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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...

Tags: CJEU, EU, Infringement, jurisdiction, 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

What export waivers mean for European Supplementary Protection Certificates

By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on February 12, 2019

Louise Jonshammar takes a closer look at the final mandate surrounding export waivers for European Supplementary Protection Certificates, what it means for applicants and holders and the importance of monitoring once the Regulation comes into effect   Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC) offer patent owners an extension of up to five years of the basic patent’s...

Tags: Brexit, EU, export waiver, generics, Infringement, patents, SPC

Sweden aligns Trademarks Act with EU regulations

By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on January 16, 2019

On 7 November 2018 the Riksdag (supreme decision-making body of Sweden) voted in favour of modernising and simplifying the Trademarks Act. The changes came into effect on 1 January 2019. The motivation behind the amendments is to align Swedish trademark law more closely with that of other EU member states and is based on the...

Tags: EU, Intellectual Property, IP, sweden, Trademark

Adoption of the copyright directive in the digital single market – Should we be scared or delighted?

By Mette Parlev | Posted on September 25, 2018

On 12 September 2018, the European Parliament voted on the much debated copyright directive – and this time around it was adopted. With the massive amount of criticism, one question comes to mind; what is the fuss all about? According to the European Parliament’s own press release following the adoption of the directive, the most...

Tags: copyright, EU, Internet, platforms, Reform, right holders

‘Soft Brexit’ provides for creation of comparable UK trademarks and designs

By AWA | Posted on August 23, 2018

Owners of existing EU trademarks (EUTM) and designs (RCD) had been left somewhat in the dark about what will happen to their intellectual property rights on 29 March 2019, but The UK Intellectual Property Office is now shedding some light on the situation. Existing EU trademarks and designs will, under the provision that the withdrawal...

Tags: Brexit, Britain, designs, EU, EUTM, Intellectual Property, RCD, trademarks, UK

HitchSwitch: The name of the game

By AWA | Posted on June 5, 2018

Attorney by trade Jake Wolff trusted his gut feeling and quit his day job to start his own business helping newlyweds changing their name Deriving from New York City, Jake today lives in New Jersey with his wife and two kids. “It all started when I got married and my wife wanted to change her...

Tags: AWA, change your name, Chinese Trademark Review and Adjudication Board, domain name, EU, Haug Partners LLP, hitchswitch, IP, marriage

A new exemption from supplementary protection certificates (SPC) in the EU

By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on May 30, 2018

Some thoughts on the EU Commission proposal for manufacturing waivers to restrict SPC protection On 28 May, 2018, the European Commission published its proposal to amend Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 concerning supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products. Urged by the European Parliament, the Commission introduces a so-called manufacturing exemption for export purposes, also known as...

Tags: EU, EU Commission, manufacturing waiver, SPC

On the point of re-examination of SPC term #2

By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on October 25, 2017

Reflections on the Swedish Appeal Court’s reasoning regarding the balance of interests As previously addressed in a Newsflash from Awapatent, the Swedish Patent and Market Appeal Court handed down several decisions on 4 October 2017, in appeal cases regarding re-examination of SPC. This article is a sequel to the AWA Point published on Monday 23 October...

Tags: EU, patents, SPC

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