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Trademarks
The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed an Italian branding company’s trademark appeal, finding that proof of distinctive character in four member states of the EU is not sufficient to ensure a mark’s registration. 7 September 2018
Trademarks
The UK Intellectual Property Office has dismissed a trademark opposition in a wider dispute which has been brewing between two luxury tea companies. 7 September 2018
Patents
Scotland-based Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie has promoted IP technology lawyer Martin O’Neill to partner. 7 September 2018
Patents
The US Patent and Trademark Office announced yesterday that users of the Electronic Filing System-Web and the Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) System will need to use a “new, safer, and simpler” login. 7 September 2018
Copyright
Startups can avoid or mitigate IP problems if they are wary of five common mistakes, says Kirk Sigmon of Banner & Witcoff. 7 September 2018
Trademarks
The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed a trademark appeal made by a German souvenir federation over the name of a German castle. 6 September 2018
Copyright
The estate of late singer Prince has taken on several European individuals for allegedly selling the musician’s material without permission. 6 September 2018
Patents
Hytera received good news this week when the US International Trade Commission (ITC) agreed to review in-part a final initial determination that had gone in favour of Motorola Solutions, amid a global war between the two companies. 6 September 2018
Patents
Electronic stock exchange Nasdaq and a competitor have settled a dispute over a trading technology patent, prompting the US Patent and Trademark Office to dismiss a review of US patent number 7,599,875. 6 September 2018
Copyright
China’s new e-commerce legislation is a positive development in the country’s fight against IP violations and counterfeit distribution, according to lawyers. 5 September 2018
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