Published: April 28, 2021
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Aliona Saalo Brann AB Stockholm, Sweden INTA Bulletins Europe Subcommittee
The General Court of the European Union (GC) has ruled that a Community design registered by Lego for building blocks from a toy building set in 2010 remains registered (judgment of March 24, 2021, Case T-515/19). With its judgment, the GC overruled a prior decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
Lego is the proprietor of the following Community design, registered since February 2, 2010, under registration number 1664368‑0006 in relation to building blocks from a toy building set:
The company Delta Sport Handelskontor applied for a declaration of invalidity of this Community design. The Board of Appeal of
Renowned Mccarthy Institute, Led By Prominent IP Professor David Franklyn, Becomes Part Of ASU Law
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New research published by the European Union Intellectual Property Office shows that social media networks are regularly used by pirates. An analysis of millions of conversations estimates that 35% of all digital content discussions could be possibly related to piracy. Interestingly, not all content niches prefer the same social media platforms.
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) regularly conducts studies to identify copyright-infringement threats and challenges.
These studies help the public to understand local piracy trends and can be used as input for future policy decisions.
Most recently, EUIPO published a study (pdf) that looks at the role of social media in relation to counterfeiting and piracy. The researchers used both quantitative and qualitative analysis to review millions of conversations on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Reddit.
Published May 1, 2021, 1:24 PM
The Philippines was flagged again by the US Trade Representative (USTR) as among the leading sources of counterfeit medicines distributed globally during the pandemic year, but was cited as model in fighting illegal camcording, enabling the country to stay out for the 8
th year from the annual list of intellectual property rights violators.
In its 2021 Special 301 Report, which lists countries that violate intellectual property rights protection and enforcement,
the USTR praised the Philippines for being able to adopt laws that prevented unauthorized camcording.
“The United States urges countries to adopt laws and enforcement practices designed to prevent unauthorized camcording, such as laws that have been adopted in Canada, Japan, and the Philippines,” the report said. It identified Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, India, Peru, and Russia for not effectively criminalizing unauthorized camcording in theaters, although Peru has submitted draft leg
Samsung trademarked the name S Display for its upcoming tri-fold display panel
Henry Kwan - Apr 30, 2021
Samsung will be launching a
tri-fold tablet in the future. To prepare for the device, the Korean tech giant has seemingly filed a trademark for
S Display which could be the name of the panel that is to be used on the tablet. As reported by
LetsGoDigital, the trademark was filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO).
The display is expected to feature a Z shared hinge design, which implies that the foldable device will feature two hinge mechanisms for a single display. With the structure, the device can be folded twice. We guess that this kind of folding style is more suitable for larger devices such as a tablet as compared with smartphones. However, it s still too early to say anything with smartphone manufacturers trying to break rules nowadays.
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