Case Law Yearbook 2022

The Dannemann Siemsen Institute is pleased to present the second edition of its Case Law Yearbook, featuring a selection of important judicial decisions in the field of Intellectual Property rendered throughout the year 2022.

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BRPTO updates trademark’s forfeiture request procedures

Brazil’s Patent and Trademark Office (BRPTO) published, on December 28, 2022, the Technical Note 03/2022, which updates the procedures referring to trademark’s forfeiture procedures and changes the section 6.5 of the BRPTO’s Trademark Manual.

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Changes in the BRPTO’s Presidency and Board of Directors

The Presidency of the Republic’s Office published yesterday, 01/02/2023, in the Official Gazette of the Union, the Ordinances of January 1, 2023.

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Brazilian PTO updates the procedures related to Patent Examination Fast Track Program

The Brazilian PTO published in IP Journal no. 2712, on December 27, 2022, Ordinances nº 78/2022 and 79/2022, which regulate, respectively, phase IV of the Pilot Project of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) and the procedures related to expedited examination at the PTO.

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European Commission’s counterfeit and piracy watch list

The European Commission published, on December 1st, the third edition of the “Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List”. The Watch List reflects the results of a public consultation made between December 15th, 2021 and February 14th, 2022, where the Commission invited stakeholders to share their views.

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EUIPO BoA annulled the cancellation relating to a trademark registration for a famous Banksy’s work

The EUIPO Fifth Board of Appeal annulled, on October 25th, 2022, the Cancellation Division’s decision relating to a trademark registration for Banksy’s Laugh Now But One Day We’ll Be In Charge”. In the first instance, the cancellation was...

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US Court Sides With LinkedIn in Data Scraping Lawsuit vs. hiQ Labs

LinkedIn has won a lawsuit against hiQ Labs (hiQ) for data scraping. The lawsuit proceeded before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The decision was published on...

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AIPPI’s Resolution: Protection of trade secrets during civil proceedings

AIPPI’s Resolution: Protection of trade secrets during civil proceedings The AIPPI issued a resolution regarding the protection of trade secrets during civil proceedings. The AIPPI resolutions address this entity’s understanding on Intellectual Property issues with worldwide relevance. The AIPPI considers important that the countries improve their current law and practice relating to the protection of […]

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AIPPI Resolution: Privileges relating to Settlement Negotiations and Compromise Offers

The AIPPI’s Standing Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution issued a resolution concerning privileged information relating to settlement negotiations and compromise offers. The AIPPI resolutions address...

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