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EUIPO figures reveal that trademark infringement is an expensive business in Denmark
By AWA | Posted on January 20, 2020
The 2019 Status Report on IPR Infringement from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) reveals that the annual sales lost due to counterfeiting in Denmark amount to €828 million. This represents 4.2% of the total sales in the 11 sectors covered by the report, which included cosmetics and personal care, clothing, footwear and accessories and pharmaceuticals....
Tags: cosmetics, counterfeits, Denmark, EUIPO, Infringement, personal care, Pharmaceuticals, trademarks
Amended Canadian Patent Rules Effective
By AWA | Posted on December 20, 2019
On October 30, 2019, amendments to the Rules Respecting the Patent Act (Rules) and the Patent Act (Act) became effective in Canada. The amendments have far-reaching impacts on Canadian patent practice in terms of filing and prosecution. PCT – National Phase Previously, a PCT application could enter the national phase in Canada within 42 months...
Tags: Canada, CIPO, examination, IP, national phase, patents, PCT, priority
AMS Neve vs. Heritage Audio: What does the CJEU ruling mean for online infringement cases?
By AWA | Posted on November 20, 2019
EU-trademark owners receive much needed clarity on jurisdiction in online infringement cases The internet’s boundless nature provides EU-trademark owners with a wider audience, but multiplies the risk of infringement. With trademark infringement occurring all over the world, EU-trademark owners are left wondering what can be done and where legal actions can be initiated to protect...
Denmark champions patents as fundamental to preventing climate change
By AWA | Posted on September 26, 2019
Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs Simon Kollerup stated that protecting the intellectual property rights of innovative green companies is essential. Kollerup’s comments come as a Joint Report from the European Patent Office (EPO) and European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) published on IPR-intensive industries and economic performance in the European Union. The...
Tags: CCMT, climate-change, Denmark, EPO, EUIPO, green innovations, green transition, patents
Protection services available for top-level adult domains
By AWA | Posted on September 5, 2019
ICM Registry, operator of sponsored top-level domains (sTLDs) such as .XXX, .PORN, .ADULT and .SEX, has launched a blocking service allowing trademark holders to protect their brands from top-level adult domains. AdultBlock and AdultBlock+ ensure trademarks cannot be registered under the four adult-related sTLDs. A service was previously available for the .XXX sTLD, but that...
Tags: domain names, Dotkeeper, top-level domains, trademarks
Brexit may stall Germany’s ratification of the UPCA
By AWA | Posted on August 26, 2019
The German Justice Ministry expressed earlier this month that the government will not ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA) until the implications of Brexit are clear. A letter from the Ministry in answer to questions of parliament stated: “The issue of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (so-called Brexit) and...
Tags: Brexit, EU, Germany, patents, unitary patent, UPC, UPCA
The invention causing a storm at music festivals this year – Lapee
By AWA | Posted on July 29, 2019
When people think of music festivals they think of bright lights, loud music, alcohol and crowds of people coming together. They rarely consider the practical aspects of using the toilet at these festivals. For women, the reality is a less than desirable situation with endless lines for portable toilets, but on the other hand men...
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Tags: Denmark, entrepreneur, Intellectual Property, Patent, startup, Trademark
EPO and EUIPO study finds link between IPR and SME growth
By AWA | Posted on July 9, 2019
A recent study by EPO and EUIPO explores the relationship between prior IPR activities of SMEs and the likelihood of experiencing a high-growth period. The purpose of the research was to investigate the following questions: Can the filing of IP rights be used as a reliable predictor of the likelihood that an SME will experience...
Tags: designs, EPO, EUIPO, high-growth, IPR, patents, SMEs, trademarks
Case highlights difficulty in establishing use-based rights in Denmark under new Trademark Act
By AWA | Posted on June 3, 2019
The new Trademark Act came into force in Denmark at the start of 2019. Amendments to the act include an updated fee structure, a fast-track scheme and changes to the application date for renewals. The amendments came further to the EU Trademarks Directive (2015/2436), with member states having until 14 January 2019 to transpose the...
Tags: Denmark, EUIPO, geographical scope, local significance, maritime and commercial court, online exposure, trademark act, use-based IP rights
ExThera Medical: Drug resistance
By AWA | Posted on November 19, 2018
Based in Martinez, California (US), ExThera Medical (ExThera) has developed a state-of-the-art device that filters harmful bacteria and viruses from patients’ blood in a dialysis-like circuit. This device, named Seraph, is proving to be a promising alternative for treating drug-resistant bloodstream diseases, which remain a significant health concern worldwide A serious blood problem Bacterial bloodstream...
Filed under: Interviews
Tags: blood, bloodstream, exthera medical, Intellectual Property, patents, San Francisco, seraph, USA
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