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Trademarks
The owner of UK-based cosmetics brand Lush has hit a competitor with a trademark infringement claim. 17 July 2018
Patents
Christian Archambeau’s succession of António Campinos as executive director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office has been well received by practitioners, who hope he will be a “safe pair of hands” amid Brexit turmoil. 17 July 2018
Copyright
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has described the Japanese government’s proposals to introduce website-blocking as “cutting off your hand to deal with a paper cut”, in a statement released on Friday, July 13. 17 July 2018
Patents
A new decree has retained the functions of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, but set out a plan to partially restructure the office, according to practitioners, just a week after a different decree appeared to abolish the institution. 17 July 2018
Patents
The US, EU and UK are set to lose their innovation leadership positions to China and South Korea by 2029 if they don’t take steps to improve innovation and commercialisation processes. 17 July 2018
Trademarks
The EU General Court has affirmed a European Union Intellectual Property Office decision to revoke a broadcasting-related trademark, after an erotic video producer claimed the mark had not been used for five years. 16 July 2018
Copyright
Eric Hagen, who was previously head of the trade secrets practice at McDermott Will & Emery, has joined DLA Piper’s Los Angeles office as a partner. 16 July 2018
Trademarks
The UK Intellectual Property Office has dismissed an appeal by fashion brand Mango, confirming that the trademark ‘YanGo’ will not be confused with the clothing company’s own name. 16 July 2018
Copyright
A European Council committee has proposed that the former deputy director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office, Christian Archambeau, should succeed António Campinos as head of the office. 16 July 2018
Patents
The number of trademark applications filed at the UK Intellectual Property Office last year was nearly triple the total filed in 1995, new statistics show. 16 July 2018
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