Archive for September, 2005

Increase in number of UK patents granted despite decrease in number of applications

1 September 2005 | Paul Gershlick

The Patent Office has announced figures for patent applications and registrations in 2004. 10,541 patents were granted in the UK in 2004 - up from 9,761 in 2003. This is despite a fall in the number...

UK issues new Regulations harmonising UK and EU law on designs

1 September 2005 | Paul Gershlick

In 2001, the European Commission adopted a new law creating an EU-wide regime for protecting registered and unregistered design rights. The UK continued to have its own registered and unregistered design...

Adult website asks court to stop Google from displaying its material in image search results

1 September 2005 | Paul Gershlick

Perfect 10, the adult website, has applied to a court in California, for an order to stop Google, the search engine, from copying and displaying search results incorporating Perfect 10's copyright images. ...

Patent Office issues guidance over new moral rights for performers

1 September 2005 | Paul Gershlick

The Patent Office has issued guidance in respect of new laws that will introduce moral rights for performers as of February 2006. Authors of copyright works already have moral rights to be identified...

UK music industry formally sues 5 peer-to-peer file sharers

1 September 2005 | Paul Gershlick

The British Phonographic Industry, which represents the UK's leading record labels, has issued its first formal legal proceedings against five people it accuses of illegally sharing music on the Internet. ...

Patent Office announces increase in number of UK trade marks granted

1 September 2005 | Paul Gershlick

The Patent Office has announced figures for trade mark applications and registrations in 2004. 49,913 trade mark registrations were granted in the UK in 2004 - up from 47,332 in 2003. The number of...

Most SMEs fail to register their names as trade marks

1 September 2005 | Paul Gershlick

More than 80% of UK small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) have not protected their company names by applying to register them as trade marks, according to a survey by the Patent Office. The Patent...

Czech Arbitration Court consults on implementation of .eu domain name dispute resolution scheme

1 September 2005 | Paul Gershlick

The Czech Arbitration Court, which has been given the rights to hear disputes over ownership of ".eu" domain names, has announced plans for its proposed dispute resolution procedure. The .eu domain names...

.xxx adult domain put on hold

1 September 2005 | Paul Gershlick

The introduction of a new set of ".xxx" domain names providing access to adult content has been delayed following concerns from several Governments including the US Government, which had received thousands...

WIPO refuses to order transfer of “earlylearningcentre.com” despite registrant’s refusal to comply with domain name dispute resolution process or show use

1 September 2005 | Paul Gershlick

The Early Learning Centre, the toy retailer well-known in the UK, has failed to obtain the transfer of the domain name "earlylearningcentre.com" from a Vietnamese man. ELC had hoped to persuade the World...

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Archive for September, 2005

Increase in number of UK patents granted despite decrease in number of applications

UK issues new Regulations harmonising UK and EU law on designs

Adult website asks court to stop Google from displaying its material in image search results

Patent Office issues guidance over new moral rights for performers

UK music industry formally sues 5 peer-to-peer file sharers

Patent Office announces increase in number of UK trade marks granted

Most SMEs fail to register their names as trade marks

Czech Arbitration Court consults on implementation of .eu domain name dispute resolution scheme

.xxx adult domain put on hold

WIPO refuses to order transfer of “earlylearningcentre.com” despite registrant’s refusal to comply with domain name dispute resolution process or show use

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