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Trademarks
Adidas is suing US fashion designer Thom Browne for allegedly infringing the trademarks for its signature three stripe logo by using “confusing similar marks” on a sports apparel range. 1 July 2021
Patents
The US Patent and Trademark Office has warned applicants to clearly distinguish between real and predicted results when drafting patents. 1 July 2021
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Alston & Bird has hired McKool Smith tech patent specialist Ted Stevenson as a partner in its Dallas office. 30 June 2021
Patents
As a result of the recent Supreme Court decision in US v Arthrex, the US Patent and Trademark Office issued new interim procedures on Tuesday, June 29, that give the office’s director the authority to rehear final Patent Trial and Appeal Board rulings. 30 June 2021
Copyright
The operator of Bitcoin.org, Cobra, has lost a copyright battle after the English High Court ruled that it must stop sharing a whitepaper that outlines the founding technology behind the cryptocurrency. 30 June 2021
Trademarks
The Canadian Government has appointed a new independent regulator for patent and trademark agents. 29 June 2021
Patents
The English High Court has ruled that Apple had infringed a cellular standard-essential patent, marking the second loss for the company over multi-jurisdiction infringement claims. 29 June 2021
Trademarks
DC Comics has lost its bid to prevent Unilever from registering the trademark ‘Wonder Mum’, after failing to persuade the UK Intellectual Property Office that it would infringe its ‘Wonder Woman’ mark. 29 June 2021
Trademarks
Oatly is taking legal action against fellow oat-based drink brand, PureOaty, for trademark infringement, a move that underlines the importance of big thinking on IP when a brand is in its infancy, say Mark Kramer and Sarah Talland of Potter Clarkson. 29 June 2021
Trademarks
UK shoe company C & J Clark has failed to convince the UK Intellectual Property Office to block luxury children’s clothing company Clark & Beau from trademarking its logo. 28 June 2021
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