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Patents
António Campinos, the new president of the European Patent Office, said yesterday that he plans to provide his staff with more support during the patent granting process. 27 July 2018
Trademarks
The CJEU’s KitKat ruling shows that companies seeking to trademark the shape of their products in the EU must carefully prepare and assess their survey, market and advertising evidence before filing an application, as Alexander Heirwegh of law firm Petillion reports. 27 July 2018
Trademarks
A clothing brand has been successful in preventing Nike from using the term ‘LDNR’ in its ‘Nothing beats a LDNR’ advertising campaign, based on an earlier trademark. 27 July 2018
Trademarks
The Court of Justice of the European Union clarified the type of conduct which counts as “use in the course of trade” in trademark infringement proceedings on Wednesday, in a win for the Mitsubishi brand. 27 July 2018
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Estée Lauder has filed a US lawsuit against a number of domain names and online marketplace accounts allegedly being used to sell counterfeit make-up, in an effort to protect its Mac Cosmetics brand. 26 July 2018
Copyright
Law firm DWF has launched a new IP department in France with the addition of litigation partner Simon Christiaën. 26 July 2018
Copyright
An advocate general yesterday advised the Court of Justice of the European Union that the taste of a Dutch cheese cannot be protected by EU copyright law, in an opinion which practitioners have mixed views on. 26 July 2018
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday reversed a district court’s ruling in a patent infringement dispute between Boston University and LED manufacturers 26 July 2018
Trademarks
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore has dismissed a trademark opposition made by Adidas against a Taiwan-based competitor’s application. 26 July 2018
Trademarks
The Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgment on Nestlé’s KitKat trademark has demonstrated the difficulty of proving acquired distinctiveness, lawyers have told WIPR. 26 July 2018
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