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There are fears among IP owners that the pending GDPR in Europe will make it difficult to track down infringers online, undoing years of good work by the Whois system. Alexander Heirwegh of law firm Petillion reports. 11 April 2018
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Adidas and Reebok have filed a claim accusing 53 e-commerce sellers of trademark infringement, counterfeiting and unfair competition. 11 April 2018
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A jury has awarded the manufacturer of UGG footwear, Deckers Outdoor, over $5 million in a design patent infringement case. 11 April 2018
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Licensing company VirnetX Holding Corp has been awarded $502.6 million by a jury after it found that Apple’s FaceTime infringed four communication technology patents. 11 April 2018
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The UK Intellectual Property Office has given high-end retailer Selfridges the right to register its ‘Harry Gordon’s Bar’ and ‘Harry Gordons’ trademarks following an opposition. 11 April 2018
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Ferrero Rocher has been awarded an injunction as well as damages against a Chinese company which produced “lookalike” chocolates in violation of an earlier trade dress injunction. 11 April 2018
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People in Spain accessed illegal content 4 billion times last year, equating to nearly €21.9 billion in lost revenues, according to Spanish football league LaLiga. 10 April 2018
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The UK’s Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy has applied to register the iconic image of the head of Queen Elizabeth II. 10 April 2018
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Vietnam has introduced new copyright legislation today, with one practitioner in the region saying it is intended to simplify the country’s provisions relating to copyright applications. 10 April 2018
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The European Union Intellectual Property Office has launched a four-year project which aims to strengthen IP rights systems in Southeast Asia. 10 April 2018
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