August 2, 2016 (IP Flow) — ‘MACCOFFEE’ – if you see a coffee with this name in a supermarket (importantly, not in a restaurant), would you think that the coffee is somewhat linked to McDonald’s? According to...

July 13, 2016 (IP Flow) — In April 2016, scientists discovered how a plant, which is traditionally used in China to treat fever, liver and lung problems, holds chemicals with potential cancer-fighting properties. This research offers hope that...

July 7, 2016 (IP Flow) — Until recently,  only Huawei and ZTE were internationally recognized Chinese IT companies. Nowadays, however, Chinese businesses in this field are growing by leaps and bounds. Qualcomm recently filed patent infringement complaints against Meizu...

June 20, 2016 (IP Flow) —Let’s suppose that you’ve come up with an invention and are wondering if you could obtain a patent for the invention across Europe. Now you have two options. First, you file...

In the smartphone industry, patent litigation is a daily occurrence. The long-running battle between Apple and Samsung is now headed for the Supreme Court in the US – while another intense lawsuit between Ericsson and Apple was...

May 31, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — I’m a non-smoker. To be more exact, I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life. Nevertheless, issues about tobacco plain packaging have been occupying my attention. Why? It is because...

May 9, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been convening a High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines since November last year. The proposed objective of the High-Level Panel is “to review...

May 6, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Last week, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released the Special 301 Report on the global state of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement. The “Special...

May 4, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — On April 19th, Apple agreed to pay $24.9 million to resolve a 5 year-long lawsuit with Dallas-based Dynamic Advances over its Siri voice technology. The lawsuit dates back to 2011...