TAG ARCHIVES: COPYRIGHT
Intellectual Property Developments in Asia: Korea
347 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerThe Korea-US Free Trade Agreement was recently ratified by both countries. Following this, the Korean government amended the Korean Patent Act. Patent Term Adjustment The amended Korean Patent Act allows a patent term to be extended to compensate for unreasonable delays during the prosecution of a patent, where the delay is caused by the Korean … Read More
Rolex Wins Against Counterfeit Websites
376 days ago - The Fashion LawyerIn January, Rolex filed a lawsuit against Gabriel Alvarez, operator of sites deviousdesires.net and deviousdesires.com, where it found counterfeit Rolex watches being sold for roughly $100 a piece. According to Rolex, which purchased a few of the watches before filing the suit, Alvarez had advertised the Web sites via his Facebook and Twitter pages. … Read More
China, Pakistan, Indonesia, India, Russia, Philippines and Vietnam are on the US IPR Watch List
377 days ago - The Fashion LawyerThe Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual “Special 301” Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR). The Report can be found on the USTR website. The Special 301 Report is an annual review of the global state of IPR … Read More
Burberry Sued over Casablanca Photo by Humphrey Bogart’s Estate
381 days ago - The Fashion LawyerHumphrey Bogart’s estate is suing Burberry over the use of the Hollywood icon’s name in their advertising campaign. Bogart LLC, owned by Bogart’s children, filed the claim in Los Angeles, stating that Burberry used a picture from the final scene of Oscar-winning 1942 classic “Casablanca” on Twitter and Facebook without permission. The picture used showed Bogart … Read More
Important Developments in Intellectual Property Law in Asia
424 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerChina The State Administration for Industry and Commerce announced that the examination period for trademark applications has been reduced to 10 months. This new time period is comparable to the US and Japan. The examination period for opposition has also been reduced, it will now be 18 months. New Zealand The Copyright Amendment Act and Trade … Read More