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Apple loses iPhone trademark in Brazil
On 13 February 2013 Brazilian law-makers ruled that Apple has lost exclusive rights to use the iPhone trademark in the country. Apple’s adversary is Gradiente Eletrônica, a local company that…
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New EU regulation to stop counterfeit goods
On 24 January 2013 the European Parliament’s standing committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection, IMCO, gave its backing to a new regulation. The new regulation gives the customs authorities…
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Active efforts against illegal downloads give tailwind to the music industry
The global music industry is on the road to recovery, reports the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry in a press release. The turnaround is partly due to an upswing…
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Signing of the Unified Patent Court agreement
The international agreement for establishing a Unified Patent Court (UPC) was signed on 19 February in Brussels. It will ensure the uniform applicability of patent law throughout the territories of…
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Apple seeks to protect iPad trademark in China
China is Apple’s most important market, which has led to the company building support for unique Chinese functions and services into its iOS operative system. Now, Apple is making vigorous…
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EU Commission eager to protect know-how
The EU Commission has announced a consultative investigation into the protection of business-related and research-related know-how. The study follows the Commission’s report on trade secrets and parasitic copying (look-alikes), and…
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Community Design celebrates tenth anniversary
The European trademark authority (OHIM) is set to pass a key milestone in 2013 with the tenth anniversary of the first Registered Community Design (RCD) which was effected on 1…
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Record numbers of European patent filings in 2012
European patent filings reached record highs in 2012. Last year the European Patent Office (EPO) received around 258,600 applications – 5.7 % more than in the previous year. The number…
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Haribo won trademark suit against Lindt’s gold-covered chocolate bear
A trademark suit between two European confectionary bears was recently decided by a court in Cologne, Germany. The victorious party was the German company Haribo, which had sued the Swiss…