)</author>
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      <title>REPORT: Pornographic films are not works under Taiwanese copyright law</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Taipei District Prosecutor’s Office recently held that pornographic films produced by Japanese companies were not "copyrighted works" as defined in Article 3 of the Taiwanese Copyright Act. In doing so, the office followed a 1999 Supreme Court judgment, rather than the position of the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office. 
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>yulan.kuo@taiwanlaw.com (Formosa Transnational)</author>
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      <title>REPORT: Protecting well-known marks</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Albanian law and jurisprudence specify no particular thresholds or other requirements as to how much use is needed for an unregistered mark to qualify for protection as a well-known mark. This issue arose recently in a case involving four word and device marks that had been used for cigarettes manufactured by the Albanian state-owned companies at the time of the centralised economy in Albania (before 1990).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>ggjika@drakopoulos-law.com (Drakopoulos Law Firm)</author>
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      <title>BLOG: China’s crucial struggle to raise patent quality</title>
      <description><![CDATA[According to the latest report from China&rsquo;s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), it granted 217,000 invention patents in 2012, which is a 26% increase&nbsp;on the year before. But as this blog and a recent report from the European Chamber of Commerce in China have previously conveyed, the quality of the patents being issued by SIPO remains a big challenge in China.
The Chamber of Commerce study indicates that while patent filings will continue to grow, patent quality will lag behind. &quot;There might be over 2.6 million less-than-'highest-quality' patents filed in China in 2015 alone, which is substantially more than the estimated 'highest-quality'...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>shussain@gbp.co.uk (Seher Hussain)</author>
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      <title>BLOG: EU patent reforms better for all life sciences companies than those in US, say industry insiders</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A survey of over 300 members of the pharma and biotech industries - including senior executives, researchers, academics, and investors &ndash; has revealed that while a healthy majority believes that European patent reform will benefit pharmaceutical and biotech companies, less than half feel the same applies to the America Invents Act, which became law in September 2011 and, among other things, introduces a first-to-file system to the US, as well as a post-grant opposition process.  
The Life Sciences Report, compiled by UK patent and trademark attorney firm Marks &amp; Clerk, also finds that around 40% of respondents believe that larger...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: Nokia still sees a big future in patent licensing, but is progress slower than expected?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Speaking last week during an earnings call with analysts to discuss Nokia&rsquo;s quarter one financial results, CFO Timo Ihamuotila stated that the company would generate &euro;500 million ($653 million) from patent licensing this year. CEO Stephen Elop then elaborated on that:  
It is very important to protect what we&rsquo;re doing and make sure people [who profit from using that IP] are paying their fair share &hellip; I can&rsquo;t comment on specific vendors, but when there is a significant shift in vendor market share, when you see those shifts, that tends to create significant opportunities. We are watching where we can...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: Acacia shares dive after firm announces second-best quarterly revenue results in its history</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Acacia shares lost over 27% of their value yesterday as the markets reacted negatively to the publicly-quoted NPE&rsquo;s first quarter figures, which were released on Thursday. The firm reported a drop in operating revenues to $76,861,000 and a decline in net income to $5.11M or $0.11 a share compared to Q1 2012&rsquo;s $49.93M or $1.09 a share; with adjusted earnings of $22.71M or $0.47 a share. However, Acacia actually beat market expectations, which had been for revenues of just under $59 million and an EPS of $0.42.  
In the press release announcing the results, President and CEO Paul Ryan was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: Even though it won’t say so, patents are now a big business for Microsoft - UPDATED</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The news that Microsoft had signed up Taiwanese company Hon Hai Precision (parent company of Foxconn, producer of 40% of the world&rsquo;s consumer electronics) came just a couple of days before the company announced its third quarter results. These showed an 18% rise in revenues to just over $20 billion, with profits standing at $6.05 billion &ndash; an 18.5% increase.  
As with the other Android-related deals that Microsoft has done (there are&nbsp;19 of these now, all helpfully listed by Florian Mueller on his FOSS patents blog), the details of the agreement have not been released. However, the press release announcing...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: Book your place now for the IPBC Asia in Singapore this November </title>
      <description><![CDATA[Registration for the IP Business Congress Asia is now officially open. IPBC Asia will take place at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Singapore from 17th to 19th November.  
The future of innovation has shifted to Asia. China files the most patents and trademark applications in the world while Japan, Korea and Taiwan boast cutting-edge technology and consumer electronic companies. Not to mention Singapore which is actively positioning itself as the region&rsquo;s key intellectual property hub. Across Asia, it&rsquo;s clear that intellectual property is increasingly being seen as a fundamental tool in the creation of innovation-based economies and in ensuring sustainable...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: No, New Zealand has not abolished software patents</title>
      <description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of excited reporting over the last 24 hours to the effect that New Zealand has enacted legislation that will ban the granting of software patents in the country (you can see some examples here, here and here). However, before writing a story about this I thought I would contact someone in the country who would know the true situation. So I got in touch with Kate Wilson, a partner based in the Hamilton offices of specialist IP law firm James &amp; Wells. As I suspected, the story is a little more nuanced than some of the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 23:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: The EU patent and court offer huge opportunities for US patent litigators and their firms</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Those of us in Europe tend to think of the EU patent and unitary patent court (UPC) as European issues; framed, as they have been , in terms of making life simpler and cheaper for applicants and patent owners from the EU, especially SMEs (though whether that will actually be the case, of course, is an entirely different matter). However, the reality is that what is being formulated will, in fact, have a major global impact and will represent the most significant change to the world&rsquo;s patent system that we have seen for a long, long time.  
I am currently...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 13:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: BT switches from privateering to licensing transparency</title>
      <description><![CDATA[It emerged&nbsp;last week that BT has launched a campaign to license its patents covering SIP trunking, a key technology in the voice over internet protocol (VoIP) space. BT&rsquo;s proposed licensing terms, as well as price points and a list of the 99 US patents it is seeking royalties for, can be viewed here. In contrast with the norm, the British company has outlined a comprehensive royalty payment structure on its website &ndash; possibly signifying the adoption of a new strategy for monetising its patents.
Several of BT&rsquo;s previous efforts at IP monetisation have caused controversy. In December last year, it was revealed...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>REPORT: Trademark exhaustion, unfair competition and consumer interests: a recent ruling</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A recently published Athens Court of Appeal judgment provides an interesting example of the interplay between the areas of trademark, unfair competition and consumer protection law. Japanese watch manufacturing company Seiko initiated proceedings against a Greek company that imported Seiko watches into Greece without Seiko’s consent to the import of its products into the European Economic Area. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>REPORT: KIT KAT dispute: Nestl&#233; gets a break</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) has ruled on a trademark dispute between Societé des Produits Nestlé SA, a Swiss-registered company, and Kit Kat Food Products over the use of the trademark KIT KAT. The key issue before the IPAB was which company had the right to use the KIT KAT trademark, and as a result whose applications were liable to be rejected under the Trademarks Act 1999. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: IAM does Dallas</title>
      <description><![CDATA[I have been in Dallas since Saturday for the annual meeting of the International Trademark Association. Following are a few (highly) random thoughts &hellip; 
 
Africa &ndash; over recent years we have seen the emergence of the Asian and Latin American markets. Now, Africa is getting in on the act. Economic growth across the continent is substantial: populations are increasing, disposable incomes are on the up, consumer demand for all types of product is rising. Darren Olivier, a partner at South African law firm Adams &amp; Adams, tells me that he and his colleagues are fielding a growing number of queries...]]></description>
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      <title>BLOG: FRAND is a two way street - both sides in a negotiation have to want to play ball</title>
      <description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s no surprise that the European Commission has today issued a preliminary opinion that in seeking and enforcing an injunction &ldquo;against Apple in Germany on the basis of its mobile phone standard-essential patents (&quot;SEPs&quot;)&rdquo; Motorola Mobility was potentially abusing a dominant position. Whatever it says, the Commission&rsquo;s competition regulator has shown time and again that it has a deep distrust of patents and will always look for ways in which their power can be restricted.  
In a pithy sound-bite in which he comments on this case, Joaquin Almunia, the man who runs DG Competition, summed up the position quite nicely:...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: It's time to make the case for strong corporate trademark teams</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The annual meeting of the International Trademark Association is now underway in Dallas. As is usual with INTA, the event seems to have overtaken the host city. Everywhere you walk in downtown today you&rsquo;ll see delegates clutching their conference bags, with their ID badges around their necks. The convention centre, too, is packed with trademark practitioners from all corners of the world. In IP there really is nothing to match the event in terms of scope and size. There are probably seven thousand plus attendees here in Texas; that&rsquo;s vastly more than go to the big patent-centric conferences such as those...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 22:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: Acacia and Rambus liked it so much the first time they are doing it again</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Acacia has acquired the rights to a portfolio of automotive illumination patents from Rambus. The press release announcing the deal states:
The portfolio relates to automotive and vehicular illumination applications including headlights, taillights, and internal and external lighting. As part of this transaction, Rambus received an initial upfront payment and is expected to receive subsequent payments. Specific terms of the transaction are confidential.
If that phraseology sounds familiar, that&rsquo;s because&nbsp; it is - this is the second privateering-style agreement the two firms have signed off on this year. In March, they announced the following: 
Rambus Inc &hellip; the innovative technology solutions company, announced...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 18:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>jwild@iam-magazine.com (Joff Wild)</author>
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      <title>BLOG: USTR 301 report spells out big pharma’s Asian patent concerns</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The office of the United States Trade Representative has just released its annual 301 Special Report, a review of the state of intellectual property rights and their enforcement around the world. Although comprehensive in scope, the report makes clear that compulsory licensing and its potential effects are of grave concern to the US government, as India, Indonesia, Thailand and even Canada are subjected to criticism.  
Indonesia recently announced a comprehensive compulsory licensing regime for HIV and AIDS drugs, adding to last year&rsquo;s governmental approval of the manufacture of seven anti-hepatitis and HIV medications, produced by Merck, GSK and Abbott amongst...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 11:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>shussain@gbp.co.uk (Seher Hussain)</author>
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      <title>BLOG: Why on earth does Google bother trying to sell patents it cannot get top dollar for?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Over on the IP Watchdog website, Gene Quinn is reporting on an exchange he has had with Google over whether the company sells patents to trolls or not. Yesterday, Quinn had reported that Suzanne Michel, senior patent counsel at Google, had stated at a conference that the company sometimes did. Today, he reports that Google has been in touch to deny that this is the case. It seems that there has been some misunderstanding about Ms Michel&rsquo;s words. 
For what it&rsquo;s worth, my view is that if Google says it does not sell to &ldquo;patent trolls&rdquo; then Google does not sell...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 17:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>jwild@iam-magazine.com (Joff Wild)</author>
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      <title>BLOG: Getting the proposed EU patent system wrong would be unforgiveable</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Lawyers, patent attorneys and industry representatives voiced their criticisms of a number of proposed reforms to the European patent systems at an event held in London this week.
Panellists at a Westminster Legal Policy Forum seminar discussed reform in the European Union, with unitary patent plans awaiting ratification in at least 13 signatory states, including France, Germany and the United Kingdom before they can be implemented. In addition to concerns that the proposed system will put non-European patentees at an advantage and could encourage &lsquo;trolling&rsquo;, the issue of renewal fees for unitary patents also attracted a great deal of comment. Chris Mercer,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 10:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>jellis@theipmediagroup.com (Jack Ellis)</author>
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      <title>REPORT: By royal appointment: IP rights implications of the coronation</title>
      <description><![CDATA[As well as being an occasion of national celebration, the coronation of Prince Willem Alexander is of particular interest as the royal House of Orange and IP rights are closely entwined. Advertising agencies, companies and trademark holders that turn the coronation to their advantage can seriously benefit from the festivities – even more so if they manage to protect their creative efforts properly through IP rights.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>noorlander@octrooibureau.nl (NLO (Nederlandsch Octrooibureau))</author>
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      <title>REPORT: Separate copyrights for a cinematograph film and the underlying work?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In a recent ruling regarding a remake of well-known Bollywood film Zanjeer, the Bombay High Court held that the copyright owner of a cinematograph film may not also be the owner of the underlying works (eg, the screenplay and story), unless such works have been assigned to it in a manner prescribed under Section 19 of the Copyright Act 1957. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>harshdeep.kaur@lakshmisri.com (Lakshmikumaran &amp; Sridharan)</author>
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      <title>REPORT: ECJ reference breathes life into Sigma’s parallel importation appeal</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal recently handed down a decision indicating its intention to refer questions relating to the specific mechanism to Europe's highest court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), on an appeal from the Patents County Court. The court considered the issues in the case to be worthy of a reference to the ECJ because the specific mechanism will continue to apply until 2019. 
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>REPORT: “Some use” of trademark by bankrupt company does not solve lack of use issue</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In Jobo Limited v Riccadomus Group SRL the court determined that certain activities by a bankruptcy trustee did not constitute "use" of the bankrupt company’s trademark. Activities which were deemed insufficient included renewing the trademark and sending cease-and-desist letters to purported infringers.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>REPORT: House sub-committee holds second hearing on abusive patent litigation</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The House of Representatives Judiciary Sub-committee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet recently held its second hearing on abusive patent litigation. Six industry representatives spoke to address the issues related to cases brought by NPEs and the impact on competitiveness and job creation in the United States. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: Alibaba sets a strong IP example for other Chinese companies</title>
      <description><![CDATA[It has been an eventful two weeks for Chinese e-commerce giant, the Alibaba Group. This morning saw the company announce its purchase of a $586 million stake in Weibo while last week saw the establishment of a dedicated intellectual property rights group and a partnership with five Chinese government and enforcement agencies to fight online piracy. If, as rumoured, a public listing is around the corner, it is clearly a strategic move on Alibaba&rsquo;s part to bulk up its IP protection measures in order to attract more investors. 
Amidst the flurry of announcements, what is evident is that Alibaba is one...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>shussain@gbp.co.uk (Seher Hussain)</author>
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      <title>BLOG: BlackBerry seeks buyers for its Rockstar stake, but a deal is not certain</title>
      <description><![CDATA[BlackBerry is looking to sell its stake in Rockstar, according to several sources that have been in touch with IAM. The Canadian company, which as Research In Motion was one of the five founders of the NPE after the Nortel auction took place in June 2011, has been involved in talks with prospective buyers over recent months, but as yet has not found anyone willing to commit to a deal. 
Although there seems to be some interest in acquiring BlackBerry&rsquo;s stake in the Ottawa-based NPE, we have been told, there are also several reasons why it is not the highly attractive...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>jwild@iam-magazine.com (Joff Wild)</author>
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      <title>BLOG: Nanotech patent sell-off may generate interest from big-name buyers</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Nanotechnology industry news site AZoNano.com reports that a portfolio of potentially more than 400 patents and applications is being put up for sale by the bankruptcy administrators of NanoInk, a company specialising in nano-scale encryption and authentication solutions. NanoInk ceased operations in February this year after its shareholders withdrew investment.
The patents &ndash; which provide coverage in a number of key jurisdictions including the United States, Japan, China and European countries &ndash; are being offered for sale along with other assets including related knowhow, equipment, inventory and licences to third party technology. Details of some of the IP that may be on...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>jellis@theipmediagroup.com (Jack Ellis)</author>
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      <title>BLOG: Chinese pharma must use collaborative deals to leverage IP expertise</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The recent spate of partnerships agreed between Western and Chinese pharmaceutical businesses underscores the continued need for collaboration to fully leverage the Chinese market. But while foreign life sciences companies pursue joint ventures with an eye to increasing profits, their Chinese partners would be well-advised to use these opportunities to develop their own IP capabilities, if their aim is to become international players.  
In the last two weeks Amgen has signed a joint venture with Zhejiang Beta Pharma, SciClone Pharmaceuticals has entered into a licensing agreement with Zensun Science &amp; Technology and the Vectura Group established the Tianjin Kinnovata Pharmaceutical...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>shussain@gbp.co.uk (Seher Hussain)</author>
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      <title>BLOG: If Korea is serious about its royalty deficit, it must think technology first, IP second</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Recently, a delegation from the Korean Intellectual Property Office visited Cambridge University to learn more about how it spins off so many successful licences despite filing relatively few patents. Korea averages 100 licences for every 600 patents filed, while Cambridge is converting one out of every two patents into licences.  
Although Korean companies file tens of thousands of patent applications each year, the country is battling a low rate of patent to licence conversions &ndash; an issue that has been around for some time now. In 2012, the country&rsquo;s so-called licensing deficit was close to $5 billion, according to data...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 08:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: Despite potential flaws proposed US patent transparency legislation is worth supporting</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Legislation introduced in the US House of Representatives yesterday by Democrat Congressman Ted Deutch aims to greatly increase transparency of patent ownership. The End Anonymous Patents Act would, explained a press release, &ldquo;require any sales or transfers of patents to be disclosed to the Patent and Trade Office [sic], along with a notice of the real party in interest filing by the purchasing entity. The same disclosure requirements would apply to new patents at the time they are awarded, and for currently held patents at the next scheduled maintenance fee payment&rdquo;.  
Explaining his decision to put the act forward Deutch...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 12:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: Security concerns about Huawei could adversely affect many more than just one company</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) agreed this week to cross-license operations support systems (OSS) technology. The proposed deal signifies a major commitment to cooperation between the companies &ndash; but it could yet be derailed by concerns in the US and Europe over national security and anti-competitive practices.
The three signed a memorandum of understanding earlier this week with a view to jointly utilising the systems they have to manage multi-vendor networks. According to a press release from NSN, the parties expect the arrangement to simplify operations and reduce costs for themselves and the network operators they work with.
However, Huawei has...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: Do not expect Europe's Unified Patent Court to be up and running until 2016 at the earliest</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The UK&rsquo;s ratification of the agreement to create a unified patent court (UPC) for Europe may not be subject to a referendum, but those expecting a quick sign-off from the British government look as if they are going to be disappointed. In fact, it looks as if the UK will not be in a position to ratify the treaty until the second half of 2015, meaning that it is quite possible that the UPC will not actually get underway until 2016.  
Yesterday, law firm Bristows &ndash; which has already written for IAM on the potential drawbacks of the new system...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: Europe's new patent regime - some of the key issues for US-based entities</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Last week I posted a story from the US about how law firms in the country are receiving an increasing number of enquiries from clients about how the EU patent and UPC will affect their patent strategies in Europe, and what they should be doing to prepare for their arrival. I also mentioned that senior practitioners at one big firm &ndash; Ropes &amp; Gray &ndash; had become qualified as English solicitors in order to offer formal advice on the new regime, while others were preparing to take the exams that would allow them to do the same (if they pass, of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>REPORT: Advocate general confirms Dutch Court of Appeal's Cipralex decision</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The validity of Lundbeck's European patent and supplementary protection certificate protecting its blockbuster drug Cipralex® has been litigated in the Netherlands since 2008. The advocate general recently issued his opinion on the issue, but the Supreme Court's final decision is still awaited.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>REPORT: Examining service provider liability for copyright infringement</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The unauthorised dissemination of copyright works through the Internet represents a major challenge for copyright owners worldwide. Holding network service providers liable for infringing activities by network users is the key to combating online copyright infringement effectively. A recent Supreme People’s Court judicial interpretation examines this issue.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: Software patents come under mainstream political attack in Germany</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A few weeks back we ran a blog that looked at the on-going influence of the IP-sceptic Pirate Party in German politics. Although the party has seen its opinion poll rating slump, we said, it has succeeded in persuading mainstream parties to explore more hostile policy platforms. One manifestation of this&nbsp; is in the growing attacks on software patents being made by politicians of all hues in the country&rsquo;s Parliament. Yesterday, the legal affairs committee of the Bundestag held a hearing on the patentability of software. Rob Harrison, a patent attorney based in Germany, provides a report and comments on what...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: IP is just as much about collaboration as exclusivity for oncology tech companies</title>
      <description><![CDATA[IP advocacy group Ideas Matter showcased the pivotal role of IP in the development of cancer treatments at an event in London today. Representatives from a number of companies active in the field of cancer diagnostics attempted to counter the arguments put forward by IP sceptics by explaining the importance of IP to funding, product development, cross-industry collaboration and ultimately improving the quality of life for cancer sufferers.
Dr Deryk Williams, chief medical officer of Anaxsys, highlighted the importance of IP to securing investment for the development of medical devices such as his company&rsquo;s lung cancer diagnostic technology. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a fairly simple...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOG: The UPC dodges a UK referendum bullet</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Last week the British government announced that it is to introduce legislation that will, among other things, &ldquo;enable the UK to implement the Unitary Patent Court Agreement&rdquo;. This, you will remember was signed in Brussels in February and mandates the creation of a unitary court system that will hear disputes relating to the EU patent. The press release put out to explain the government&rsquo;s move stated: &ldquo;The Court is a central part in introducing a single patent across almost all EU countries. It is estimated that this would lead to direct benefits to business of &pound;40 million per year. It is...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EVENT: FICPI China Intellectual Property Symposium 2013</title>
      <description><![CDATA[16-18 June, Xi'anAll-China Patent Attorneys Association (ACPAA) and FICPI China welcome you to the “China Intellectual Property Symposium(Xi’an) 2013” on June 16-18  in China's one of the greatest historical cities Xi’an, Shaanxi Province.Governmental officials, judicial professionals, IP practitioners in domestic and overseas companies, and patent attorneys from all over the world will explore and discuss current hot IP issues on the filing practice, examination and invalidation of utility model patents in different jurisdictions, and the latest development of judicial and administrative enforcement in China and other Countries with a focus on case law studies. A one day post-symposium excursion will...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EVENT: IPO Annual Meeting 2013</title>
      <description><![CDATA[15-17 September, Boston, MA Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) is a trade association for owners of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.  IPO is the only association in the U.S. that serves all intellectual property owners in all industries and all fields of technology.  IPO’s Annual Meeting will take place in Boston, Massachusetts on September 15-17 and offers concurrent trademark and patent sessions, including ethics sessions for trademark and patent attorneys. For more information or to register, visit www.ipo.org/AM2013. ]]></description>
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