http://www.i-law.com The latest content from Intellectual Property Newsletter http://static.informaprofessional.com/ilaw/IPN/logos/IPN_mast.gif http://www.i-law.com http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245831 European Parliament demands ACTA transparency. Voting 663-13, MEPs have threatened to take the European Commission to court if it does Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245831 2010-04-27T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245824 News in brief. New York wrests control of ‘Tavern on the Green’ name UNITED STATES New York City has won Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245824 2010-04-27T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245823 Pubs in line for £20m refund following copyright ruling. In reaching his decision, presiding judge Mr Justice Arnold dismissed an Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245823 2010-04-27T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245819 Cross-party approval rushes through Digital Economy Act. The law was passed during the ‘wash-up’ period in parliament, which allows legislation Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245819 2010-04-27T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245818 French anti-piracy law fails to stem piracy. The research, undertaken by the University of Rennes, found that use of illegal Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245818 2010-04-27T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245815 Google accuses Viacom of secret YouTube uploads. The accusations follow the release of Viacom submitted court documents, which apparently show Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245815 2010-04-27T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245813 Trademark dispute sinks Cipriani restaurant. The restaurant was ordered to pay more than £7.5m in damages, when a Court of Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245813 2010-04-27T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245812 Google AdWords: Did Google really win?. On 23 March 2010, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) rendered Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245812 2010-04-27T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245811 PepsiCo loses its Community design for ‘rappers’ in the first design case decided by the General Court of the European Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245811 2010-04-27T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245805 Advocate general advises against Monsanto in DNA case. Advocate general Paolo Mengozzi said, in a non-binding opinion, that: ‘The protection Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245805 2010-04-27T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245803 EPO elects president fourth time round. Battistelli will serve a five-year term after incumbent president Alison Brimelow steps down in Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=245803 2010-04-27T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=243362 Microsoft withdraws complaint over whistleblower site. Cryptome.org was shut down for 24 hours after Microsoft sent the website a legal Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=243362 2010-03-16T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=243361 Court of Appeal rules against HGS gene patent. The decision upholds a 2008 Patent Court judgement, which also found the Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=243361 2010-03-16T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=243360 Google bigger than Coke in brands index. While Walmart tops the list for the second year running, Vodafone has also Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=243360 2010-03-16T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=243359 VORSPRUNG DURCH TECHNIK – a rare victory before the Court of Justice of the EU. Protecting slogans through registration at any Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=243359 2010-03-16T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=243358 Lenovo ordered to stop using ‘Smartbook’ in Germany. If it breaches the restraining order, Chinese company Lenovo will be liable Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=243358 2010-03-16T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=243357 Pay-to-delay costing US consumers US$3.5bn annually. The FTC said the number of these so-called pay-to-delay deals rose to 19 in Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=243357 2010-03-16T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=243356 Global patent filings dip in 2009. China was one of the few countries to buck this trend, boosting its total Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=243356 2010-03-16T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=243355 LVMH delivers eBay another beating in French court. In the latest bout, the Paris District Court has ordered eBay to Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=243355 2010-03-16T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=243354 Google says Goojje is a Chinese knock-off. Goojje appeared online shortly after Google said it was pulling out of the Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=243354 2010-03-16T00:00:00.0Z