Business ideas (BRUSSELS) – Germany’s deposition of instrument on the ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement Monday triggered the final step required for the Unitary Patent system to start…
Browsing: Intellectual Property
Fotolia (BRUSSELS) – The European Commission adopted new rules on Open Source Software Wednesday, to enable its software solutions to be publicly…
Image by Jens P. Raak on Pixabay (ALICANTE) – The EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and EBAN, the early-stage investors network, signed a collaboration agreement Monday to promote and encourage…
This reference for a preliminary ruling was made by the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Supreme Court of the Netherlands) (Netherlands) in proceedings between the applicants, Makro Zelfbedieningsgroothandel CV (Makro), Metro…
This reference for a preliminary ruling has been made by the Finanzgericht München (Finance Court, Munich) (Germany) in the course of proceedings between the applicant, Zino Davidoff SA (Davidoff), and…
This reference for a preliminary ruling was made by the Oberster Gerichtshof (Supreme Court) (Austria) in proceedings between the applicants, Falco Privatstiftung, a foundation established in Vienna (Austria), and Mr…
The question referred by the Supremo Tribunal de Justiça (Portugal) in proceedings between the applicant, Merck Genéricos Produtos Farmacêuticos Ldª (Merck Genéricos) and Merck & Co. Inc. (M &…
SGAE is the body responsible for the management of intellectual property rights in Spain. SGAE took the view that the use of television sets and the playing of ambient music…
The reference was made by the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) in the course of proceedings between The Wellcome Foundation Ltd (Wellcome), proprietor of the Austrian trade mark ZOVIRAX, and Paranova Pharmazeutika…
The registration of the trade mark ‘CANNABIS’ is not valid in respect of the branding of beverages, according to a European Court of Justice ruling.The Court’s ruling upheld an original…
