In response to a boutique winery filing a trademark application for Yikvei Harei HaGalil – literally “Galilean Hills Winery”, an established company called Yikvei HaGalil – literally “Galilean Winery” filed an opposition Read the rest of this entry »
Galillean Vineyard Trademark Dispute
August 31, 2008
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Room for Only One Black Pearl
August 30, 2008In an interesting decision, Dr. Meir Noam, the Israel Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks has ruled that two companies cannot both vend cosmetic products based on Dead Sea mud, using the same trade-name, Black Pearl.
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Teva Sues Novartis for Patent Infringement
August 29, 2008In a reversal of regular pharma business practices, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd have sued Swiss drugmaker Novartis Read the rest of this entry »
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British Parliament Redoes Trademark Rules
August 29, 2008The Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 2008 has been laid before Parliament. The 2008 Order will come into Read the rest of this entry »
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Doors’ Slammed Shut
August 27, 2008The California Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Jim Morrison’s estate, refusing a petition to review a lower court’s decision that blocked two of the surviving members of the Doors, Read the rest of this entry »
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Open Source Software is Protected by Copyright
August 23, 2008A US Appeals Court has ruled that use of open-source software that contravened licence terms Read the rest of this entry »
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Fair Use Relevant to implementation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
August 23, 2008Californian judge, Jeremy Fogel, has ruled that content owners must consider “fair use” before sending Digital Millennium Read the rest of this entry »
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Verint and Nice Settle Patent Dispute
August 6, 2008
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