The renowned international magazine “Managing Intellectual Property” annually presents the EMEA Awards in London, which recognize the best European intellectual property firms.
Gassauer-Fleissner Attorneys at Law again achieved top rankings by the renowned law firm guides World Trademark Review (WTR 1000) (Silver, trademark law) and by Chambers and Partners (Band 1, intellectual property).
The United Kingdom left the European Union on January 31, 2020. What happens now to your EU trade mark(s) (“EUTM”)?
Preliminary injunctions (PIs) allow rapid and effective action against infringements of intellectual property rights.
If courts declare a hate posting illegal, they can require social networks (here Facebook) to remove not only this posting but also all posts with the same meaning, even if a different user posted them.
While there are legal remedies for victims of hate comments or other legal violations on Facebook and similar platforms, an action against the original infringer often comes too late.
In a new decision (case C673/17), the CJEU clarified an essential issue for website operators.
Due to the borderless nature of the Internet, it is often a hard question in which country right holders may file an action against online IP infringements.
Sampling, i.e. the use of individual sequences from existing pieces of music as part of a new work, is widespread. It is an essential element in hip hop and electronic music.
Editors Alexander Koller and Michael Stadler have put a lot of work and heart and soul into it: The commentary published in June 2019 by Linde Verlag for the first time offers a comprehensive commentary on Austrian patent and utility model law.
