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Trademarks
Wholesale company Costco has lost a bid to reverse or reduce a $19.4 million judgment against it in a lawsuit filed by jewellery retailer Tiffany & Co for unlawfully using its trademark on engagement rings. 9 January 2019
Copyright
The number of lawsuits filed against alleged piracy file-sharing websites hit a record high in 2018, TorrentFreak reports. 9 January 2019
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The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit has announced that the UK Intellectual Property Office will continue to fund the force beyond June 2019. 9 January 2019
Copyright
If the US Supreme Court rules that copyright owners must obtain approval of their registration before filing an infringement suit, it could prove much more expensive for creators, lawyers have told WIPR. 8 January 2019
Trademarks
American Airlines has settled a trademark and unfair competition lawsuit with US-based travel agency Expedia. 8 January 2019
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Taiwanese authorities are investigating six current and former employees of German chemical company BASF who are accused of leaking company secrets to a Chinese rival. 8 January 2019
Patents
Chinese conglomerate Huawei has sued wireless technology provider InterDigital, based in the US, for breaching licensing obligations surrounding patents essential to 3G, 4G and 5G telecoms standards. 8 January 2019
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The US Patent and Trademark Office has published new guidelines on the eligibility of subject matter in patent applications. 7 January 2019
Trademarks
Wagamama, a Japanese-inspired British restaurant chain, has successfully halted the registration of a rival trademark after the UK Intellectual Property Office ruled that it sounds similar to the restaurant chain’s mark. 7 January 2019
Patents
Trial proceedings in the antitrust suit brought by the US Federal Trade Commission against Qualcomm have begun. 7 January 2019
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