On November 21, 2012, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania an amicus brief contending that minor, non-therapeutic changes to branded pharmaceutical products may violate U.S. antitrust law if the changes … Continue reading
In an official blog post published November 26, 2012, Benoît Battistelli, president of the European Patent Office, responded to criticisms of the EPO’s practices regarding the granting of patents on biotechnology inventions. See Biotechnology and Patents (Nov. 26, 2012). According … Continue reading
A federal judge in Chicago, Illinois held that the 1985 hit song by Elton John titled “Nikita” did not infringe the copyright in an earlier song that, like “Nikita,” lamented the obstacles to love between a Western man and a … Continue reading
In October 2012, legislators in Paraguay‘s Chamber of Deputies approved a law to create a National Intellectual Property Directorate, which will be known by the Spanish acronym DINAPI. See Ley que crea la Dirección Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual queda sancionada … Continue reading
On October 12, 2012, legislators in the Venezuelan state of Sucre approved a new Law on Indigenous Peoples and Communities. See Aprobada Ley de los Pueblos y Comunidades Indígenas, CNP 4.458/ 23.10.2012. According to a press release by the Legislative … Continue reading
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