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April 05, 2012
A judge in the England & Wales High Court has said that a trial between smartphone rivals Apple and Samsung in a designs dispute can be held in June
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March 23, 2012
OHIM is no longer simply an IP office that grants Community trade marks and registered Community designs. Today EU member states agreed that it should take on a new role: overseeing the protection of IP rights across Europe
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February 24, 2012
Apple and Samsung are pouring millions of dollars into litigation over the IP rights behind their smartphones and tablet computers. Managing IP considers which firms are benefitting
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January 27, 2012
Free access: The nominations for Managing IP’s Global Awards 2012 have been announced
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January 19, 2012
The Court of Justice of the EU has set aside a ruling by the General Court over trade mark transfers and rights of opposition, which itself disagreed with OHIM’s Board of Appeal
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January 13, 2012
Rules within EU member states on so-called look-alikes vary so greatly that the practice is able to flourish in parts of the European Union, says a report prepared for the European Commission
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November 08, 2011
An opinion from the Advocate General of the EU Court of Justice today provides one more small boost to Community designs, saying that owners should not have to prove a similar design invalid before infringement proceedings
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October 20, 2011
The Court has defined the “informed user” of a Community design and how designs should be compared, in the first case since designs were introduced
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September 22, 2011
Brand owners should be more willing to share data about counterfeiting with law enforcement officers, according to the head of Interpol’s IP programme
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September 16, 2011
OHIM has revealed its mediation service could be available at the end of October
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September 13, 2011
OHIM, the European trade mark office, is getting ready to provide a mediation service for trade mark owners and applicants
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August 15, 2011
The Havana Club trade mark saga has stumbled on one more step, with Pernod Ricard losing an appeal in the side show of a false advertising case
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June 13, 2011
China’s Customs organisation was given a special award on June 8 as part of celebrations to mark World Anti-Counterfeiting Day
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May 26, 2011
The Court of Appeal has taken a different view to the High Court on when making a threat of trade mark infringement proceedings is permitted during settlement negotiations
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May 13, 2011
Trade mark users' groups have welcomed OHIM's strategic plan, approved last week, but warned that sound financial management is crucial to its success
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May 10, 2011
OHIM’s strategic plan for the next five years will unite its employees in one building and simplify its IT systems
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May 10, 2011
OHIM President António Campinos would like the Office to become “the true IP office for Europe” he told Managing IP
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April 18, 2011
Some IP practitioners have had difficulty filing Community trade marks and designs and conducting online searches today, due to problems with OHIM’s website
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March 15, 2011
The General Court of the EU has rejected an appeal over the trade mark Dada, after the opponent failed to fax its documentation in time
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February 28, 2011
A long-awaited study into the trade mark system in Europe is expected to be published soon. Managing IP considers what recommendations it might make