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The co-founders of Scottish brewery BrewDog have changed their name to Elvis after allegedly receiving a legal threat from the estate of Elvis Presley. 11 October 2016
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Law firm Bird & Bird has strengthened its intellectual property practice with the addition of Andrew Robinson as a counsel. 11 October 2016
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Law firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has appointed Richard Zelenka as intellectual property and patent of counsel in its Denver office. 11 October 2016
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The US Customs and Border Protection agency has seized $148,000 worth of counterfeit Disney and Nickelodeon merchandise. 11 October 2016
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Law firms Olswang, Nabarro and CMS UK have announced that they will merge in 2017, creating the world’s sixth largest law firm by lawyer headcount. 10 October 2016
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association, a trade body, has called on the Office of the United States Trade Representative to re-list Chinese company Alibaba as a “notorious market”. 10 October 2016
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WIPR readers have said that section 2(a) of the Lanham Act is not “facially invalid under the free speech clause of the First Amendment”, in a reference to the In re Tam trademark case. 10 October 2016
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The World Intellectual Property Organization has agreed to close an investigation into allegations against director general Francis Gurry. 10 October 2016
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US-based law firm Smith Moore Leatherwood has expanded its litigation group by hiring Douglas Grimes as a partner in Charlotte, North Carolina. 10 October 2016
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The US Supreme Court is due to hear the Apple v Samsung design patent case tomorrow, with lawyers finding it hard to predict which way the court will rule. 10 October 2016
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