In patent prosecution, the feedback loop between interested parties including patent prosecutors, inventors, and in-house counsel helps to provide the best patent applications and office action responses for a high quality issued patent. However, this work product represents only half of the overall patent prosecution effort, since the patent prosecutor works with a patent examiner sitting on the other side at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Given that, have you ever wondered [...]

On October 18, 2017, the French High court held in clear terms that the access to a website (broadcasting an ad challenged on the ground of copyright infringement and parasitism), within the territory of the court where the lawsuit has been brought, is a sufficient criterion to consider that this court has jurisdiction to assess the alleged infringement/fault. 1. The dispute and the arguments of the defendants A theater company association, arguing that it [...]

1 RELEVANT AUTHORITIES AND LEGISLATION 1.1 What is the relevant trade mark authority in your jurisdiction? The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI) is the trade mark office in Switzerland. 1.2 What is the relevant trade mark legislation in your jurisdiction? The relevant trade mark legislation in Switzerland is as follows: The Federal Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and Indications of Source (Trade Mark Protection Act, TmPA). The Federal Ordinance on [...]