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Rejection of Ban on Illegal Downloading and Other Copyright Policy Motions (January 07, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On December 20, 2012, the Staten-Generaal (the Dutch parliament) adopted a motion rejecting a ban on illegal downloading of electronic material ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: Netherlands
Extensively Amended Patent Act Becomes Effective (January 03, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Agreement on Unitary Patent (December 14, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On December 11, 2012, the European Union, after several unsuccessful attempts over a period of 30 years, finally succeeded in creating ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: European Union
2009 Industrial Property Law Now in Force (September 18, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
It was reported on July 31, 2012, that
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: Djibouti
Emoticon Trademark Abrogated (August 15, 2012) by Constance Johnson
Although previously the Finnish National Board of Patents and Registration (last visited Aug. 13, 2012) permitted a Finnish man to ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: Finland
Cour de Cassation Decision on Google (August 01, 2012) by Nicole Atwill
On July 12, 2012, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal matters, ruled that a search engine ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: France
Court Announces Apple and Proview Settlement of iPad Trademark Dispute (July 16, 2012) by Laney Zhang
The Guangdong Higher People's Court announced earlier this month that Apple and Proview Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd. have settled their dispute over ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: China
Parliament Rejects Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (July 13, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On July 4, 2012, the European Parliament (EP) voted against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) that had been negotiated between the ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: European Union
Google Reaches Agreements on E-Books with French Publishers Association and Authors Group (June 15, 2012) by Nicole Atwill
On June 11, 2012, Google and the French Société des Gens de Lettres (SGDL) announced that they had signed an agreement ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: France
Supreme People's Court Issues Provisions to Aid Interpretation of Internet Copyright Infringement (April 25, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On April 22, 2012, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued draft provisions for public consultation, available on its website, concerning Internet ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: China
Measures for Compulsory Licensing of Pharmaceuticals Updated (April 23, 2012) by Kelly Buchanan
Compulsory licensing of medicine patents, which allows drug manufacturers to use patents without the authorization of the patent owner if they ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: China
Commission Requests Opinion of European Court of Justice on Legality of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (April 20, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On April 4, 2012, the European Commission referred the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: European Union
Efforts to Expedite Patent Processing (April 05, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
European Court of Justice Rules on Illegal Downloading of Songs by Internet Users (April 04, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On February 16, 2012, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) rendered an important judgment on the illegal downloading of songs by ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: European Union
Law on Digital Exploitation of Unavailable Books (March 26, 2012) by Nicole Atwill
France's Law 2012-287, of March 1, 2012, on the Digital Exploitation of 20th Century Unavailable Books, was published in France's official ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: France
ACTA Signed in Tokyo (February 07, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On January 26, 2012, the European Union and 22 of its member ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: European Union
Agreement to Use Chinese-English Machine Translations for Patents (December 20, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
It was reported on December 1, 2011, that China's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) and the European Union's European Patent Office ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: China / European Union
Court Bans Patents When Human Embryos Destroyed (November 07, 2011) by Theresa Papademetriou
On October 18, 2011, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) adopted a landmark decision in the case of Oliver Brüstle v. ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: European Union
Law Targeting Illegal Online File-Sharing Passed (April 18, 2011) by Kelly Buchanan
On April 14, 2011, the New Zealand parliament passed the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill. (Press Release, Hon. Simon Power, ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: New Zealand
USTR Issues "Notorious Markets" List (March 03, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
On February 28, 2011, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a list of over 30 "notorious" Internet ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: United States
Last updated: January 07, 2013
