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Trademarks
The EU’s top court has told the European Union Intellectual Property Office that it cannot block the registration of a ‘Fack Ju Göhte’ trademark for being morally unacceptable. 27 February 2020
Patents
Mayer Brown has strengthened its IP and technology, media and telecoms practice with the recruitment of IP lawyers and the promotion of two solicitors. 27 February 2020
Copyright
The creators of the “Phillie Phanatic”, the mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies, have accused the Major League Baseball team of bad faith after the team unveiled a new version. 26 February 2020
Patents
Amazon, Costco Wholesale and Best Buy Co are facing patent infringement claims from German battery manufacturer Varta, which claim the retailers are selling Chinese copies of Varta’s ‘CoinPower’ design for tiny power packs. 26 February 2020
Trademarks
China has published trademark opposition decisions online for the first time, the country’s trademark office has announced. 26 February 2020
Copyright
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property has inaugurated 21 IP support centres across five regions in the country, in partnership with the World Intellectual Property Organization. 26 February 2020
Trademarks
HGF has hired UK and EU trademark and patent attorneys Rigel Moss McGrath and Kerry Rees from IP prosecution and litigation firm WP Thompson. 25 February 2020
Patents
John Adkisson, a patent litigator in Fish & Richardson’s Twin Cities office, has been chosen to lead the firm as principal and CEO. 25 February 2020
Copyright
Sports organisations including FIFA, UEFA and the National Football League have urged the US to keep Saudi Arabia on its priority watch list for IP infringement. 25 February 2020
Copyright
Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar and Canadian singer The Weeknd have been named in a copyright lawsuit over their 2018 song “Pray For Me”, which featured on the soundtrack for the film “Black Panther”. 25 February 2020
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