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In a recent decision, the Federal Administrative Court confirmed the rejection by the Swiss Trade Mark Office of an application for the mark Venus for printed matter in international class 16.

According to the applicable provisions of Swiss law, the value of litigation in a specific action before the Patent Court determines how high both the court fees and the party costs awarded to the prevailing party will be set.

In a landmark decision, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court confirmed the validity of Gilead’s Truvada SPC and ruled that future SPCs for combination products must meet CJEU case law requirements

• Luxembourg: Trade mark owners could benefit from broader protection as a result of a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling in a dispute over the adidas three-stripe trade mark. Last month the ECJ said the requirement that certain signs should remain available to third parties cannot in general be taken into account when assessing the scope of the exclusive rights provided by a trade mark.

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Worldwide forum on trade mark protection, Geneva, Switzerland, December 1-2. Details at www.inta.org

Sources from Novartis and Siemens clash over proposals to introduce full examination to the Swiss patent regime