Intellectual Property and Open Movements (IP&OM)

Issues and developments related to Intellectual Property (e.g. Copyright, Fair Use, Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets) and Open Movements (e.g. Open Access, Open Data, Open Educational Resources (OER)), examined in the "Intellectual Property and Open Movements" and "Ethics of Data, Information, and Emerging Technologies" graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. -- Kip Currier, PhD, JD

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Saturday, September 17, 2016

Swatch succeeds in trademark case over Apple 'iWatch'; BBC, 9/13/16

BBC; Swatch succeeds in trademark case over Apple 'iWatch' :

"The UK's Intellectual Property Office (IPO) upheld Swatch's opposition, which was filed in March 2014...
"This decision shows the difficulty global brands can have when it comes to launching a new product around the world," said Sharon Daboul, a trademark lawyer at law firm EIP.
"Trademarks are territorial, which means that a trademark must be available for registration in every country of interest."
Not being able to secure the iWatch trademark around the world would have been a "key factor", Ms Daboul added, in Apple's decision not to use the name for its smartwatch."