Why are oppositions and appeals down at OHIM? Although applications for Community trade marks (CTMs) continued to rise last year, opposition and appeal filings fell. James Nurton examines whether IP owners’ strategies are changing By James Nurton January 29 2013
IPCom wins access to licences in FRAND case A legal adviser to patent licensing company IPCom can inspect confidential licensing agreements signed by Nokia and HTC, a UK judge has ruled By James Nurton January 25 2013
Advocate General tackles copyright levy questions The CJEU’s Advocate General has advised the EU’s top court how to balance the rights of individuals to make private copies and the rights of IP owners to receive compensation in an opinion on copyright levies By Managing IP Correspondent January 25 2013
EU Court says yes to Anheuser-Busch’s Bud CTM Businesses that want to oppose Community trade marks have been given more guidance from the CJEU’s General Court as to how it will apply the rules on the use of a sign “in the course of trade of more than mere local s... By Managing IP Correspondent January 23 2013
EPO and USPTO unveil new classification system The EPO and USPTO have launched a new patent classification system, called the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC), as part of efforts to harmonise patent procedures globally By James Nurton January 04 2013
