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A US judge has rejected Ed Sheeran’s request to dismiss a lawsuit which accuses him of copying parts of Marvin Gaye’s 1973 classic “Let’s Get It On”. 4 January 2019
Copyright
A Chinese court has sentenced the founder of an online piracy website to three years in prison for copyright infringement. 3 January 2019
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American fashion company MZ Wallace has lost a trade dress case against Oliver Thomas, a year-old handbag brand. 3 January 2019
Patents
A company called Data Scape has sued Apple for infringing six patents directed to data and communication systems. 3 January 2019
Patents
Dutch company Marco Guldenaar Holding has failed in its attempt to patent the rules of a dice game after a US court rejected the company’s appeal of a decision by the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board. 3 January 2019
Copyright
Lawyers have told WIPR that a lawsuit which argues that Marc Jacobs International infringed IP owned by former rock band Nirvana may not be strong enough to secure victory. 3 January 2019
Trademarks
French jewellery company Cartier has lost its bid to have a trademark application incorporating the word ‘Love’ dismissed in Singapore. 2 January 2019
Copyright
Video games brand Atari has sued US department store Target for infringing IP protecting the famous arcade game “Pong”. 2 January 2019
Copyright
A company representing former American rock band Nirvana is suing Marc Jacobs International for copyright infringement over its “Bootleg Redux Grunge” clothing range. 2 January 2019
Patents
A new IP appeal court in China that was set up to handle highly technical cases has begun operating. 2 January 2019
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