Remove 2006 Remove Marketing Remove Patent Law Remove Public Domain
article thumbnail

False Patent Marking as False Advertising: Overcoming Dastar

Patently-O

This case began back in 2006 when Crocs sued Double Diamond and others for patent infringement of Crocs’s design patents. The briefs also discuss, to a limited extend, patent law’s false marking statute, 35 U.S.C. ยง Crocs largely prevailed in those actions. 1125(a)(1)(B) (Section 43 of the Lanham Act).

article thumbnail

IP as a political instrument in Russia

The IPKat

Under the amendment, such authorization from the patent owner was also not necessary in the event of a critical need related to public health. Notably, Article 1360 had never been applied in practice since 2006, the year of enactment of Part IV of the Civil Code covering IP rights. International license.

IP 131
article thumbnail

Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law in the UAE

IP and Legal Filings

However, with the publication on 23 October 2012 of UAE Federal Law No. 4 of 2012 Concerning Regulation of Competition all businesses with operations in the UAE or supplying goods and services to the UAE market will have to ensure that they focus on and comply with the provisions of this new law.