Reuters: Pfizer appeals against Viagra trademark ruling in China:
“Pfizer Inc. has filed an appeal after losing a lawsuit over the Chinese name for its impotence treatment Viagra, the U.S. drugmaker said in a statement on Wednesday.
Pfizer, the world’s largest drugmaker, sued a Chinese firm over its usage of the brand “Wei Ge”
International
First Ever Destruction Of Counterfeit Goods In Serbia
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SD PETOSEVIC: “Fake NIKE Destroyed In Serbia.”
“According to the Customs Authorities, one of the major obstacles to destruction was the lack of suitable facilities in Serbia for destroying plastics, rubbers and other similar materials in an environmentally friendly way . . . 13,000 pairs of counterfeit running shoes, bearing the trademarks of…
Apple Ends Dispute With Beatles Over Trademarks
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Bloomberg: Apple Ends Dispute With Beatles Over Trademarks
In 2003, I wrote here:
“In 1989 Apple Computer paid Apple Corps. (the Beatles’ label) $27 million to settle a trademark lawsuit. I believe that Apple also paid several million in legal fees at the time (Apple’s unsuccessful attempt at getting insurance to pay its fees reported…
GEMA v. YouTube and MySpace?
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NewTeeVee: “YouTube, MySpace Face European Copyright Clash“:
“Collective licensing organizations throughout the continent have been demanding compliance in recent months, seeking their share of the potential billions generated by online video. At the forefront of this movement is GEMA – a German organization that now now has its sights on YouTube and MySpace.”
China: “Nation To Intensify War On Fake Ads”
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China Daily: “Nation to intensify war on fake ads.”: “China will intensify its fight against advertisements for fake or scientifically unproven medical treatments, drugs, health foods, cosmetics and beauty services, says a government document.”
“Copyright Suit in China Called Opening Salvo in Media War”
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international Herald Tribune: “China Suit In China Called Opening Salvo In Media War”
“A lawsuit that has been filed by one of China’s largest newspapers against one of the country’s leading Internet portals over the issue of massive copyright violations is being described here as the opening salvo in a media war.
In…
In A Related Story, the RIAA Has Announced Formation Of Its Own Navy
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70% Of China’s Internet Bandwidth
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Posted in Counterfeits, International
According to this website, quoting The Economist, 70% Of China’s Internet Bandwidth is used for the transfer of pirated films. HT IP Dragon, which also notes that in China, counterfeitors are putting ‘special trademarks’ on their counterfeits, to prevent counterfeitors from copying the copies (??).
Australian Linking Decision Is Not The End Of The World, Probably
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On Monday, the Federal Court of Australia ruled in Cooper v. Universal Music Australia, that a website that did not itself host infringing MP3 files, but was structured to provide easy linking access to such files, was liable for copyright infringement. Australian IP expert Kimberlee Weatherall tells us that while the Cooper decision’s ‘linking…
Australian Flea Market Operators Want To Know:
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Posted in Contributory/Vicarious Liability, International
Why is it infringement to authorize infringement of copyright or patent, but not trade mark? Horsehair wig wearer Warwick Rothnie discusses a case brought by LVMH against an Australian ‘trash and treasure’ market.