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Airwair International, a subsidiary of footwear brand Dr Martens, has secured a permanent injunction against online shoe store Wanted Shoes in a trade dress lawsuit. 12 September 2017
Trademarks
Advocate General Paolo Mengozzi of the Court of Justice of the European Union has outlined what he believes are the criteria that determine whether Schweppes can oppose the importation into Spain of Schweppes-branded goods from the UK. 12 September 2017
Copyright
US District Judge Jed Rakoff has published his opinion on why books which recast famous novels into illustrated books for young children are not fair use. 12 September 2017
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The owner of music pirating website Sharebeast.com has pleaded guilty to a felony count of copyright infringement, after his website was accused of distributing and reproducing over one billion copies of copyrighted works. 11 September 2017
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The scope of protection of undisclosed know-how in the Netherlands has been illustrated in a legal dispute concerning aeroplane inspection pits. 11 September 2017
Trademarks
One year has passed since the Mexican Federal Circuit courts issued a rule that generated a substantial change in the Mexican trademark litigation system. This change impacts negatively on IP litigation practice as it limits the legal actions outlined in the Mexican Industrial Property Law and removes the invalidity action that could be invoked against a trademark registration granted on the basis of false data contained in its application. 11 September 2017
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Moulded footwear company Crocs has requested sanctions against rival USA Dawgs in an ongoing trade dress dispute between the parties. 11 September 2017
Copyright
Fashion model Gigi Hadid is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit for allegedly posting a picture of herself on Instagram that belonged to a photographer. 11 September 2017
Trademarks
Chewing gum company Wrigley has sued the owner of a company selling liquids for electronic cigarettes over the use of the ‘Juicy fruit’ trademark. 11 September 2017
Patents
Qualcomm has lost its bid for an injunction staying all foreign actions brought by Apple against the semiconductor company . 11 September 2017
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