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WIPO to open five new international offices

WIPO is planning to open five new offices around the world next year one each in China, Russia and the United States and two in Africa.

July 11 2013

Market Court takes over all civil IP matters in Finland

In September, Finland will become the first Nordic country to have a specialised IP court. Petri Rinkinen and Kim Parviainen explain how it will work

Managing IP Correspondent, July 11 2013

Lithuanian reforms put onus on trade mark owners

Recent amendments will encourage brand owners to register trade marks in Lithuania more responsibly, put them to genuine use and defend them more actively, explain Ruta Pumputiene and Jurgita Randakeviciute

Managing IP Correspondent, July 11 2013

How to keep your secrets secret

Trade secrets are an increasingly important part of a company’s IP portfolio. But IP owners need to ensure their secrets are afforded maximum protection. Michael Warnecke explains how they should do it

Managing IP Correspondent, July 11 2013

Use fee-shifting to tackle patent trolls

Last month, the Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit urged district courts to do more to tackle frivolous patent litigation. Vernon M Winters explains what measures are available, and how they can be used better

Managing IP Correspondent, July 11 2013

How Australia’s new regime will affect patentees

Patrick Sands and Thor North explain the most important changes for patent filers brought about by Australia’s Raising the Bar amendment

Managing IP Correspondent, July 11 2013

High Court reverses Samsung patent verdict

The Chinese Supreme Court recently published the list of top 10 IP litigation cases of 2012. One selected case is the final judgment decided by the Zhejiang High Court regarding the patent infringement litigation between Holley Communicates and Shenzhen Samsung Kejian Mobile Communication.

Managing IP Correspondent, July 11 2013

Save money on Belgian search reports

Filing a Belgian patent application presents several major advantages to applicants. Indeed, filing a Belgian patent application only involves the payment of a very low filing fee (€50) and a search fee (€300), these two fees being sufficient to obtain, after only a formal examination, a granted Belgian patent within two or three years of the filing date. This means that an invention may be protected on the Belgian territory in a short time and at a low cost.

Managing IP Correspondent, July 11 2013

To patent eligibility … and beyond

On March 8 2013, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) issued a notice to its examiners regarding the examination of computer-implemented inventions for determining patent-eligible subject matter. This notice follows the Federal Court of Appeal decision in Canada (Attorney General) v Amazon.com Inc relating to the patentability of business and computer implemented methods, which resulted in the grant of Amazon.com's one-click patent in January 2012.

Managing IP Correspondent, July 11 2013

Free fluege.de for all, rules General Court

On May 14 2013 the General Court dismissed the appeal against the decision of the Board of Appeal of OHIM rejecting a trade mark application for the word fluege.de, under Article 7(1)(b) and (c) CTMR. The application was for services for "advertising, business management, business administration, office functions, transport, packaging and storage of goods, travel arrangement, services for providing foods and drink, accommodation services" in classes 35, 39 and 43.

Managing IP Correspondent, July 11 2013

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