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Patents
Only applicants with a UK or Channel Island “address for service” will be accepted for new applications and requests to start contentious proceedings before the UK Intellectual Property Office, starting January 1. 19 November 2020
Trademarks
The International Trademark Association has elected Tiki Dare, assistant general counsel of Oracle, as its 2021 president. 19 November 2020
Trademarks
Coca-Cola has lost its bid to avoid paying a substantial portion of a $3.4 billion tax bill levied by the US Inland Revenue Service, at the US Tax Court on Wednesday, November 18. 19 November 2020
Copyright
Music rights owners can’t use EU copyright law to claim compensation for the use of their work in “audiovisual works” such as TV broadcasts, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. 19 November 2020
Trademarks
Brand restrictions in the food and beverage industry are spreading, including in Latin America and potentially beyond. Rory O’Neill reports. 19 November 2020
Trademarks
Following a year unlike any other, 2020 is winding down and people are looking forward to the usual holiday season traditions. One group also gearing up for the December-January months is the huge community of online infringers, and this year, they may have a bumper Christmas. 19 November 2020
Trademarks
The UK Intellectual Property Office has held that Shaketastic cannot register ‘Cookie Monster’ as a trademark to be used in relation to milk-based drinks, following opposition proceedings initiated by Monster Energy. 19 November 2020
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The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization has announced that Ugandan national Bemanya Twebaze will be its next director-general. 19 November 2020
Trademarks
IP offices in Africa and the Middle East are working hard toward achieving their national visions, even as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts day-to-day operations, as Sarah Morgan finds out. 19 November 2020
Trademarks
Online infringers are cunning, resourceful, and getting harder to catch, Tom Phillips discovers. 19 November 2020
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