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The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the country’s public service broadcaster, is suing the Conservative Party of Canada for copyright infringement over clips used in an online ad attacking incumbent prime minister Justin Trudeau. 14 October 2019
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A company owned by the brother of infamous narco-trafficker Pablo Escobar has won its case to have the Pabloescobar.com domain transferred to its ownership, after an arbitration body found that it had been registered by the previous owner in bad faith. 11 October 2019
Trademarks
The UK Intellectual Property Office has delivered a mixed verdict for Amazon in a trademark dispute over the name of its home security system Blink. 11 October 2019
Copyright
Katy Perry has labelled a jury’s decision to find her liable for copyright infringement over her song “Dark Horse” and award a Christian rapper $2.7 million in damages as a “grave miscarriage of justice”. 11 October 2019
Trademarks
Nestlé yesterday, October 10 succeeded in having a trademark ruling of the European Union Intellectual Property Office overturned by the EU General Court. 11 October 2019
Trademarks
BMW has filed a trademark infringement and dilution suit against alleged counterfeiters over the sale of fake car parts. 11 October 2019
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North Korea has begun the process of acceding to the global geographical indication system operated by the World Intellectual Property Organization. 10 October 2019
Trademarks
The lawyer representing the greetings card company at the heart of a trademark dispute with Banksy has told WIPR that his client would consider going after more of the street artist’s trademarks. 10 October 2019
Trademarks
California-based Sutter Home Winery has sued a wholesaler for allegedly using its trademark to advertise a competing wine. 10 October 2019
Patents
The total average patent pendency time at the US Patent and Trademark Office has dropped to 23.8 months, in line with the office’s 2018-2022 Strategic Plan. 10 October 2019
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