All businesses have trade secrets which it is in their interest to protect. At the same time, however, there are often situations in which it is desirable or necessary to… read more →
If you are an Intellectual Property (IP) lawyer, then you can click away. This article is meant for laymen. If you are an IP lawyer and you still read it,… read more →
This new rule is a must read if you work with US trademarks. It has just been highlighted to me by one of our US associates. “Jail” was the first… read more →
Here we want to highlight the importance of the so called “grace period”, which is provided for in some jurisdictions. The question we often face is whether a grace period… read more →
This post is intended to highlight an interesting aspect or feature of Intellectual Property law to those who are uninitiated in the subject, and to provide IP professionals with some… read more →
Introduction Although owners of intellectual property rights are afforded exclusive rights of exploitation, freedom to exercise those rights may be limited by unfair competition laws. In particular, rules prohibiting anti-competitive… read more →
I believe that the collapse of enforcing Copyrights against end-users and retailers is not far away. In September 2016, the Delhi High Court (India) defends photocopying of university textbooks. Continue… read more →
It is rare to encounter medium-sized German, Austrian or Swiss companies who have successfully brought their businesses to Asia. A hypothetical example of how such companies often fail can be… read more →
Time and time again our Singapore firm encounters the same situation; the local branch director of a European company (often a German one) announces that he will soon permanently return… read more →
The European Court of Justice (CJEU or ECJ) yesterday gave judgment in McFadden (C-484-14) on the liability for user copyright infringement of those providing free Wi-Fi connections, see here http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2016-09/cp160099en.pdf… read more →