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Copyright
The American Chemical Society’s exam board has sued an online study help site for copyright violations, alleging “widescale and systemic infringement”. 20 June 2017
Trademarks
Toy maker Mattel has filed a trademark opposition notice at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board over the mark ‘Bronzed Barbie’. 20 June 2017
Copyright
The US Supreme Court has refused to hear the ‘Dancing baby’ copyright dispute, a case centring on a video of a child dancing to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” that was uploaded to YouTube. 20 June 2017
Trademarks
The US Supreme Court has deemed the government’s ban on disparaging trademarks unconstitutional, handing a win to rock band The Slants and overturning more than 70 years of legal practice. 19 June 2017
Trademarks
Chanel has sued two individuals for allegedly selling infringing bags online, demanding the defendants pay $2 million per trademark infringed. 19 June 2017
Trademarks
Ohio State University has sued one of its former student basketball players for trademark infringement. 19 June 2017
Trademarks
Tennessee-based company Varsity Spirit is suing a UK woman for trademark infringement over her use of the ‘cheerobics’ name for work-out teaching programmes and merchandise. 19 June 2017
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision in a dispute over a method of waterproofing leather. 19 June 2017
Copyright
Speculation over who will replace Michelle Lee as director of the US Patent and Trademark Office has continued since Lee stepped down from the role on June 6. 19 June 2017
Copyright
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has dropped its copyright infringement case against two individuals allegedly using BitTorrent to illegally upload a wrestling movie. 19 June 2017
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