The owner of a well known restaurant in New York City has sued a former employee who has opened another restaurant, which, she accuses, is a copy of hers. Rebecca Charles, owner of the Pearl Oyster Bar, claims that her former sous-chef, Ed McFarland, has stolen her intellectual property by opening Ed’s Lobster Bar, which […]

The new Russian law of Intellectual Property recently underwent a series of modifications which will be integrated into the Russian Civil Code of Laws in the new Part IV. These new provisions are expected to take effect January 1, 2008. Numerous articles and scholarly opinions have already been published, for the most part from authors

On March 14, 2007 The Paris First Degree Court has decided to pronounce the nullity of the trademark BOSS OF SCANDALZ STRATEGYZ filed by the famous French rapper Joey Starr. This decision is not only based on an appreciation in abstracto of the similarity between this mark and the mark BOSS /HUGO BOSS of the

In April 2007, a new law on trademark renewals came into force in Syria. From now on, any existing trademark to be renewed will be subjected to an official examination and then will be published in the Syrian Official Gazette. Moreover, a 60-day opposition period will start running from the publication date during which any

Everybody knows the little clown fish from Walt Disney Studios. But who knows “Pierrot, the clown fish” from Mr Le Calvez ? Author of a scenario designed to become a cartoon, Mr Le Calvez registered his story in 1995 at the French organism in charge of authors and composers. [:]