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Trademarks

Forever 21 and Gucci put differences aside over stripe designs

It has been a busy month for Forever 21, with the retailer managing to secure not one, but two, trademark settlements with big brands.   26 November 2018

Trademarks

Virgin fails to fight off cosmetics TM

Virgin Enterprises suffered a defeat last week when the UK Intellectual Property Office dismissed its opposition to a trademark covering cosmetics.   26 November 2018

Jurisdiction reports

Turkey jurisdiction report: Novelty of design applications

One of the most significant changes from the New Turkish IP Code no. 6769 is that novelty is introduced as an ex officio examination criterion at the preliminary examination stage. In other words, since January 2017, the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has been refusing design applications ex officio based on lack of novelty.   26 November 2018

Jurisdiction reports

US jurisdiction report: Patent financing to the rescue

Imagine a scenario where a reputable young enterprise, company X, whose technology has been favourably received, discovers that its patents are being infringed by a large well-financed competitor. The CEO of company X goes to the patent counsel who filed and prosecuted the subject patents.   26 November 2018

Patents

Mayer Brown promotes IP attorneys to partner

Mayer Brown has added three IP attorneys to the partnership, effective from January 1, 2019.   26 November 2018

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US customs warns shoppers over Black Friday counterfeits

The US Customs and Border Protection has warned consumers that some deals online may be too good to be true as shoppers search for bargains on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.   23 November 2018

Trademarks

Superdry bags trademark victory at UKIPO

UK fashion brand Superdry yesterday bagged victory in trademark opposition proceedings in the UK.   23 November 2018

Patents

Motorola Solutions obtains German injunctions against Hytera

Motorola Solutions, a telecoms equipment provider, has secured injunctions against Chinese rival Hytera Communications in a patent infringement dispute.   23 November 2018

Trademarks

EU General Court issues mixed decision in bakery TM case

The EU General Court yesterday annulled part of an earlier decision in a trademark dispute centring on bakery-related trademarks.   23 November 2018

Trademarks

EU court deposits decision on banking trademark

The EU General Court yesterday ruled against a banking group in a trademark appeal.   23 November 2018

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