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Apple v Samsung: Federal Circuit denies en banc rehearing petition

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has denied an en banc rehearing petition filed by Samsung in the latest ruling in a patent infringement case with Apple.   29 November 2016

Trademarks

Up the apples and pears: court rules in Pink Lady trademark battle

Apple and Pear Australia, an Australian commercial apple and pear grower, has won a trademark dispute over the Pink Lady brand.   29 November 2016

Trademarks

Nestlé loses KitKat trademark battle in Singapore

Nestlé has lost a trademark battle in Singapore centring on the shape of its KitKat chocolate bar.   29 November 2016

Trademarks

Iceland seeks meeting with Icelandic government over TM dispute

British supermarket Iceland Foods is “urgently” seeking a meeting with the Icelandic government after the country launched a legal battle against the chain.   29 November 2016

Trademarks

Advertising feature: Blocking out online infringers

Until December 31, 2016, Donuts is offering the opportunity to obtain DPML Plus, an enhancement of the legacy DPML service, says Mason Cole, who explains how the domain blocking tool works.   29 November 2016

Trademarks

A broad umbrella of protection

Brazilian courts are currently competent at handling trade dress disputes, but they may have to tackle more difficult issues as technology advances, say Robert Daniel-Shores and Roberta Arantes of Daniel Advogados.   29 November 2016

Patents

Halo: a fresh approach to enhanced damages

A US Supreme Court ruling has changed the landscape for determining damages in cases of wilful patent infringement, as Michael Mutter and Shawn Hamidinia of Birch Stewart Kolasch Birch explain in the first edition of a two-part series.   29 November 2016

Patents

UK to ratify UPC; lawyers cautiously welcome decision

The UK government has given the go-ahead to the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement, in a move that could signal the direction of Brexit.   28 November 2016

Copyright

WIPR survey: CJEU decision to have wide-ranging implications

A recent copyright decision by Europe’s highest court may have wide ranging and significant implications, according to WIPR readers.   28 November 2016

Patents

ITC to investigate high-potency sweeteners

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to investigate whether high-potency sweeteners from China infringe patents owned by Celanese, a specialty materials company.   28 November 2016

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