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Trademarks
A collective of breweries has taken action against a competitor for selling beer which allegedly infringes its trademark. 16 December 2019
Trademarks
British singer Vera Lynn has won an opposition at the UK Intellectual Property Office, which held that an application to register her name as a trademark was filed in bad faith. 16 December 2019
Copyright
Taylor Swift is exercising her synchronisation licensing rights to block unauthorised use of her music amid an ongoing struggle for control of her work, the US pop star has said. 13 December 2019
Trademarks
Portuguese beer maker Super Bock Group has failed to stop the registration of a trademark which it said would infringe one of its own. 13 December 2019
Copyright
The estate of the late US playwright Paul Zindel has urged the Ninth Circuit to revive a copyright infringement suit against the producers of 2017 Academy Award winner “The Shape of Water”. 13 December 2019
Trademarks
A US district court has ruled that a trademark owned by the organisers of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally for the word ‘Sturgis’ is invalid. 13 December 2019
Patents
German carmaker Daimler has agreed to enter mediation with Nokia with a view to ending its standard-essential patent licensing dispute. 12 December 2019
Trademarks
The EU General Court has ruled today, December 12 that EU trademarks containing the term ‘marijuana’ cannot be registered because they are “contrary to public policy”. 12 December 2019
Trademarks
Pow! Entertainment is taking legal action to combat online counterfeiters who allegedly use its ‘Stan Lee’ trademarks to sell counterfeit merchandise. 12 December 2019
Trademarks
A Nevada-based retailer is taking on Disney in a trademark infringement suit over ‘Frozen 2’ merchandise. 12 December 2019
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