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Patents
Avanci has launched a licensing marketplace for standard-essential patents covering wireless connectivity technology that are owned by companies active in the ‘internet of things’. 15 September 2016
Trademarks
Neither the ringing of a phone nor an alarm is registrable as a European Union trademark because of their banality, according to the EU General Court. 15 September 2016
Copyright
Apple Corps, a music company founded by members of The Beatles, has become embroiled in a copyright infringement suit. 15 September 2016
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The owner of US-based online contact lenses website Candy Color Lenses has pleaded guilty to running an international counterfeiting operation by importing misbranded lenses. 14 September 2016
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US actor John Cusack has successfully won a domain name dispute at the World Intellectual Property Organization. 14 September 2016
Copyright
The European Commission has today announced its modernised EU copyright rules, including “better choice and access to content online and across borders”. 14 September 2016
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed an earlier district court ruling of wilful infringement but has remanded the award of triple damages in the latest patent case between medical devices companies Stryker and Zimmer. 14 September 2016
Copyright
A report released by law firm Perkins Coie has found that one of the biggest legal risks surrounding augmented reality and virtual reality technologies is IP licensing. 14 September 2016
Trademarks
Little Greek Taverna, a Greek restaurant based in Brisbane, Australia, has obtained an interlocutory injunction from the Federal Court of Australia in a trademark dispute against Little Greek Cuzina, another restaurant in the same city. 14 September 2016
Trademarks
Fashion company GiGi New York has issued a cease and desist order to Tommy Hilfiger for misusing its trademark on handbags in Tommy Hilfiger’s Fall/Winter 2016 collection. 14 September 2016
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