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A group of more than 100 songwriters, composers and musicians have filed an amicus brief in support of Led Zeppelin in a copyright infringement case involving the 1971 hit “Stairway to Heaven”. 7 August 2019
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The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines has asked the country’s Supreme Court to assign more IP related cases to regional trial courts. 6 August 2019
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Taiwanese consumer electronics company HTC has pulled its smartphones from UK shelves, as part of an ongoing patent dispute. 6 August 2019
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Footwear brand Skechers has asked a US court to dismiss a trademark infringement suit over one of its shoe styles which Adidas had claimed infringes its three-stripe trademark. 6 August 2019
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Disney has cited its own controversial trademark ‘Hakuna Matata’ in an opposition against a Chinese company’s US trademark application. 6 August 2019
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A jury has awarded nine models more than $100,000 over allegations that two Florida-based strip clubs used their pictures in advertisements without permission. 5 August 2019
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Retailer Walmart is the latest entity to move into the cryptocurrency space with the filing of a patent application for a Walmart currency. 5 August 2019
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A US baseball team, the Philadelphia Phillies, have filed a lawsuit against the creators of their “Phanatic” mascot after the pair allegedly tried to make it a “free agent”. 5 August 2019
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Amazon has today, August 5, expanded Project Zero, a programme which it claims “empowers brands to help drive counterfeits to zero”, to Europe. 5 August 2019
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Sportswear maker Reebok has lost its bid to stop an exercise equipment company from registering a trademark. 5 August 2019
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