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Trademarks
The EU General Court delivered a Maltese gaming company with a win yesterday over the European Union Intellectual Property Office in a trademark opposition dispute. 23 February 2018
Trademarks
The Wild Geese has told WIPR that it disputes comments made by Bacardi in relation to the spirit companies’ ongoing trademark feud. 23 February 2018
Patents
Technology transfer plays a vital role in getting the latest university-developed inventions to market, but is the system as efficient as it could be? WIPR looks into different perspectives on the evolution of technology transfer in the UK and US and its future. 23 February 2018
Patents
Subject matter eligibility, the future of the IPR and fee diversion are among the problems that new USPTO boss Andrei Iancu will need to address in his role, as WIPR reports. 23 February 2018
Patents
The system for validating patents can be used by European applicants to streamline filing processes globally and generate efficiency gains in other areas, as Martin Chatel of Dennemeyer & Associates reports. 22 February 2018
Copyright
Google has announced it has removed its ‘view image’ button from the Google Images feature, in a move designed to support copyright owners. 22 February 2018
Trademarks
UK-based game maker Ren Ventures has attempted to dismiss a trademark infringement claim brought by Lucasfilm over a fictional card game in the “Star Wars” universe. 22 February 2018
Copyright
It’s in the best interests of countries such as China and India to break IP rules, according to a report from law firm Gowling WLG. 22 February 2018
Trademarks
An advocate general has shot down Jägermeister’s attempt to register a shot glass design featuring images of the brand’s alcohol bottles, backing a decision of the EU General Court. 22 February 2018
Patents
The German Constitutional Court has agreed to hear a constitutional complaint disputing the legitimacy of the Unified Patent Court. 22 February 2018
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