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On September 5 2011, the Court of Appeals dismissed the copyright infringement case filed by television network giant ABS-CBN Corporation against ABC Development Corporation (ABC 5) involving the popular TV show Willing-Willie hosted by its former talent, Willie Revillame. ABS-CBN alleged that Willing-Willie is confusingly similar to its programme Wowowee which was then hosted by Revillame.

The Scottish government is urging the UK culture minister to support the company that has been approved to register a .scot domain

Elizabeth Barnhard and Susie Cheng have joined Leason Ellis’ pharma/biotech practice group. Barnhard was previously senior patent counsel at pharmaceutical company Wyeth and Cheng was previously with Jones Day.

The BBC is taking legal action in Italy to prevent a rival version of its hit show Strictly Come Dancing from being shown by Silvio Berlusconi’s television network Mediaset

Google has learnt the hard way that volume matters with smartphone patents. The more you have, the more you can bet – and the longer you can stay in the game. Its aggressive moves to build its stake threaten to distort the patent market and affect more than just smartphones. By Karen Bolipata

A monthly column devoted to IP curiosities and controversies, named in honour of John of Utynam – who received the world’s first recorded patent in 1449 diary@managingip.com

Obtaining a US trade mark registration for a mark does not, by itself, confer rights in perpetuity. Rather, there are certain requirements that a trade mark owner must adhere to in order to preserve rights in and to a registered mark. The most simple of those requirements is (with certain exceptions) the obligation to continue to use the mark in commerce in connection with the goods or services identified in the registration.

The Thailand Cosmetic Act protects consumers of cosmetics and categorises cosmetics into specially controlled designations. According to the Cosmetic Act of 1992, the focus of the regulation has been changed from pre-marketing activities to post-marketing activities, originating from the perception that utilisation of technical requirements and practice of good manufacturing guidelines ensures the quality of cosmetic products. Manufacturers or importers of specifically controlled cosmetic products must notify the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of all required information according to the law. The FDA is responsible for providing suggestions or recommendations to the Minister of Public Health on matters pertaining to cosmetics, providing advice or opinions on registration and revocation of registration of specially controlled cosmetics as well as all other issues concerning cosmetic regulations.

According to Article 67.1.1 of the Patent Law, the Intellectual Property Office may, at the request of any person or ex officio, cancel a patent granted to an invention found to be in violation of the relevant provisions of the Patent Law. Furthermore, according to Article 31.1 of the same law, where two or more applications are filed for the same invention, only the person who first filed the application shall be granted a patent.

The Swiss Federal Administrative Court has, upon appeal, held the mark Gap registrable as a trade mark for goods in class 28 (essentially toys and pet toys).