IPilogue

JUNE 2, 2022

Previously, the Federal Court of Australia ruled that Australian patent law did not preclude “non-human” inventors from owning patents over their creations because no mental state of an inventor is required for an invention. What Does This Mean in the Canadian Context? In Apotex Inc v Wellcome Foundation.,

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In 2002, the Federal Trade Commission, after an extensive inquiry, found out that over 75% of applications by generic pharmaceutical manufacturers were in some way or other involved in litigation initiated by the original patent holders. India changed its Patents Laws in 2005 to comply with the TRIPS Agreement.

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Patent Intellectual Property Inventor Government 105

IIPRD

JUNE 24, 2024

‘The Paris Convention’, adopted in March 1883 and revised in the years 1900, 1911, 1925, 1934, 1958, 1967, and 1979, comprehensively addresses “patents, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, service marks, trade names, and geographical indications”. [1]

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 12, 2023

I briefly mentioned Abitron here recently , but it deserves more attention in the context of defining the boundaries of US trademark laws and just on the notion of defining words. Hetronic prevailed at trial to the tune of $114 million in damages, $90 million of which were awarded on the trademark claims. Vitronics Corp.

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Law IP Intellectual Property Copyright 52