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Trademarks
The Thai Department of Intellectual Property has begun accepting applications for the registration of sound trademarks. 5 September 2017
Jurisdiction reports
On June 30, 2017, the Shanghai Intellectual Property Court released a brief report on a first instance decision on an infringement litigation case with regard to an industrial sewing machine patent in which a Chinese company (defendant) was ordered to pay RMB 5.5 million ($810,000) damages to the plaintiff Brother Industries. 5 September 2017
Patents
There are four crucial points to be aware of when navigating Brazil’s IP system, say Gustavo Sartori and Breno Akherman of Daniel IP & Legal Strategy. 5 September 2017
Trademarks
Ice Miller has hired two new lawyers to its intellectual property group, Alice Kelly and Shyla Jones, both located in the firm’s Chicago office. 4 September 2017
Patents
WIPR readers are split over Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Andrei Iancu as director of the US Patent and Trademark Office to replace Michelle Lee. 4 September 2017
Trademarks
Luxury fashion brand Versace has been sued by fashion company La Moda Italiana which is seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement following “threats and harassment” from Versace. 4 September 2017
Patents
Car manufacturer Hyundai has been sued for patent infringement over a range of technologies used in its current and previous models. 4 September 2017
Trademarks
The number of UK trademark registrations for beer brands has jumped by 19% in a year, according to research. 4 September 2017
Patents
Dutch navigation technology company TomTom has successfully moved a case in which it was sued for patent infringement from Virginia to Massachusetts. 4 September 2017
Copyright
Industry group the musicFIRST Coalition has announced the start of a new campaign and website to “unite music creators in support of their IP rights”. 1 September 2017
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