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Trademarks
Budget retailer Lidl received mixed news at the European Union Intellectual Property Office last week after it backed the company’s attempt to revoke a trademark, but only partly dismissed an opposition to Lidl’s own mark. 18 September 2018
Trademarks
The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys yesterday implored UK Prime Minister Theresa May to include the UK’s continued participation in the EU’s trademarks and designs system post-Brexit in ongoing negotiations. 18 September 2018
Patents
Dennemeyer has appointed Guillaume Ouvrieu to oversee the company’s activities in France, while Dallas Wilkinson has taken the reigns in Asia Pacific (APAC). 18 September 2018
Trademarks
The IACC-UL Latin America Regional Brand Protection Summit will take place from October 17 to 19 at the Waldorf Astoria in Orlando, Florida, as WIPR finds out. 18 September 2018
Jurisdiction reports
Several recent decisions of Germany’s Supreme Court, the Federal Court of Justice—for instance, a case decided in October 2017 called Products For Wound Treatment—hold that an injunction order contained in a judgment for unfair competition or trademark infringement requires the defendant not only to cease and desist the activity for which he has been sentenced, but moreover demands that he recall the infringing goods from his customers. 18 September 2018
Jurisdiction reports
Parallel importation of pharmaceuticals in the EU has, for a long time, raised many issues. National constraints require the parallel importer to modify the presentation of the products in order to comply with national laws, and the trademark owner has tried to make use of such alteration to oppose the commercialisation of the goods that were escaping its distribution network in that way. 18 September 2018
Copyright
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) has asked the Court of Justice of the European Union whether YouTube is liable for IP violations that occur on its video-sharing platform. 17 September 2018
Trademarks
Switzerland-based Nestlé has filed a complaint against a competitor for allegedly infringing its ‘Hot Pockets’ and ‘Lean Pockets’ trademarks. 17 September 2018
Trademarks
Beiersdorf, the parent company of skincare range Nivea, has successfully opposed a trademark application for products relating to smoking. 17 September 2018
Copyright
Makeup artist Vlada Haggerty has accused American fashion retailer Guess of using her artwork on clothing without permission. 17 September 2018
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