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The UK Intellectual Property Office yesterday rejected claims that trademark applications for ‘@pizza’ and a stylised ‘@’ symbol lack distinctiveness, delivering victory to a company called At Pizza. 1 November 2018
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The US Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment against ten Chinese nationals accused of conspiring to steal proprietary information from American and European companies. 1 November 2018
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Ropes & Gray has promoted four IP lawyers, effective today. 1 November 2018
Trademarks
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has sided with Converse in a trademark dispute, finding that the US International Trade Commission erred in determining that the famous All Star mid-sole trademark is invalid. 31 October 2018
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Sony Interactive Entertainment has struck a two-year licensing deal with Lenovo that allows the technology company to use a design patent covering the PlayStation VR headset. 31 October 2018
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District Judge John Kronstadt has stated his “tentative” plans to partially grant and partially deny Nestlé’s motions to dismiss counterclaims that were made by its franchisee, amid the parties’ IP dispute. 31 October 2018
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Latham & Watkins has promoted two associates with IP expertise: Fiona Maclean in London and Jason Daniels in San Francisco. 31 October 2018
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Baker Botts’s Vishal Mehta has joined Morrison Foerster as a partner in Washington, DC. 31 October 2018
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US-based Clarivate Analytics has bought TrademarkVision, an Australian company that uses artificial intelligence to conduct visual trademark searches. 31 October 2018
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Registry service provider Minds + Machines Group has celebrated the official launch of its new top-level domain .luxe, which runs on the regulated internet as well as on blockchain, by opening trading on the London Stock Exchange. 30 October 2018
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