By: Raf Schoefs and Thomas Gils
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that the failure to comply with a clause relating to intellectual property rights in a software license agreement must be regarded as an ‘infringement
By: Raf Schoefs and Thomas Gils
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that the failure to comply with a clause relating to intellectual property rights in a software license agreement must be regarded as an ‘infringement…
By: Melinda Upton, Jessie Buchan, Valiant Warzecha, and Alexandra Moore
The Federal Court of Australia (FCA) recently handed down its decision in the case that all Australian burger lovers have been eagerly watching – infringement proceedings…
By: Michael Geller
The USPTO has shifted course on a new rule which required applicants and registrants to provide a company-monitored email address for trademark filings. The USPTO’s new rule met strong criticism from various sources who raised concerns about…
By: Michael Geller
In yet another new rule change, starting February 15, 2020, the US Patent and Trademark Office will require that all applicants, registrants and TTAB parties provide an email address for the party separate from the outside counsel…
By Aislinn Smalling and Carissa Bouwer
The increasing popularity of cannabis products has led to decriminalization and legalization of marijuana in many states and a proliferation of products containing CBD oil. But marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. In…
By: Michael Geller
A new rule from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office imposes a substantial new requirement on companies and individuals outside of the U.S. Starting August 3, foreign applicants and registrants must be represented by a U.S. attorney.…
By: John Nading
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its most recent decision yesterday picking away at the same clause of the Lanham Act, Section 2(a), 15 U.S.C. § 1052(a), and this time finding that the United States Patent and Trademark…
By: Claire Sng
I had the rare opportunity last week to put some questions directly to Guy Parker, the ASA’s Chief Executive, during a Q&A session at an industry conference on Advertising and Marketing Law.
I asked two questions relating…
BY EDWARD CHATTERTON, HORACE LAM AND JOANNE ZHANG
On 23 April 2019 China passed amendments to two major IP laws -the Trademark Law and the Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL).
Specifically, the Trademark Law has…
The fourth edition of DLA Piper’s popular Prize Promotions Around the World online guide is now available. The guide has been fully updated and also includes four new jurisdictions, to bring the total coverage to 39 jurisdictions.
Prize promotions (including…