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Copyright
Universal Music has withdrawn a Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown notice for a Twitter video showing thousands of people singing Prince’s 1984 classic “Purple Rain”. 30 July 2018
Copyright
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of CEOs have taken IP from a former employer, according to research released by American software company Code42 on Tuesday. 27 July 2018
Patents
Smith Anderson has added electrical engineer Ed Roney as counsel in the firm’s North Carolina office. 27 July 2018
Patents
António Campinos, the new president of the European Patent Office, said yesterday that he plans to provide his staff with more support during the patent granting process. 27 July 2018
Trademarks
The CJEU’s KitKat ruling shows that companies seeking to trademark the shape of their products in the EU must carefully prepare and assess their survey, market and advertising evidence before filing an application, as Alexander Heirwegh of law firm Petillion reports. 27 July 2018
Trademarks
A clothing brand has been successful in preventing Nike from using the term ‘LDNR’ in its ‘Nothing beats a LDNR’ advertising campaign, based on an earlier trademark. 27 July 2018
Trademarks
The Court of Justice of the European Union clarified the type of conduct which counts as “use in the course of trade” in trademark infringement proceedings on Wednesday, in a win for the Mitsubishi brand. 27 July 2018
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Estée Lauder has filed a US lawsuit against a number of domain names and online marketplace accounts allegedly being used to sell counterfeit make-up, in an effort to protect its Mac Cosmetics brand. 26 July 2018
Copyright
Law firm DWF has launched a new IP department in France with the addition of litigation partner Simon Christiaën. 26 July 2018
Copyright
An advocate general yesterday advised the Court of Justice of the European Union that the taste of a Dutch cheese cannot be protected by EU copyright law, in an opinion which practitioners have mixed views on. 26 July 2018
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