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Unified Patent Court
UPC judges 'like to test you' says CIPA Congress panel | Experienced court players from HGF, Bardehle Pagenberg, Taylor Wessing share advice and anecdotes in Edinburgh | Clients ‘ask four things of the fledgling court’. 9 October 2024
Patents
US appeals court orders Crocs to face false advertising claims | Rival is ‘laser-focused on making this trial the beginning of the end of Crocs's audacious lies’ | Ruling targets misleading assertions of patented footwear technology. 9 October 2024
Trademarks
Dispute centres on the fashion house’s distinctive monogram, which originated more than a century ago | EUIPO found ‘mental link’ between signs despite the absence of verbal and aural similarities. 8 October 2024
Patents
District court rules against Lululemon’s request to delay ongoing patent infringement case with Nike | Decision allows the trial to move forward | Judge notes advanced stage of the litigation and the direct competition between the pair. 8 October 2024
Patents
Xiaomi granted request for interim licence by UK court in telecoms dispute with Panasonic | Panasonic criticised for bad-faith conduct | Decision questions the “point” of parallel German litigation proceeding. 7 October 2024
Trademarks
Companies with trademarks for limited-edition products must take special care in ensuring that they can maintain and demonstrate adequate use, says Joana Fialho Pinto of Inventa 7 October 2024
Trademarks
Decision sets ‘important legal precedent’, says EUIPO I Trio scammed IP system users out of €200,000 with letters resembling official fee invoices. 4 October 2024
Trademarks
The 2024 Marques Annual Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, brought together more than 1,000 industry professionals and highlighted the expanding role of trademark experts. Marisa Woutersen reports. 4 October 2024
Trademarks
The LOL Surprise! dolls case will have rights owners longing for the days when the First Amendment offered a broad defence. Muireann Bolger finds out why playtime is over for product lookalikes. 4 October 2024
Trademarks
Sheryl Carlin, Executive Director of Licensing and Business Affairs Music at Paramount, and Annie Allison, Associate at Haynes & Boone, discuss the latest thinking on the role of AI in trademark prosecution and enforcement, exploring its impact and potential in the legal landscape. 3 October 2024
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