A discussion on the cancellation of a registered design on the ground of prior registration abroad is one of the highlights of February 2013 issue of IPR Amicus. The ‘Ratio decidendi’ section includes the CJEU decision on the mark ‘steam glide’ for iron as being descriptive, IPAB decision on division of patents in absence of plurality of application and registration of trademark for unrelated goods . The Indian Patents Office instructions on filing of Form 27 by patentees and licensees and payment of fee for registration of associated trademarks are covered in the statutory updates section.
