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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AIPPI Resolution Q280 on Diagnostic Methods

The AIPPI issued a resolution on question 280, concerning the possibility of patent protection of inventions relating to medical diagnostic methods. The AIPPI resolutions address this entity's understanding on...

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AIPPI Resolution Q282 on the Author’s Moral Rights

The AIPPI issued a resolution on question 282, concerning the author's moral rights. The AIPPI resolutions address this entity's understanding of...

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AIPPI Resolution 2022- Q281: Trademarks, Internet and Social Media

The AIPPI issued a resolution on question 281, on trademarks, internet and social media. The AIPPI resolutions address this entity's understanding of...

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Search engine idea has no Protection

The action sought to condemn the Defendants for plagiarism of a draft search site project, with a tool to enable the meeting between advertisers and their potential consumers and...

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