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Global Intellectual Property Indicators Report: Growth in Trademark and Industrial Design Filings in 2019; decline in patent applications

 According to WIPO's “World Intellectual Property Indicators” reference work, global trademark and industrial design activity increased in 2019, even as the number of patent applications in the world grew. The world has retreated slightly in the face of falling demand in China, a major power in the field of intellectual property.Trademark and industrial design registration activity increased by 5.9% and 1.3% respectively. The 3% drop in patent applications worldwide, the first in a decade, can be attributed to the decline in the number of applications filed by Chinese residents. Outside of China, patent filings increased 2.3% globally. The annual Global Intellectual Property Indicators report brings together and analyzes intellectual property data from some 150 national and regional offices to inform policymakers, business leaders, investors, academics and other stakeholders looking for data on major trends in innovation and creativity. The 2019 figures, which precede the COVID-19...

The keys to Lidl's conviction for infringing the Thermomix kitchen robot patent

 The judgment of the Commercial Court no. 5 of Barcelona of January 19, 2021, resolves the conflict between Vorwerk, holder of a European patent validated in Spain that protects the technology incorporated in a kitchen robot (popularly known in the market by the Thermomix® brand), which in June 2019 filed a patent infringement lawsuit against LIDL Supermarkets. The defendant manufactures a similar food processor, but marketed at a much lower price, known in the market under the brand name Silvercrest® and commercially identified as ‘Monsieur Cuisine Connect’. The Spanish patent of the plaintiff claims the invention of a kitchen machine including eight product claims, of which only the first (R1) is an independent claim, the remaining claims being dependent on the first, for incorporating various variants, accessories or construction options all based on the main configuration. The defendant, LIDL, defended itself on two grounds: On the one hand, he filed a counterclaim, challengin...

Around with the Nadorcott mandarins

 On October 14, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) answered the questions raised by the Supreme Court (TS) in the framework of case C-186/18, relating to the community protection of plant varieties . The procedure has its origin in the exploitation, without having the corresponding license, of a plantation of mandarins of the plant variety Nadorcott (Nadorcott), protected before the Community Plant Variety Office, being the owner of the rights over this variety the company Nador Cott Protection SARL. In 2011, after unsuccessfully sending the offender two requests for him to cease the exploitation of the plant variety, the Society of Protected Plant Varieties Club (CVVP), an entity that was entrusted with managing the rights related to this plant variety, filed a lawsuit requesting that (i) the infringement of the exclusive rights over the Nadorcott variety be declared; (ii) the offender will be condemned to cease irregular exploitation and, where appropriate, to des...

What is Mmorpg S.& Free Online Games Use strategy games to improve thinking

 Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games or MMORPGs, as they are commonly known, are role-playing games that bring together a large number of players over the internet. A unique feature of MMORPGs is that they all offer a stable virtual world in which to play. These worlds often support thousands of players simultaneously , all playing a single character in the game. What this means? In an MMORPG you take control of a character (often called an avatar) and control his actions in the game. Most games offer an experience-based leveling system - a player guides his character through specific actions, such as killing a monster and, as a result, the ability to perform similar actions to make them increase again. This is usually represented by the general skill level associated with the character, and the sublevels represent individual abilities. As the world is stable, your skills are saved, which means that the time and effort invested in the game is permanently reflected in your...