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Copyright
The company representing grunge band Nirvana has sued graphic designer Robert Fisher to clarify who owns the rights to its iconic ‘smiley face’ logo. 13 November 2020
Trademarks
The UK Intellectual Property Office has turned down easyGroup’s application to register ‘easy’ as a trademark after an opposition from American restaurant chain Big Easy. 13 November 2020
Patents
The European Patent Office has revealed that it will extend a pilot project for holding opposition hearings by videoconferencing in response to the pandemic, which will become compulsory in order to clear a substantial backlog of hearings. 13 November 2020
Patents
The doctrine of patent exhaustion has been recognised by the High Court of Australia, overturning more than a century of law and bringing the country into line with the US. 13 November 2020
Trademarks
The Council of the European Union has urged member states to step up cooperation on tackling the “unacceptably high” number of counterfeit goods available on online marketplaces. 12 November 2020
Copyright
Europol and national law enforcement agencies have shut down a Swiss piracy operation which earned €1.9 million from illegal streaming boxes. 12 November 2020
Copyright
The Chinese government has approved a legal amendment to shore up copyright protection within the country, raising the level of statutory damages for infringement from 500,000 Yuan to 5 million Yuan. 12 November 2020
Patents
To obtain a gaming patent, one must ensure the application uses non-‘gambling’-related terms, as Yonggang Wang, CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office explains. 12 November 2020
Patents
Despite only one compulsory licence being granted in India so far, the country’s provisions could prove a useful tool in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Ranjan Narula and Suvarna Pandey of RNA Technology and IP Attorneys report. 12 November 2020
Trademarks
The Court of Justice of the European Union has blocked UK consumer products retailer John Mills from registering ‘Mineral Magic’ as an EU trademark. 11 November 2020
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