Sélection de liens du 17 au 22 mars 2009:

• Droit de marque : protection d’un signe déterminé et non abstrait, par Philippe Rodhain, CPI – Village de la justice – marque antérieure HISTOIRE DE…, contre l’enregistrement de la demande de marque semi-figurative HISTOIRE DE GOUT
• Legal Technology – Who Should Monitor Online Counterfeiters? – Oral arguments will soon be heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in the highly watched dispute between renowned jeweler Tiffany & Co. and eBay, the popular online auction site, over who bears the burden of « policing » online counterfeit activity.
• Ravindran Associates – Intellectual Property news from Singapore (via Ipkat)
• LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® » General » Key decision – have trouble with the assertion that keyword advertising is not “trademark use,” and therefore categorically cannot be the basis of an infringement claim.
• The Ten Commandments of Barfy Logos « YourLogoMakesMeBarf.com – The Ten Commandments of Barfy Logos
• Fakes: With No Real Apple Netbook on the Horizon, Chinese Create Fake One – manufacturers in Shenzhen have gone and created their own netbook. And in true copycat fashion, it has a hilariously inverted fruit adorning the top cover.
• European Parliament to EU: Turn over ACTA docs! – Ars Technica – The European Parliament has tacked on some amendments to a transparency resolution, one of which specifically calls for EU negotiators to turn over documents related to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
• Apple sends cease and desist letter over « Podium » product – Ars Technica – The letter indicates Apple’s displeasure with a trademark filing by Pivotal for the terms « Podium » and « FlyPod. »
• Trademark Statistics: Another Year in Review : Canadian Trademark Blog – The Canadian Intellectual Property Office released its 2007-8 Annual Report a few weeks back.
• Contrefaçon Riposte: Adoption du plan d’action
 douanier européen 2009-2012 contre les contrefaçons – Le Conseil de l’Union européenne (affaires générales et relations extérieures) des 16 et 17 mars, a formellement adopté le nouveau plan d’action douanier européen 2009-2012 contre les contrefaçons.
• Google Adds MySQL To Trademark AdWords Keyword Ban List -
• Yahoo! Registers First Favicon Trademark @ErikJHeels – Yahoo! registered (what I believe to be) the first favicon trademark on 01/15/08.
• Google, LVMH Clash Over Keyword Rights at EU Court (Update1) – Bloomberg.com – advocate general will give a non-binding opinion by June 4. The final ruling is expected within six months after that.