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Law firm Leason Ellis has reportedly secured a settlement against a company that allegedly charged consumers hundreds of dollars to have their trademarks published in a “database”. 13 February 2018
Jurisdiction reports
Since the vote in favour of Brexit on June 24, 2016 and the official implementation of article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on March 29, 2017 by the UK, triggering the process of its exit from the EU, negotiations have begun with the European Commission. 13 February 2018
Jurisdiction reports
In recent years, the mobile app market has become a major battleground in the area of smartphones. App stores are the competitive focus among all the phone manufacturers and third party downloadable service providers. However, there has not been any concrete regulation on app market competition, thus causing many disputes between the various interested parties, some of which have brought cases before the courts. 13 February 2018
Trademarks
An advocate general’s opinion on the Christian Louboutin trademark dispute has been given the boot by nearly half of WIPR readers. 12 February 2018
Trademarks
Designer shoe maker Christian Louboutin has stamped on reports that the opinion of an advocate general (AG) is detrimental to the validity of its signature red-sole trademark. 12 February 2018
Patents
Uber Technologies has settled its trade secrets dispute with competitor Waymo for $245 million, with the jury trial ending before the fifth day of testimony began. 12 February 2018
Trademarks
The BBC has tackled a China-based English learning site over the alleged unauthorised use of the ‘BBC’ trademark. 12 February 2018
Trademarks
The Swiss Army may now register ‘Swiss Military’ as a trademark, after the Federal Administrative Court of Switzerland ruled on the army’s conflict with a watchmaker. 12 February 2018
Patents
WIPR reported on several important court rulings last week, including a dispute over the ‘Sky’ trademark at the English High Court and a sweet-related case at the EU General Court. Below we explain why they are important. 12 February 2018
Patents
The UK edged closer to ratifying the Unified Patent Court Agreement yesterday, after the Privy Council approved the draft legislation. 9 February 2018
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