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Australia: Cars24 successfully drives home defence of a court ‘appeal’ in auDRP processA recent Federal Court decision, Nagpal v Global Cars Aus Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 1226, demonstrates the difficulties in trying to ‘appeal’ orders made by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Centre. Cars24 Founded in 2015, Cars24 is a global online second... |
Author
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
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Date
16 Mar 2022 |
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Nigeria: Intellectual Property Newsletter Volume 1 2022We bring you our first quarter Intellectual Property Newsletter Volume 1 for 2022. Activities at the Regulatory Agencies The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) continues to adopt international best practices and COVID-19 guidelines to protect Nigerian residents. The general public has b... |
Author
Aluko & Oyebode
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Date
15 Mar 2022 |
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Australia: Court confirms patent rights must align with (and not extend beyond) the technical contributionIn a decision that will be of interest to all users of the patent system, but in particular those in the mining industry, the Federal Court of Australia (in Cytec Industries Inc. v Nalco Company [2021] FCA 970) has upheld a decision of the Commissioner of Patents refusing to grant a patent on the ... |
Author
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
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Date
04 Mar 2022 |
Title
Nigeria: Economic Benefits of Establishing Law for the Protection of Geographical IndicationsA Geographical Indication (GI) is a mark which identifies a product as originating from a specific geographical region, where a given quality, reputation, feature or attribute of such product is essentially due to its origin from the specific region. [1] Examples include Gruyere Cheese from Switzerl... |
Author
Jackson, Etti & Edu
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Date
04 Mar 2022 |
Title
South Africa: Trademarks and Rebranding in South Africa - VideoTrademarks represent a form of intellectual property that is rooted in the heart of every business. It provides businesses with a unique identity for the brand, its products and/or services, which is how the enterprise connects with their stakeholders. A brand's identity is often refreshed, through ... |
Author
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
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Date
02 Mar 2022 |
Title
Nigeria: Patents And Designs (Repeal And Re-Enactment) Bill, 2021: Introduction Of Utility Model CertificatesIn April 2021, the House of Representatives introduced the Patents and Designs (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill (the “PD Bill”), 2021[1] which seeks to overhaul the Patents and Designs Act 1971[2] that currently provides for the protection of Patent and Design rights, albeit inadequately. Whi... |
Author
Banwo & Ighodalo
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Date
31 Jan 2022 |
Title
Nigeria: The Impact of Section 43(2) of the Plant Variety Protection Act 2021The introduction of the Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA) in Nigeria created intellectual property (IP) right incentives to breeders as well as an access to foreign collaboration. The lack of a regulatory framework protecting IP in new plant varieties had discouraged foreign collaboration and part... |
Author
Jackson, Etti & Edu
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Date
24 Jan 2022 |
Title
United States: What’s Fair is Fair: Recent Supreme Court Case Defines Ability of Innovator to Challenge Patent Rights It SoldWhen the inventors of an endometrial ablation system – a device for treating abnormal uterine bleeding – made their invention in 1998, they likely were optimistic for an exit event, but they probably didn’t anticipate a Supreme Court case twenty-three years later based on their technology. ... |
Author
Wyatt, Tarrant and Combs, LLP
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Date
21 Jan 2022 |