The Regional Court of Munich ruled in the trademark dispute over the famous Swiss Army Knife that no Swiss flag may be applied to products from China. The good reputation of the geographical indication of “Switzerland” was unfairly exploited. What is the recent EU case law on this issue?LG Munich: J

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In Korea, as in the United States and Japan, the recognition of patent infringement claims under the Doctrine of Equivalents (DoE) has been established by several key precedents. Recently, the Korean Supreme Court provided key guidance through detailed ruling standards for two of the three factors t

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