International Law

Liens rapides du 17 au 22 mars 2009

By Frédéric Glaize

Sélection de liens du 17 au 22 mars 2009:

• Droit de marque : protection d?un signe déterminé et non abstrait, par Philippe Rodhain, CPI - Village de la justice - marque antérieure HISTOIRE DE?, contre l?enregistrement de la demande de marque semi-figurative HISTOIRE DE GOUT
• Legal Technology - Who Should Monitor Online Counterfeiters? - Oral arguments will soon be heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in the highly watched dispute between renowned jeweler Tiffany & Co. and eBay, the popular online auction site, over who bears the burden of “policing” online counterfeit activity.
• Ravindran Associates - Intellectual Property news from Singapore (via Ipkat)
• LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® » General » Key decision - have trouble with the assertion that keyword advertising is not ?trademark use,? and therefore categorically cannot be the basis of an infringement claim.
• The Ten Commandments of Barfy Logos « YourLogoMakesMeBarf.com - The Ten Commandments of Barfy Logos
• Fakes: With No Real Apple Netbook on the Horizon, Chinese Create Fake One - manufacturers in Shenzhen have gone and created their own netbook. And in true copycat fashion, it has a hilariously inverted fruit adorning the top cover.
• European Parliament to EU: Turn over ACTA docs! - Ars Technica - The European Parliament has tacked on some amendments to a transparency resolution, one of which specifically calls for EU negotiators to turn over documents related to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
• Apple sends cease and desist letter over “Podium” product - Ars Technica - The letter indicates Apple’s displeasure with a trademark filing by Pivotal for the terms “Podium” and “FlyPod.”
• Trademark Statistics: Another Year in Review : Canadian Trademark Blog - The Canadian Intellectual Property Office released its 2007-8 Annual Report a few weeks back.
• Contrefaçon Riposte: Adoption du plan d?action? douanier européen 2009-2012 contre les contrefaçons - Le Conseil de l?Union européenne (affaires générales et relations extérieures) des 16 et 17 mars, a formellement adopté le nouveau plan d’action douanier européen 2009-2012 contre les contrefaçons.
• Google Adds MySQL To Trademark AdWords Keyword Ban List -
• Yahoo! Registers First Favicon Trademark @ErikJHeels - Yahoo! registered (what I believe to be) the first favicon trademark on 01/15/08.
• Google, LVMH Clash Over Keyword Rights at EU Court (Update1) - Bloomberg.com - advocate general will give a non-binding opinion by June 4. The final ruling is expected within six months after that.

Full post as published by Le petit Musee des Marques (pMdM) on March 22, 2009 (boomark / email).