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Foreign companies doing business in China's life sciences sector must pay special attention to the protection and enforcement regime in China of intellectual property (IP), oftentimes their most valuable asset. This article provides an overview of key...

On 4 October 2011, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in disputes concerning the licensing of broadcasting rights to Premier League football matches, in the matter Premier League v Karen Murphy. In this document we give a summary of the jud...

Earlier this week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ("CAFC") voided a patent holder's big win at trial (permanent injunction along with its $29 million damage award) after the patent holder surrendered during reexamination...

The European Commission has been trying to create an EU patent for several decades. We reported last summer on a potential breakthrough on the thorny issue of language rules, but this ultimately failed to materialise at talks held in November 2010. The Commission's...

A summary of key policies, insights, challenges and opportunities regarding China's burgeoning automotive industry and intent to successfully introduce electric vehicles into the world's largest consumer market and beyond.

Apple vs. Samsung As the ongoing court proceedings between Apple and Samsung impressively-shows, the protection of innovative technical products by means of design rights in addition to the usual protection as patents is significantly gaining in importance....

Apple vx. Samsung Wie das aktuelle Verfahren Apple gegen Samsung vor dem Landgericht Düsseldorf eindrucksvoll zeigt, wird neben dem Schutz innovativer technischer Produkte durch Patente ein ergänzender Designschutz immer wichtiger. In dem anhängigen...

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Abolition of the private copying levy Entry into force of the legislative reform Effects of the abolition of the private copying levy Future implementing regulations of the new payment regime for copyright rights-holders

Supresión del canon por copia privada Entrada en vigor de la reforma Efectos de la supresión del canon por copia privada Futuro desarrollo reglamentario del nuevo régimen de pago a los titulares de derechos de propiedad intelec...