What rights does a patent provide?
Patents grant their proprietors the right to prevent third parties from using an invention as defined by the claims in a certain territory where the patent has been granted. For products, the use means producing, importing, selling or using, by other means, the…
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Supreme Court to Settle Trademark Row Over Booking.Com Domain
Is Booking.com too generic a domain name to trademark? The US patent office seems to think so.
Getting the Most out of Your Patents
Why is it important to ensure all due diligence is done on patents? What negative impact can it have on clients if…
Over 70% of your company’s net worth is related to intellectual property, as the impact of Brexit remains uncertain you need to prepare for the implications of Brexit on your company’s IP rights, to ensure you are fully prepared when the UK becomes a third country.
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IPO Rejects ‘Queers & Co’ Trademark Request as Offensive
The Intellectual Property Office has denied a request to trademark the name ‘Queers & Co.’, of a community…
Amgen and Sanofi: What Does It Take to Patent an Antibody?
Biologics are an increasing share of the pharmaceutical market, and many of them are monoclonal antibody drugs. For…
It is commonly believed that if you choose to keep innovations a secret, then you cannot attempt to patent them. If you attempt to patent them, you obviously cannot keep them secret, because they will be published about 18 months after the earliest claimed priority date. In addition, many non-US…
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EU Court Reconsiders YouTube’s Liability for Copyright Infringement
The European Union’s highest court will have another opportunity to consider the issue of the liability of online…
Protecting Your IP in Austria
If a company believes their IP has been breached, what are the legal options available in Austria? If the breach…