On 4 May 2006, the European Court of Justice handed down its decision in Case C-431/04 in relation to the grant of Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) for certain types of combination...

On 15 May 2006, the US Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated decision in eBay Inc. et al v MercExchange, L.L.C. 547 US_(2006). Take home The US Supreme Court agreed...

The latest newsletter from the team at Steinhauser Hoogenraad foreshadows some interesting developments in the Netherlands from 1 July 2006. Take home Factors including relatively low cost and good prospects of...

On 2 May 2005, Mr Justice Pumfrey of the UK High Court (Patents Court) handed down this interesting interlocutory decision in Baxter v Abbott [2006] EWHC 919 (Pat). Take home This...

The Australian Federal Court has just issued new Federal Court Rules which codify the procedure for obtaining Marevaand Anton Piller orders. Click here for a copy of the new Federal Court...

On 27 April 2006, Justice Heerey of the Australian Federal Court handed down his decision in Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v Darrell Lea Chocolate Shops Pty Ltd (No 4). Take home...

The April 2006 edition of the North Carolina Bar Association ‘IP Links’ Newsletter carries a feature article Steven Gardner and E. Danielle Thompson Williams of Kilpatrick Stockton entitled “Basic Framework for...

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On 24 April 2006, a Jury in the Northern District of California awarded Rambus US $306.9 million in damages for patent infringement of all 10 asserted claims of four of Rambus’s...

On 31 January 2006, a Grand Panel of the Japanese Intellectual Property High Court held that by recycling (refilling and reselling) Canon’s inkjet cartridges, Recycle had infringed Canon’s patent number JP...