Intellectual Property News. Crime Stories, Law on News and Legal Publications in February, 2012

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Court further confirms rights of mortgagees under Maltese law
International Law OfficeFebruary 1, 2012

Through the court-approved private sale, the law seeks to support the mortgagee and other creditors of a defaulting owner by ensuring the best price for the vessel (which is associated with a private sale and not a judicial sale by auction), ...more »

$1m missing from real estate agency
Sydney Morning HeraldFebruary 1, 2012

Authorities are investigating after a NSW real estate agency admitted more than $1 million was missing from its books. NSW Fair Trading has appointed auditor Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to manage Dougmal Harcourts Warilla after discrepancies totalling ...more »

Intellectual Property News and Stories

UC Berkeley intellectual property has started 146 companies in 20 years
San Francisco Business TimesFebruary 2, 2012

Intellectual property rights from the University of California, Berkeley , have been used to start 146 businesses in the last two decades. Some prolific professors have started plenty of companies -- chemist Richard Mathies, for example, ...more »

Entertainment Law
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Anti-piracy download laws around the world explained
Radio 1February 2, 2012

The site's founders have been charged with violating piracy laws. Find out what anti-piracy legislation is in place in different countries around the world. New laws are being proposed in America that would mean anyone found guilty of streaming ...more »

Cultural Institutions
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Bay Area Catholic clerics join contraception fray
San Francisco ChronicleFebruary 9, 2012

San Francisco's Catholic archbishop has jumped into the latest national culture war, blasting the Obama administration's controversial requirement that employers - including Catholic hospitals, universities and institutions - provide birth control and ...more »

Patent Prosecution
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BOSS and BASS in a battle of the beers
International Law OfficeFebruary 6, 2012

The applicant filed an application for the word mark BOSS with the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office in Class 32 for beers and non-alcoholic beverages, including mineral water. An opposition was filed on behalf of the owner of the BASS word and ...more »

WVU files motion for restraining order, injunction against t-shirt maker
West Virginia RecordFebruary 9, 2012

In this case, the business owner is clearly and knowingly violating the law." WVU is suing the defendants for trademark infringement, trademark dilution, cyberpiracy and unfair competition under the Federal Trademark Act of 1946, trademark and ...more »

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