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Starbucks wins trade mark battle with One Bucks Coffee

31 August 2018 by Managing Intellectual Property

Starbucks coffeehouses can be found in myriad regions of the globe. However, Starbucks’ trajectory in Russia has not been easy.
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Supreme Court provides guidance on honest concurrent use

31 August 2018 by Daniel Greif

Section 13 Paragraph 2 of the Thai Trademark Act directs registrars to refuse applications for marks that are similar to a prior registered mark, given that such similarity is likely to mislead or confuse the public as to the ownership or origin of the goods claimed.
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Supreme Court rules on role of description in claims

31 August 2018 by Managing Intellectual Property

Resolution Chemicals v AstraZeneca B.V. and Shionogi (Supreme Court of The Netherlands, The Hague, June 8 2018) deals with the extent of the protection that is conferred by patent EP0521471 (EP 471), for rosuvastatin, a new cholesterol inhibitor.
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TPTO refuses trade mark solely due to bad faith

31 August 2018 by Managing Intellectual Property

When evaluating bad faith claims, the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TPTO) considers several matters , but predominantly if the trade mark is an original sign that was created by a prior right holder.
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When is joint use of trade marks allowed?

31 August 2018 by Managing Intellectual Property

Ten years ago the Austrian Supreme Court decided a case concerning Mazda and a tuning company. The tuning company had offered its chip tuning parts for a range of cars. It also named on its website the car types for which it offered these chips. For that it used the cars’ word marks and the figurative marks (logos).
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Court decides on cases concerning a claim term mistake and utility

30 August 2018 by Managing Intellectual Property

The decision of the Full Federal Court in GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare Investments (Ireland) (No 2) Limited v Generic Partners Pty Limited (2018) FCAFC 71 (May 10 2018) indicates that a mistake in a claim cannot be ignored even where the skilled person understands that a mistake has been made.
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Turkey: New company set to boost IP commercialisation

30 August 2018 by Özge Atilgan Karakulak

Özge Atılgan Karakulak and Güldeniz Doğan Alkan of Gün + Partners examine the advantages and disadvantages of TÜRKSMD, a new company set up by the Turkish IP Office to value intellectual property rights
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IP STARS 2019 edition research

14 August 2018 by Managing Intellectual Property

Managing Intellectual Property will launch its research for the 2019 edition of IP STARS on September 3 2018.
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Women in IP Interview: Astrid Gérard, Sandra Pohlman, Christine Kanz and Cordula Schumacher

08 August 2018 by Lucy Songi

In the latest Managing IP Women in IP Interview series, Lucy Songi interviewed Astrid Gérard (Preu Bohlig & Partners), Sandra Pohlman (df-mp), Christine Kanz (Hoyng Rokh Monegier) and Cordula Schumacher (Arnold Ruess) about initiatives in Germany to address gender inequality at the workplace
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UK: Get ready for a new disclosure menu

01 August 2018 by Managing Intellectual Property

The judiciary in England and Wales has announced a pilot scheme for the new rules on disclosure that may affect intellectual property disputes
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