What The Ecc! Tm Renewals Online

What the ECC!

Sweet & Maxwell's European Commercial Cases are a handy rootage of data most IP developments. Part 1 for 2006 is no exception, containing the next juicy tidbits:

* TF1 v L'Equipe TV (Cour de Cassation, France) - whether the European Convention on Human Rights had been infringed past times a court's limitation of the issue of times a TV broadcasting fellowship could exhibit extracts of World Cup 2002 soccer matches;

* Re Internet Auctions of Counterfeit Watches (Bundesgerichtshof, Germany) - sale of mistaken watches described equally ROLEX on eBay cyberspace auction site. eBay's appeal was allowed inward part

notes that the novel editor of the ECC is Fidelma Smyth, a really sweetness too capable soul. He's certain the serial is inward practiced hands.

Imitation Rolex here
Imitation eBay here

... too a mystery: Merpel wants to know why the letters CMLR seem inward large bold letters on the encompass of the ECC, when they stand upwards for "Common Law Law Reports", which the ECC isn't.


Trade grade renewals online

has exactly received a Press Release from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) that runs, inward textile part, equally follows:

"WIPO LAUNCHES ON-LINE SERVICE FOR RENEWAL OF INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARKS

WIPO launched a novel service this calendar week that volition enable trademark owners to renew their international trademark registrations on-line, making this a to a greater extent than cost-effective too efficient procedure. The novel "e-renewal" service which was launched on Apr 3, 2006, is a elementary means of renewing international trademark registrations upwards to half-dozen months earlier the appointment on which the payment of the renewal fee is due. The novel service is available from WIPO’s website at http://www.wipo.int/e-marks.

Under the novel WIPO e-renewal service, users tin renew trademarks registered nether the Madrid System for the International Registration of Trademarks only past times entering the issue of their international registration. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 concealment volition thence exhibit the mention of the holder of that international registration, the mention of the representative, if any, too the listing of the states inward which the international registration may hold upwards renewed. Having selected the countries for which renewal is sought, the fees due are automatically calculated".

Left: Mary, who is a lilliputian difficult of hearing, struggles to renew her merchandise grade using WIPO's novel On-Lion system.

is delighted that merchandise grade owners are enjoying the fullest benefits of modern technology. Merpel adds, it seems exclusively correct too proper that yous tin renew merchandise marks online, since yous tin infringe them online likewise ...