Baker & McKenzie: “Top 10 IP Protection Cases in China”
IPKAT ECJ Round-Up
Backgrounds Move To The Foreground
As Thomas Pynchon once wrote: Some people can’t see the a great work of architecture without thinking “chase scene.”
Such people will be troubled by this BBC Report that the Church of England is planning legal action against Sony, for use of Manchester Cathedral as a background for a video game scene.
Info/Law
Lowering “Irreparable Harm” Standard to “Serious Issue” For Olympics
The Vancouver Sun: A Canadian parlimentary committee has approved a proposal regarding protection of Olympic symbols in connection with the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, lessening the standard for an injunction from ‘irreperable harm’ to proving there is a ‘serious issue.’
Korean IP Law Blog
Korean IP Law Blog: Dram Man
BUD v. BUDVAR Global Scorecard
Egypt: SCOTCH Whiskey v. SCOTTS Whiskey
Yeah, That’ll Happen
China: IFPI SuesYahoo Over Links To Unlicensed Music
ZDNet: “Yahoo China Sued For Alleged Copyright Breach“:
“Music industry giants including Warner Music Group are suing Yahoo China for alleged copyright infringement by providing links to unlicensed music, trade organization IFPI said on Wednesday.
Beijing’s No. 2 Intermediate Court has accepted the case, which was filed in early January by 11 companies
India: INTEL v. INTEL
Zee News: “Intel’s Namesake (sic) Restrained From Using Its Trademark”
“The Delhi High Court has restrained a local company from using Intel Corporation’s registered trademark ‘Intel’ and asked it to give compensation to the global chip maker for the infringement. ”