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Trademarks
A Federal Circuit decision in Mexico has made it easier for trademark infringers to fend off non-use counterclaims from alleged infringers, as Jonathan Rangel and Esly Dorantes of Dumont Bergman Bider & Co report. 3 June 2017
Jurisdiction reports
Uploading films and music to file-sharing networks is an infringement of copyright pertaining to those films and music, and rights owners still vigorously pursue claims against people who they believe have committed infringement. 3 June 2017
Patents
The US Supreme Court’s recent decision in TC Heartland v Kraft Foods could drive a 69% drop in patent filings in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in 2017, according to Unified Patents. 2 June 2017
Copyright
Rapper Drake has won a copyright infringement lawsuit after a federal judge ruled his sampling of a spoken-word jazz track was fair use. 2 June 2017
Trademarks
Fitness company CrossFit has been granted an injunction against a gym found to be infringing its trademark. 2 June 2017
Trademarks
Confectionary producer Jelly Belly has sued a US-based cosmetics company over a face mask product that allegedly features ‘Jelly Belly’ trademarks. 2 June 2017
Patents
The International Trademark Association’s policy priorities for the year are counterfeiting, internet governance and expansion, and brand restrictions, as its president Joe Ferretti writes ahead of the association’s Annual Meeting. 2 June 2017
Copyright
"The big challenge for IP owners is going to remain as it was before—the question of how to enforce your IP rights in the online environment," says Rob Guthrie, partner at Osborne Clarke. 1 June 2017
Trademarks
The Coca-Cola Company and confectionary producer Haribo are in the midst of negotiating a settlement agreement after a trademark dispute. 1 June 2017
Patents
The backlog of unexamined patent applications and pendencies at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is lower than it’s been in more than a decade, according to Michelle Lee, director at the office. 1 June 2017
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