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‘Gruyere’ is too generic to function as a trademark for cheese, according to the US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. 7 August 2020
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Patent petitions and disputes filed at the US Patent and Trademark Office increased earlier this year before falling the following month, a new survey tracking the effects of COVID-19 on the US legal system reveals. 7 August 2020
Patents
Marco Conti of Bugnion sheds light on the issue of double patenting across the EU and in Italy. 7 August 2020
Patents
Caitlin Kavanagh of Minesoft outlines the vital importance of patent data and explains why patent monitoring should be taken seriously by all businesses. 7 August 2020
Patents
In the Indian patent regime, there is a unusual requirement: that of filing a statement on the commercial exploitation of granted patents. Joginder Singh and Chirag Bansal of LexOrbis report. 7 August 2020
Trademarks
Defences of descriptiveness and acquiescence under infringement actions in India hold risks for both defendants and plaintiffs, as NV Saisunder of Eshwars reports. 7 August 2020
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US Customs and Border Protection officers in Kentucky have discovered a shipment of counterfeit Louis Vuitton products valued at nearly half a million dollars. 6 August 2020
Trademarks
Christian Dior has lost its fight to prevent a registration of a trademark, when the UK Intellectual Property Office found against the luxury brand’s arguments . 6 August 2020
Patents
The US International Trade Commission is investigating Chinese electronics manufacturer Lenovo off the back of a patent infringement complaint from Nokia. 6 August 2020
Trademarks
The English High Court has blocked Jaguar Land Rover from registering the shape of its Defender 4x4 as a trademark, clearing the way for chemicals company Ineos to launch its own competing vehicle. 6 August 2020
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