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Jurisdiction reports
Mexico is experiencing a time of change and evolution in our IP system. The Mexican authorities are discussing new litigation reforms to the IP Law that could place our legal system at the forefront of IP protection. 23 November 2018
Copyright
In September, the court in The Hague ruled on the possibility of having IP rights in model trains. The IP protection offered to products in this niche market has been the subject of several court cases in the Netherlands, whereby the purpose of the scale models seems to play an important role in copyright/trademark infringement matters. 22 November 2018
Patents
Fantasy sports provider FanDuel has persuaded the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to invalidate multiple claims of a patent belonging to competitor Interactive Games. 22 November 2018
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China police have seized more than 500,000 boxes of counterfeit condoms which, if authentic, would have had a total value of RMB5 million. 22 November 2018
Trademarks
The EU General Court has today delivered a blow to American clothing brand Fruit of the Loom in a dispute centring on the trademark ‘Fruit’. 22 November 2018
Jurisdiction reports
This article addresses the delicate matter of using and abusing technical expert reports in patent cancellation trials, and reviews a case that made strict use of said reports. 22 November 2018
Trademarks
The EU General Court has handed defeat to St Andrews Links, a business that runs the famous St Andrews golf courses, after dismissing two trademark appeals. 22 November 2018
Copyright
Ian Block has joined Neal Gerber Eisenberg’s Chicago office, after spending six years as a partner at Kirkland & Ellis. 22 November 2018
Trademarks
The EU General Court has today sided with PepsiCo in a trademark invalidation case. 21 November 2018
Copyright
A document leaked last week suggests that little progress has been made to address criticisms levelled against the draft EU copyright directive, lawyers have told WIPR. 21 November 2018
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