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Trademarks
A gluten-free awareness group has dismissed a trademark infringement case against British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. 13 February 2018
Copyright
Technology law firm Kemp Little has hired a former Penningtons Manches partner into the firm’s IP practice. 13 February 2018
Patents
Canada-based toy company Spin Master has accused a competitor of infringing patents relating to Bakugan toys. 13 February 2018
Patents
Law firm Leason Ellis has reportedly secured a settlement against a company that allegedly charged consumers hundreds of dollars to have their trademarks published in a “database”. 13 February 2018
Jurisdiction reports
Since the vote in favour of Brexit on June 24, 2016 and the official implementation of article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on March 29, 2017 by the UK, triggering the process of its exit from the EU, negotiations have begun with the European Commission. 13 February 2018
Jurisdiction reports
In recent years, the mobile app market has become a major battleground in the area of smartphones. App stores are the competitive focus among all the phone manufacturers and third party downloadable service providers. However, there has not been any concrete regulation on app market competition, thus causing many disputes between the various interested parties, some of which have brought cases before the courts. 13 February 2018
Trademarks
An advocate general’s opinion on the Christian Louboutin trademark dispute has been given the boot by nearly half of WIPR readers. 12 February 2018
Trademarks
Designer shoe maker Christian Louboutin has stamped on reports that the opinion of an advocate general (AG) is detrimental to the validity of its signature red-sole trademark. 12 February 2018
Patents
Uber Technologies has settled its trade secrets dispute with competitor Waymo for $245 million, with the jury trial ending before the fifth day of testimony began. 12 February 2018
Trademarks
The BBC has tackled a China-based English learning site over the alleged unauthorised use of the ‘BBC’ trademark. 12 February 2018
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