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Intellectual Property Rights And Competition Laws : A Study Of Interface

IP and Legal Filings

During the passage of time, the Competition Laws and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) developed and brought many magnificent changes for the efficient competitiveness in the market. Intellectual Property Rights And Competition Law: Is There Any Tussle Between The Two? “It

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High Stakes: Protecting Your Cannabis Intellectual Property

Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

While medical cannabis has traditionally been a source of intellectual property (IP), legalization is sure to bring an influx of applications in the coming years. Schmeiser, 2004 SCC 34. This article does not create a solicitor-client relationship between you and MBM Intellectual Property Law LLP.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

Webinar on navigating intellectual property in sustainable fashion (13 March) 4IPCouncil is organizing a webinar on second-hand luxury markets on 13 March at 16:00 CET. IMRO and Law Society Annual Copyright Lecture (1 May) The 5th annual IMRO/Law Society of Ireland Copyright Lecture will be held in Dublin on 1 May, 18:00 – 19:30.

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How about personalized medicine? Is the IP and Regulatory legal framework ready for this?

The IPKat

The Speakers (in alphabetical order) Duncan Matthews is the former Director of the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute and a member of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies. Frantzeska Papadopoulou is Professor of Intellectual Property Rights at the Law Faculty, Stockholm University.

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Kanye’s Got Beef With an Aussie Burger Joint

LexBlog IP

.” Ye claims the hamburger restaurant, located in Ivanhoe (a suburb of Melbourne), continues to have food on its menu named after the artist’s 2004 album and says neither his store nor products are approved for use by Ye. ”, intellectual property law expert, Ben Hopper told 7NEWS.

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The WIPO Files I: the quest to protect user rights

Kluwer Copyright Blog

For most of its existence, international copyright policy at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has focused on the creation and harmonization of exclusive rights. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data. Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd edition. by Christopher Heath. €

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United Cannabis Corporation v. Pure Hemp Collective Inc.

Intellectual Property Law Blog

2004/0033280 (“Whittle”), into the specification of the ’911 patent and then not disclosing Whittle to the USPTO as prior art; and (2) UCANN’s litigation counsel, Cooley LLP, purportedly took conflicting positions in its representation of UCANN and another client, GW Pharma (the owner of Whittle). Patent Publication No.

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