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December 24, 2008
The Recording Industry Association of America last week told The Wall Street Journal that it plans to halt its massive campaign against peer-to-peer file sharers in favour of a new and perhaps equally controversial tactic
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December 24, 2008
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) last week told The Wall Street Journal that it plans to halt its massive campaign against peer-to-peer file sharers in favour of a new and perhaps equally controversial tactic
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December 22, 2008
The owner of the Budweiser beer brand has lost the latest leg of its battle over trade mark rights in Europe
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December 22, 2008
A patent covering diagnostic method claims was rejected by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday based on the Court’s controversial decision in In re Bilski, which changed the test for determining patent-eligible subject matter in the US
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December 22, 2008
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld a US patent for the popular blood clot-inhibitor Plavix in another victory for branded pharmaceutical companies
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December 22, 2008
In its annual review of the year’s news, Managing IP reveals the 50 most read stories on managingip.com from 2008 and provides a recap of the year’s awards and survey winners
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December 19, 2008
An overwhelming 82% of IP practitioners favour the rapid implementation of a European Community patent
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December 19, 2008
An overwhelming 82% of IP practitioners favour the rapid implementation of a European Community patent
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December 15, 2008
A new effort to make prior art for software inventions more accessible to USPTO examiners highlights a growing trend towards so-called crowdsourcing in the patent community
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December 15, 2008
UK Culture Secretary Andy Burnham has announced a U-turn in the government’s policy on extending the copyright term for sound recordings
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December 12, 2008
SIPO commissioner Tian Lipu used the iPod as an example of why China’s companies need to move up the technology value chain at a presentation in Hong Kong yesterday
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December 12, 2008
The US Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) held a press conference on Thursday outlining its goals for 2009, which include obtaining full funding for the 2008 PRO-IP Act
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December 08, 2008
The director general of the European Commissions’ taxation and customs directorate yesterday said “we have not been aggressive enough” in alerting consumers to the dangers of counterfeiting
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December 08, 2008
The Madras High Court last week set aside a patent granted to Swiss pharmaceutical company F Hoffman La Roche for its blockbuster anti-infection medicine valganciclovir because a pre-grant opposition by two NGOs was not heard
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December 08, 2008
The Madras High Court last week set aside a patent granted to Swiss pharmaceutical company F Hoffman La Roche for its blockbuster anti-infection medicine valganciclovir because a pre-grant opposition by two NGOs was not heard.
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December 08, 2008
MGA Entertainment has been ordered to stop selling its popular Bratz line of dolls after a judge granted Mattel’s request for a permanent injunction last week
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December 08, 2008
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday heard the USPTO’s appeal against a district court’s decision to grant a permanent injunction against the Office’s patent claims and continuing applications rules package
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December 08, 2008
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday heard the USPTO’s appeal against a district court’s decision to grant a permanent injunction against the Office’s patent claims and continuing applications rules package
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December 05, 2008
A Shanghai court has awarded Rmb1.25 million ($182,000) to Diageo in a landmark case against a Shanghai company that was copying the trade dress of its bestselling Johnnie Walker Black Label Whisky
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December 01, 2008
Companies can save a lot of money by outsourcing their IP work, but it takes time and effort to get the process right. Peter Ollier assesses the options
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December 01, 2008
Following the right procedures can be crucial when filing a domain name complaint. Dennis Cai offers some advice
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December 01, 2008
Robert Abrahamsen explores the perks of the patent reexamination process
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December 01, 2008
Large businesses have grasped the need for IP management, but SMEs are only beginning to do so.
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December 01, 2008
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in late October changed the test for determining patentable subject matter in the US. IP experts from four industries explain how the decision will affect your patents
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December 01, 2008
Patrick Duxbury and Emma Tuck ask whether the increasing cost of drug development, and the declining numbers of drugs being approved, mean that IP protection for life science products should be reevaluated
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December 01, 2008
Eileen McDermott asks James Malackowski, founder and CEO of patent auction company, Ocean Tomo, how he got here, what's in store for the future and what the new US president should do for innovation
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December 01, 2008
Effective supervision and management is crucial for any successful IP owner. Managing IP's third annual software survey analyses which tools will work best for you
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December 01, 2008
The ECJ recently raised the bar for showing dilution, saying that famous mark owners will have to prove that the detriment to their distinctive character has changed consumers' behaviour.
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December 01, 2008
At the November Asia-Pacific IP Forum in Hong Kong, experts discussed strategies for protecting IP in China
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December 01, 2008
Barack Obama will be sworn in as the next US president on January 20: what will his administration mean for IP?
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December 01, 2008
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December 01, 2008
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December 01, 2008
During two Managing IP-hosted webcasts last month, participants discussed the implications of the In re Bilski decision in the US and Chinese litigation tactics
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December 01, 2008
The Enlarged Board decision on the patentability of computer programs will bring welcome clarity
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December 01, 2008
The USPTO Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences last week rejected a business method patent based on the recent ruling by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in In re Bilski
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December 01, 2008
A coalition of Australian film makers has launched a case against internet service provider iiNet that will test the liability for online copyright infringement in Australia
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December 01, 2008
The Federal Trade Commission has asked the Supreme Court to hear an appeal of an April ruling that found technology developer Rambus had not engaged in anticompetitive behaviour
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December 01, 2008
The pharmaceutical industry has rejected criticisms, made in an EU report released last week, that it uses patents to block generic competition
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December 01, 2008
The pharmaceutical industry has rejected criticisms, made in an EU report released last week, that it uses patents to block generic competition