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OHIM has updated its practice on trade mark class headings after a ruling from the Court of Justice of the EU in the IP Translator case.

A Northern District of California jury has found Oracle failed to prove whether Google wilfully infringed patents RE38,104 and 6,061,520. Earlier, a jury found Google infringed Oracle's copyrighted application programming interface but could not agree on whether it constituted fair use. Google has moved for a mistrial.

The bill amending the provisions of the Copyright Act, 1957, pending in the Parliament since 2010, has finally been passed. While this bill continues to have several detractors, it was passed unanimously by the Parliament. The President of India has given assent to the bill.

Regulations pertaining to the voluntary notification of copyright came into force in Malaysia on June 1 2012.

According to Article 53(b) of the European Patent Convention (EPC), plant varieties and essentially biological processes for the production of plants, are exempt from patentability.

An atrial septal defect is a serious heart problem that restricts blood flow between the left and right atria via the interatrial septum. AGA Medical Corporation owns a patent on a medical device that can be applied through a catheter in the patient's heart to close the septum. Occlutech GmbH delivers such devices. In an infringement procedure, the Court of First Instance judged that Occlutech's devices do not comply with the literal wording of AGA's patent, nor are they within the scope of protection when interpreting the claims in accordance with the Protocol for article 69 EPC. In a subsequent appeal, this decision was confirmed.

Mexican IP Law states that industrial companies, traders and service providers may use their marks in commerce, and that the exclusive right to use the marks is obtained through a registration granted by the Mexican Trademark Office.

Le Cordon Bleu, the famous French culinary school, recently won its appeal to register its name in relation to meat, poultry and game and meat extracts in New Zealand. Its application was rejected by the Intellectual Property Office, and by a hearings officer, because it was said to be a laudatory term that lacked distinctive character. The hearings officer held that "cordon bleu" meant something of high quality, and the addition of the word "le" did not save the application.

Pediatric extension is not yet implemented in Norway but will probably be later this year. The instrument is still under discussion within the European Economic Area (EEA) and can only be implemented after an agreement has been reached between the EU and the EEA and when the necessary laws and regulations have been implemented in Norway.

On January 3 2012, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) introduced a new voluntary mediation option for resolution of all trade mark opposition proceedings before IPOS, as well as all invalidation and revocation proceedings, whereby parties may seek to resolve the issues under WIPO Rules (administered by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre in Singapore).