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A surge in European patent applications in 3D printing or additing manufacturing (AM) may bode well for economies hit hard by COVID-19, but also requires an increased focus on the IP needs of innovative businesses, argue Gemma McGeough and Josh Miller of Withers & Rogers. 29 July 2020
Trademarks
Bad faith trademark registrations have long been considered a scourge of the Chinese IP system. But significant progress has been in tackling the problem, according to trademark lawyers at Wanhuida IP. 29 July 2020
Trademarks
Video game publisher Blizzard Entertainment has failed in a trademark opposition at the UK Intellectual Property Office, in a win for software company F5 Networks. 28 July 2020
Trademarks
An Australian contraceptive wholesaler has legal standing to challenge a trademark for the ‘Naked’ brand of condoms, the Federal Circuit has ruled. 28 July 2020
Trademarks
The National Industrial Property Office of the Dominican Republic (ONAPI) and the IP Office of Saint Kitts and Nevis (IPOSKN) have joined TMclass, 28 July 2020
Copyright
Google is facing a lawsuit from a German citizen for allegedly streaming movies including “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery” without his permission. 28 July 2020
Trademarks
The Commodores Entertainment Corporation (CEC) has won its trademark dispute against one of the original members of the US funk and soul band, the Commodores, after the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled in its favour on 23 July. 27 July 2020
Patents
In its second suit filed against Zillow, IBM has accused the real estate database company of escalating its infringing behaviour. 27 July 2020
Trademarks
A graphic designer has sued US chocolate maker The Hershey Company, seeking a court declaration that his ‘art toys’ do not infringe the company’s trademarks. 27 July 2020
Copyright
A collection of public interest organisations have claimed that Mexico’s new copyright regime is harming fundamental human rights and needs to be challenged. 27 July 2020
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