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Trademarks
Wagamama, a Japanese-inspired British restaurant chain, has successfully halted the registration of a rival trademark after the UK Intellectual Property Office ruled that it sounds similar to the restaurant chain’s mark. 7 January 2019
Patents
Trial proceedings in the antitrust suit brought by the US Federal Trade Commission against Qualcomm have begun. 7 January 2019
Trademarks
The US Supreme Court is to review a law which blocks the registration of “scandalous” and “immoral” trademarks. 7 January 2019
Copyright
The alleged operator of multi-platform service Popcorn Time, as well as a user of the website, are being sued by several film production companies for copyright infringement. 4 January 2019
Patents
US telecommunications company Qualcomm has taken steps to enforce a court order banning the sale of some iPhone models in Germany. 4 January 2019
Patents
The US International Trade Commission has began an investigation into more than 20 e-cigarette vendors following a complaint by manufacturer Juul Labs regarding patent infringement. 4 January 2019
Patents
Netherlands-based IP law firm NLO has promoted Steven Sarlet to associate partner. 4 January 2019
Patents
Swiss wireless semiconductor company u-blox is suing American telecommunications firm InterDigital for demanding unreasonable licensing fees on its standard-essential patents. 4 January 2019
Copyright
A US judge has rejected Ed Sheeran’s request to dismiss a lawsuit which accuses him of copying parts of Marvin Gaye’s 1973 classic “Let’s Get It On”. 4 January 2019
Copyright
A Chinese court has sentenced the founder of an online piracy website to three years in prison for copyright infringement. 3 January 2019
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