IPR Amicus: January 2014

Trademark questions in adwars , as in Pepsodent Germicheck v. Colgate Strong Teeth form part of the discussion in the Article section in January 2014 issue of IPR Amicus. The Ratio Decidendci column covers a number of interesting cases right from registration under the Insecticides Act when patent process is under challenge and questions on validity of patent granted by EPO on ground of procedural deficiency, among others. The US Court ruling on payment of attorney fee while challenging the TTAB decision with comments on enormity of the fee and copyright in Sherlock Holmes and characters in the series figure in the News Nuggets section.