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Addressing the patent backlog critical to the efficient running of the USPTO
International - WTR ventured into the patent world today to attend the launch of new research into the economic cost of patent backlogs. The study presented a bleak picture with regard to the global backlog of patent applications, yet efforts to address the problem should be closely followed by trademark professionals. Read blogTrevor Little | March 10 2010
Should brand owners really ignore the threat of cybersquatters?
International - The battle between the interests of domainers and trademark professionals continues with the publication of a new study claiming that Fortune 100 companies have not registered many of their trademarks in recently created generic top-level domains. Read blogTrevor Little | March 09 2010
Tove Graulund’s Zacco departure illustrates challenges still ahead
Denmark - A reminder that the industry is still feeling the impact of the global economic crisis came this week with the news that Tove Graulund, former chair of MARQUES, has left her position as director of trademarks at European firm Zacco. Read blogTrevor Little | March 08 2010
Updates and analysis
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Portugal - The Court of Appeal of Lisbon has upheld a decision of the Commercial Court of Lisbon in which the latter had found that the owner of the trademark SAIMA had successfully demonstrated that it had made genuine use of its mark during a period of five consecutive years. The application for the revocation of the mark was thus rejected. Full text
World Trademark Review Yearbook 2009/2010
Absolute grounds for refusal: key trademark decisions from the European courts - The year 2008 was prolific in terms of trademark decisions, particularly regarding absolute grounds for refusal. This chapter looks at the most significant cases. Full text
Country correspondent - Pharmaceutical trademarks
Romania - The EU courts have wrestled with the likelihood of confusion test for pharmaceutical marks over the years, often coming to seemingly conflicting conclusions. The Romanian courts, on the other hand, have preferred to keep things simple and have taken a more consistent line. Full text
The view online - Bucking the UDRP trend
Trademark practitioners should pay close attention to a recent WIPO decision which could set a precedent on the ‘identical or confusingly similar’ element in domain name disputes Full text
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