
Laws requiring Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to police the internet have been dropped from the latest leaked draft of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The US had been behind attempts to impose a ‘global...
Language software maker Rosetta Stone has filed an appeal against an April ruling that Google didn't infringe Rosetta trademarks by allowing rivals to purchase its name as search engine keywords. Rosetta Stone asked the US...
The attractiveness of a jurisdiction for patent matters largely depends on speed of proceedings and quality of judgements. While German infringement courts are known to render fast and well-reasoned judgements often...
Russian legislation on trademarks (together with legislation on intellectual property rights in general) have recently undergone major changes; Part Four of the Russian Civil Code came into force on 1 January 2008. Though most...
Licensing is regarded as a crucial business tool of international commerce. Once the importance of trademark licence agreements is recognised, most jurisdictions re-consider and develop respective legal rules in order to...
Imagine a company that has invested significant resources into developing a concept that is represented by a trademark, one that has been steadily gaining popularity and presence in the market as a direct consequence of the...