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Louboutin puts foot down over ‘misleading’ red-sole reports

Designer shoe maker Christian Louboutin has stamped on reports that the opinion of an advocate general (AG) is detrimental to the validity of its signature red-sole trademark.   12 February 2018

Patents

Uber and Waymo put brakes on IP trial

Uber Technologies has settled its trade secrets dispute with competitor Waymo for $245 million, with the jury trial ending before the fifth day of testimony began.   12 February 2018

Trademarks

BBC tackles trademark infringement in China

The BBC has tackled a China-based English learning site over the alleged unauthorised use of the ‘BBC’ trademark.   12 February 2018

Trademarks

Swiss army war with watchmaker concludes

The Swiss Army may now register ‘Swiss Military’ as a trademark, after the Federal Administrative Court of Switzerland ruled on the army’s conflict with a watchmaker.   12 February 2018

Patents

Five court rulings from last week and why they matter

WIPR reported on several important court rulings last week, including a dispute over the ‘Sky’ trademark at the English High Court and a sweet-related case at the EU General Court. Below we explain why they are important.   12 February 2018

Patents

UK edges closer to UPC ratification

The UK edged closer to ratifying the Unified Patent Court Agreement yesterday, after the Privy Council approved the draft legislation.   9 February 2018

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Delta presents gift card site with TM claim

Airline Delta has hit a website that buys Delta-branded gift cards and gift codes with a trademark infringement claim.   9 February 2018

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Arla recovers Castello cheese domain

Dairy co-operative Arla has recovered the domain castellocheese.co from a respondent that allegedly engaged in a pattern of “abusive registrations”.   9 February 2018

Patents

Cloud company joins WIPO patent scheme

The World Intellectual Property Organization has partnered with cloud-based analytics company PatSnap to support developing countries in their pursuit of innovation, by providing access to research and development analytics.   9 February 2018

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US patent position weakens for third consecutive year: report

While the US has retained the top spot in “IP leadership”, its performance in patent protection has weakened for the third consecutive year, according to a report from the US Chamber of Commerce.   9 February 2018

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