In 2016, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) issued a patent for a “system” of serving steak meals to fast food chain Ikinari! Steak. The method was fairly simple, and caused a stir because it seemed hardly worthy of a patent.
The JPO seems to agree, now. An opposition case ended on November 28, 2017, declaring the patent null.
The application originally was issued an office action by the JPO because it described a mere series of actions […]
In a rather unique case the Israel Supreme Court issued an interlocutory injunction prohibiting the company Hazera from requesting access to watermelon seeds of the company Origene Seeds, deposited for the purpose of patent procedure under the Budapest Treaty, and thereby cancelled a previous decision of the Tel Aviv District Court.
Background
Israel is a signatory to the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (“the […]
In Canada, there is no clear precedent to hold a landlord liable as a non-participating intermediary for the sale of counterfeits by its tenants. This differs from the position in the United States, China, and Europe, where liability has been extended to non-participating landlords who have knowledge of the illegal activity. In Canada, if a landlord is directly involved in the sale of counterfeits and has sufficient control over the tenant, the Canadian courts […]