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Trademarks
The EU General Court has ruled in favour of the European Union Intellectual Property Office in a trademark registration appeal brought by the owner of German-based Big Sam Sportswear Company. 24 January 2019
Trademarks
Canada’s Federal Court has dismissed an application by Canadian retailer Roots, which had attempted to invalidate a rival company’s trademark for “causing confusion” with its own marks. 24 January 2019
Trademarks
Parties seeking to register and protect trademarks in Russia should consider several factors before taking action. Nikolay Bogdanov of Gorodissky & Partners reports. 24 January 2019
Trademarks
Different uses of trademarks on e-commerce websites which may potentially infringe third parties’ rights have continued to concern German courts in 2018, as Jens Künzel of Krieger Mes & Graf v der Groeben reports. 24 January 2019
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UK law firm McCarthy Denning has hired two partners to boost its IP department. 24 January 2019
Trademarks
There is a ray of hope for trademark owners with registrations covering hotel services without a ‘bricks and mortar’ hotel in Canada. Meghan Dillon of Bereskin & Parr reports. 23 January 2019
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Swedish authorities are coming together to tackle the problem of pirated goods, as Maria Zamkova of Fenix Legal reports. 23 January 2019
Trademarks
Humu, a human resources startup founded by three former Google employees has filed for declaratory relief from American streaming services provider Hulu. 23 January 2019
Patents
A decision by the US Supreme Court yesterday will mean no change to the long-standing rules that apply to the “on-sale” bar, but may reduce the incentive for inventors to carry out confidential sales of their inventions, lawyers have told WIPR. 23 January 2019
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Software company Adobe has suffered a setback in its bid to win costs and fees in an IP licensing dispute with Princeton Digital Image Corporation. 23 January 2019
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