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UK-based Virgin Enterprises Limited yesterday accused a “fictitious” entity of infringing its ‘Virgin’ trademark. 20 September 2018
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The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board yesterday handed a win to Microsoft, finding that the technology company had shown the unpatentability of a mobile software patent. 20 September 2018
Trademarks
Non-traditional trademarks, including those for motions and flavours, were the subject of a panel discussion today at the 2018 Marques Annual Conference in Paris. 20 September 2018
Trademarks
German company Maico lost a trademark opposition case at the EU General Court today, with the court dismissing its appeal against a European Union Intellectual Property Office decision. 20 September 2018
Patents
Singapore and China have announced plans to establish an IP innovation service centre in the “Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City”, aimed at linking the innovation ecosystems of both countries more closely. 20 September 2018
Trademarks
The Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy is an efficient and inexpensive way for brand owners to recover unauthorised and damaging domain names, according to Aimee Gessner, senior trademark counsel at BMW. 20 September 2018
Trademarks
Lawyers should work closely with marketing professionals to ensure that newly developed products have a unique, protectable design, according to in-house counsel at Nestlé and Red Bull. 19 September 2018
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The European Commission published proposals yesterday to help the World Trade Organization get out of its “deepest crisis yet”, saying forced technology transfer has become a “major trade irritant”. 19 September 2018
Trademarks
The EU General Court today annulled a decision made by the European Union Intellectual Property Office that had gone in favour of Lindt & Sprüngli in a trademark opposition. 19 September 2018
Trademarks
Richard Yung, a senator representing French citizens outside of France, outlined five major challenges that brands face today, as he kicked off the 2018 Marques Annual Conference in Paris. 19 September 2018
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