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Members of the Intellectual Property Owners Association have backed bipartisan legislation to authorise US Customs and Border Protection to seize imports that infringe design patents. 6 December 2019
Patents
Brazil and the US have expanded their Patent Prosecution Highway agreement, the US Patent and Trademark Office has confirmed. 5 December 2019
Copyright
A collaboration between government agencies worldwide has shuttered more than 1 million copyright-infringing website domains selling counterfeit goods this year. 5 December 2019
Trademarks
Google's former self-driving car division Waymo has settled a trademark dispute with a Florida-based company it accused of “intentionally” selecting the Waymo name to do business. 5 December 2019
Trademarks
The geographical indication ‘Aceto Balsamico di Modena’ does not extend to the use of non-geographical terms such as ‘aceto’ and ‘balsamico’, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. 5 December 2019
Patents
InterDigital has filed a patent infringement suit against Huawei in the UK, for infringing its 3G, 4G and 5G standards-essential patents (SEPs). 4 December 2019
Copyright
Ireland’s IP office has rebranded as part of new reforms enacted this week. 4 December 2019
Trademarks
The EU General Court has partially overturned a decision of the European Union Intellectual Property Office, which said that Austrian supermarket Billa couldn’t register a trademark for games. 4 December 2019
Trademarks
A US court has put Nike’s “Sport Changes Everything” advertising campaign on a temporary hold, following a trademark infringement complaint from a North Carolina-based sports brand. 4 December 2019
Copyright
A Danish court has ruled an artist’s copyright in a painting, which he has sold, extends to pieces of the work that have been cut out for use in the manufacture of watches. 3 December 2019
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