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China patents: New rules for patent infringement

On July 16, China Supreme People's Court (SPC) released its amendment proposal for public comments, titled "Amendment of the Judiciary Interpretation – Certain Provisions on Issues Concerning Application of Law in Trying Cases Involving Patent Disputes". The current Judiciary Interpretation is one of the key authorities for Chinese courts to handle patent infringement cases. It has been in effect since 2001 and has had some minor changes over the years.

Managing IP Correspondent, September 01 2014
Germany: Court addresses patent claim clarity

In two notable judgements, the German Federal Patent Court has resolved questions concerning the assessment of patent claim clarity before the German Patent Office.

Managing IP Correspondent, September 01 2014
Greece: Trade mark ruling shows lack of harmony

In a recent judgment, the Administrative Court of Appeals affirmed the Greek Trade Mark Commission's ruling that a trade mark application (word mark) Cardiometabolic Care is descriptive for goods and services in classes 5 (pharmaceutical products) and 44 (medicinal services) irrespective of the fact that the same application has been accepted for registration in some EU countries.

Managing IP Correspondent, September 01 2014
Indonesia: Determining similarity between marks

According to the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia (which has permanent legal force) the determination of whether or not a mark is similar to another must be made as a whole, rather than being separated part by part. This is illustrated by some recent cases.

Managing IP Correspondent, September 01 2014
Russia: Trade mark sought for Kennedy’s Assassin

Strange overtones sometimes accompany intellectual property. Usually businesses register trade marks to promote their goods. In this case a Russian company filed a trade mark application for a trade mark Kennedy's Assassin in class 41 (production and distribution of motion pictures).

Managing IP Correspondent, September 01 2014
Romania: New Law on Employee Inventions

A new law related to service inventions (Law 83/2014) entered into force in Romania at the end of June 2014. In this context, it has become essential for the employer to have a full overview over the last two years of activity of its employee(s).

Managing IP Correspondent, September 01 2014

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