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19 Apr 2013
Pharmaceutical firms are facing problems in their attempts to patent genes isolated from human DNA in the US and the European Union, according to an expert. The US Supreme Court is currently considering a human gene patent case.
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17 Apr 2013
The UK Supreme Court has asked the EU's highest court to rule on whether the temporary copies that computers make to allow material to be read online breach copyright laws.
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17 Apr 2013
Courts can calculate trade mark infringement damages based on a hypothetical licensing arrangement, the High Court has said.
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16 Apr 2013
The EU's highest court has rejected complaints from Spain and Italy about the legality and fairness of plans for an EU unitary patent framework.
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12 Apr 2013
A man who sold databases belonging to a former employer on eBay has been found guilty of database rights infringement.
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02 Apr 2013
The trade of second-hand copyrighted digital files over the internet is prohibited unless rights holders give their permission to the activity, a US court has ruled.
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21 Mar 2013
A US Supreme Court ruling means that US copyright law now provides less protection than that in the EU to copyright holders whose works are bought abroad and imported for second hand sale, an expert has said.
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13 Mar 2013
Brand owners may face a costly battle to fight 'typosquatters' under a new top-level domain regime, an expert has warned.
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12 Mar 2013
Businesses need to plan properly before exploring big data opportunities in order to give proper consideration to "fundamental" related legal issues, an expert has said.
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11 Mar 2013
A UK judge has provided clarification of the different tests to be used to decide whether a patent covers something new and whether the date of its assessment gives it priority over other patents in a case involving South Korean device maker Samsung. ...
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