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Trademarks
Walmart is facing a trademark infringement lawsuit after footwear brand Vans accused the retailer of ripping off the designs of more than 20 pairs of shoes. 16 November 2021
Trademarks
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has vacated a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decision in a dispute between two companies over exclusive use of the “Galperti” trademark. 15 November 2021
Copyright
John Lewis is facing claims of plagiarism over the musical arrangement it chose for its 2021 Christmas advert featuring the 1980’s electro-pop song “Together In Electric Dreams”. 15 November 2021
Patents
Rohm Semiconductor has failed to convince the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to reverse a California court's dismissal of its patent case against licensor, MaxPower Semiconductor. 15 November 2021
Copyright
The title of this article, intentionally borrows from the opening phrase given by Prince Hamlet in William Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet”: “To be, or not to be”. 12 November 2021
Trademarks
Health and fitness company IFIT has sued Victoria’s Secret Stores for allegedly infringing its “SWEAT” trademarks. 12 November 2021
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ordered Texas judge Alan Albright to transfer yet another patent infringement case out of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas. 12 November 2021
Trademarks
The EU General Court has dismissed an appeal from Nissan challenging the registration of a word sign from Netherland’s manufacturing company VDL Groep. 11 November 2021
Patents
IP litigator Jochen Herr will be joining the firm from Baker McKenzie as a partner to lead its new Munich-based team. The office will open with a total of seven lawyers and legal professionals. 11 November 2021
Patents
A California judge has terminated a lawsuit from Apple, Cisco, Google and Intel challenging the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s practise of denying inter partes review due to parallel litigation in district courts under the NHK-Fintiv rule. 11 November 2021
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