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Trademarks
Two members of American soul group the Commodores suffered a defeat in a trademark dispute over the band’s name after the EU General Court ruled in favour of founding member Thomas McClary’s Fifth Avenue Entertainment. 7 December 2018
Trademarks
Europe’s highest court has ruled that a trademark registration that describes a geographical location and facility where wine products are produced must be refused. 7 December 2018
Copyright
New York rapper Milly Rock has filed a copyright lawsuit against the creator of popular video game “Fortnite”, claiming it uses his self-named dance move without his permission. 7 December 2018
Patents
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore today announced that it has granted the first patent under the FinTech Fast Track initiative. 6 December 2018
Trademarks
A UK appeals court has dismissed a case filed by Cadbury in the company’s effort to alter its trademark for the colour purple. 6 December 2018
Patents
Global streaming service Netflix is at the centre of a patent infringement lawsuit filed at the US District Court for the Central District of California. 6 December 2018
Copyright
London police have warned the public to beware of pirated video games and ‘modded’ consoles ahead of the Christmas shopping period. 6 December 2018
Trademarks
As consumers, we should take greater care in scrutinising online deals which may seem too good to be true given the potential for disappointment, say Rachel Jones and Jet Doran of SnapDragon Monitoring. 6 December 2018
Trademarks
In the second of a two-part series, WIPR speaks to three agents of the Trademark Clearinghouse to hear their perspectives on brand protection. 6 December 2018
Patents
Despite a reputation for being slow to grant patents, Brazil’s IP office has introduced a number of programmes to expedite examination—with some positive results. Gustavo Sartori and Rana Gosain of Daniel Law report. 6 December 2018
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