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With the rapid growth of the internet and globalisation, the marketing of products and services through websites and domain names has become a vital part of brand-building and commerce for trademark owners. 14 August 2020
Jurisdiction reports
In a preliminary decision, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in April on the responsibility of Amazon warehouse-keepers for the sale by a third-party seller on the online marketplace of perfume bottles for which the rights had not been exhausted. 14 August 2020
Copyright
Myanmar’s IP system is undergoing fundamental change: in the coming year, the country will establish an IP office and begin to enforce new IP laws. Sarah Morgan speaks with Moe Moe Thwe, deputy director general of the country’s IP department, about the progress made so far. 14 August 2020
Copyright
Whether a technical drawing can be protected under copyright or design law in India is a complex issue, as Ranjan Narula and Suvarna Pandey of RNA Technology and IP Attorneys explain. 14 August 2020
Patents
Rulings made by the Supreme People’s Court could help clarify inventive step provisions in Chinese chemical and biological patent applications, explains Da Xu of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office. 14 August 2020
Trademarks
Amazon and cosmetics brand KF Beauty have jointly filed a lawsuit against four companies and 16 people for selling counterfeit products on Amazon’s online stores and for infringing trademarks. 14 August 2020
Copyright
Taylor Swift has taken action to explain why her lyrics did not infringe the copyright of a previous song in new legal papers filed at the United States Court for the Central District of California on August 11. 14 August 2020
Copyright
A coalition of entertainment and media companies including Netflix and Disney is suing to shut down an internet protocol TV provider for copyright infringement. 14 August 2020
Patents
Canadian security company Genetec is claiming a “rare” victory in a patent lawsuit with a non-practising entity, which it said paid a fee to resolve the case. 14 August 2020
Patents
Mexico has joined the Hague System for the international registration of industrial designs. Victor Garrido of Dumont explains what this means to rights owners. 14 August 2020
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