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Trademarks
The CEO of the company behind the popular video game franchises “Street Fighter”, “Mega Man” and “Resident Evil” has received bad news from an EU advocate general regarding a wine-related trademark. 8 December 2017
Trademarks
The EU General Court has backed the European Union Intellectual Property Office in dismissing a trademark application from toothpaste manufacturer Colgate-Palmolive. 8 December 2017
Patents
The UK took one step closer to ratifying the Unified Patent Court Agreement this week, after the draft legislation was heard in the House of Lords. 8 December 2017
Copyright
Denmark-based Lego has secured a copyright victory in China against two companies that had been manufacturing and selling toys that were “almost identical” to Lego’s products. 8 December 2017
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ordered part of a quarrel centring on steering systems for personal watercraft back to a lower court. 8 December 2017
Trademarks
As Brexit negotiations continue, the European Commission has prepared a notice for trademark owners regarding a potential scenario in which no agreement is reached between the UK and the EU. 7 December 2017
Trademarks
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that luxury brand owners can restrict their authorised distributors from selling their products on internet platforms to protect their image. 7 December 2017
Patents
Telecoms company Sprint has accused Mediacom Communications, a cable TV and communications provider, of infringing 13 patents covering voice-over-packet technology. 7 December 2017
Trademarks
Coca-Cola emerged victorious this morning as the EU General Court ruled that the European Union Intellectual Property Office incorrectly analysed a trademark case that had gone against the multinational. 7 December 2017
Patents
A report by the World Intellectual Property Organization has shown that the number of patent applications in 2016 grew by more than 8%, with nearly all the growth coming from China. 6 December 2017
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