Archive for April, 2006

BlackBerry maker settles patent dispute for US$600m

1 April 2006 | Paul Gershlick

Research in Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry, the wireless communications device, has settled a patent infringement claim brought against it by NTP Inc for US$613m. The settlement also involves NTP...

Patent Office vows to get tougher and reject ‘trivial’ patent applications

1 April 2006 | Paul Gershlick

Ron Marchant, Chief Executive of the Patent Office, has vowed to toughen up its patent acceptance procedures following concerns that too many 'trivial' patents are being granted. Marchant said that it...

Government submits draft order to simplify design registration procedure

1 April 2006 | Paul Gershlick

The government has proposed a draft law - the draft Regulatory Reform (Registered Designs) Order - to simplify UK registered design applications. It is proposed that the UK Designs Registry will no longer...

Community registered designs invalid based on earlier registered trade mark

1 April 2006 | Paul Gershlick

Zellweger had registered four logos as Community registered designs featuring 'Midas'. Hee Jung Kim applied for a declaration that those designs were invalidly registered based on his earlier trade mark...

‘Must fit’ and ‘must match’ exceptions to design right must be construed narrowly – Dyson v Qualtex, Court of Appeal

1 April 2006 | Paul Gershlick

Dyson designed and made vacuum cleaners. Qualtex made spare parts for vacuum cleaners. Dyson sued Qualtex for infringement of its design rights. Design right exists in an original design of any aspect...

Licensing scheme for podcasting launched

1 April 2006 | Paul Gershlick

The Mechanical Copyright Protection Society and the Performing Rights Society, which collect royalties for the UK's music publishers and songwriters respectively, have agreed a royalty rate for people...

France introduces law requiring music download providers to enable their music to be interoperable

1 April 2006 | Paul Gershlick

The French Parliament has virtually approved a draft law that will force Apple and other providers of copy-protected music for download to enable their music to be downloaded onto any music playing machines...

Prince Charles obtains judgment for infringement of his copyright in publication of his diaries and was entitled to keep them private despite courting publicity on other issues – HRH Prince of Wales v Associated Newspapers, High Court

1 April 2006 | Paul Gershlick

Prince Charles kept a journal with his personal thoughts and impressions on a visit to the Far East on the occasion of the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997. Prince Charles had regarded the journals...

Celador looks to sell format rights for ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ show

1 April 2006 | Paul Gershlick

Celador has put ownership of the format rights in 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' show up for sale. Celador has licensed the format right to the show in over 100 countries. Celador is looking to sell...

easyGroup obtains ‘easy.com’ trade mark registration

1 April 2006 | Paul Gershlick

easyGroup, which owns the easyJet and many other 'easy' brands, has obtained a trade mark registration for 'easy.com'. Easynet, the Internet service provider, had opposed the trade mark application on...

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Archive for April, 2006

BlackBerry maker settles patent dispute for US$600m

Patent Office vows to get tougher and reject ‘trivial’ patent applications

Government submits draft order to simplify design registration procedure

Community registered designs invalid based on earlier registered trade mark

‘Must fit’ and ‘must match’ exceptions to design right must be construed narrowly – Dyson v Qualtex, Court of Appeal

Licensing scheme for podcasting launched

France introduces law requiring music download providers to enable their music to be interoperable

Prince Charles obtains judgment for infringement of his copyright in publication of his diaries and was entitled to keep them private despite courting publicity on other issues – HRH Prince of Wales v Associated Newspapers, High Court

Celador looks to sell format rights for ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ show

easyGroup obtains ‘easy.com’ trade mark registration

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