Aesthetics and functionality: understanding EU requirements for trade dress protection
09 Sep 2022
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On July 14, 2021, the General Court of the European Union delivered leading cosmetics and skincare label Guerlain a win in its fight to register the distinctive shape of its “Rouge G de Guerlain Lipstick.” The decision overturned the earlier determination of the EUIPO......
It is important for countries like India, with diverse biological resources, to have regulations on access...
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Neurim Pharmaceuticals was unsuccessful in overcoming the examiner’s repeated objections to its New Zealand patent application,...
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3 ways to spot the signs of burnout
27 Jul 2022
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So often I am asked, “How can I recognise when someone I work with is feeling...
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Soda-ceptive – did a straw man suppress the true patent opponent’s identity from foaming over?
14 Jul 2022
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Steven Borovec v Suntory Holdings Limited [2022] APO 33
Background
The use of Stevia rebauidiana Bertoni to sweeten...
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The New Zealand Intellectual Property Office is the latest authority to reject Stephen Thaler’s efforts to...
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Charting IP roadmaps for investments into Africa
07 Jun 2022
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Why invest in Africa?
Africa is the world’s fastest growing continent and six of its countries are...
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Hashtag – a word, phrase, or sentence prefaced by the hash symbol ‘#’ – is a...
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DABUS has crashed – no natural person found on board
16 May 2022
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DABUS is an alleged artificial intelligence, and the Artificial Inventor Project have been testing the bounds...
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