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Trademarks
Huawei has filed several applications to trademark its HongMeng operating system in 11
countries. 13 June 2019
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday, June 12, handed Samsung a defeat after it refused to invalidate a series of patents covering a stage in the semiconductor manufacturing process. 13 June 2019
Trademarks
US-based shoemaker Crocs has lost an appeal before the European Intellectual Property Office after it opposed a Czech competitor’s registered community design. 13 June 2019
Copyright
Brands are increasingly conscious that their responsibilities extend far beyond their shareholders. INTA President David Lossignol explains how brands can shape the world for the better, and the role the association is playing in that struggle. 12 June 2019
Trademarks
Disruption was the theme of our recent spring conference, and I could not think of a more apt way to describe the past year, and indeed the most recent few years, in the IP professions, says Tania Clark, president of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys. 12 June 2019
Copyright
The resistance of the European patent system to the effects of Brexit is good news for the UK, although the situation for trademarks is different, says Neil Lampert, deputy chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys. 12 June 2019
Patents
Injunctions can be a powerful weapon in licensing negotiations, but where in the world you choose to litigate makes a big difference, says Alexander Haertel of Kather Augenstein Rechtsanwälte, vice-chair of the Dispute Resolution Committee and vice-chair of the Young Members Congress at the Licensing Executives Society International. 12 June 2019
Copyright
An Indian court has issued an injunction which will stop 249 entities from broadcasting or streaming any audio or radio coverage of the current ICC Cricket World Cup. 12 June 2019
Trademarks
The Court of Justice of the European Union has today, June 12, ruled that national disclaimers attached to trademark registrations which exclude one element of the mark from an analysis of likelihood of confusion are in breach of EU law. 12 June 2019
Copyright
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has decided to review a copyright infringement case in which rock band Led Zeppelin are accused of stealing elements of their 1971 song “Stairway to Heaven”. 12 June 2019
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