District Court Awards §285 Sanctions Against Patent Owner For Arguments Made To PTAB In Preliminary Response

Game and Technology (GAT) filed a patent infringement complaint against Wargaming, a foreign entity, on July 9, 2015. There was a dispute over whether service was ever effectuated. Ultimately, in February 2016, Wargaming’s counsel waived service in exchange for an extension of time to answer. Then, over a year later, on March 13, 2017, Wargaming filed an IPR petition.

In the preliminary response, GAT first argued that Wargaming’s petition was time barred as filed one […]

By | January 18th, 2022 ||

Taste The Lawsuit: Wrigley Brings Trademark Infringement Claim

On May 3, 2021, WM Wrigley Jr. Company (“Wrigley”) filed a complaint against a host of cannabis companies and their respective owners (collectively “Defendants”) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California alleging trademark infringement, dilution, and unfair competition. Wrigley is the owner of many famous trademarks that are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), including SKITTLES, STARBURST, and LIFE SAVERS (collectively the “Marks”). Wrigley’s trademark infringement claim […]

By | January 8th, 2022 ||

The Cyprus Intellectual Property Tax Regime

In our article “A Step by Step guide for forming a Company in Cyprus” published in August 2017 we demonstrated to the reader a detailed approach of the benefits and procedure to be taken in setting up a Company in Cyprus. In continuation to this article we decided to provide a further analysis of the benefits surrounding a Cyprus Holding Company. As a result of questions raised by various prospective clients today we shall […]

By | December 20th, 2017 ||