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Samsung Electronics has asked a US court to prevent the enforcement of a Chinese injunction, issued last month, which ordered the company to cease making and selling products that infringe two of competitor Huawei Technologies’ patents. 6 February 2018
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The US Senate confirmed Andrei Iancu as the new director of the US Patent and Trademark Office yesterday. 6 February 2018
Trademarks
WIPR readers have backed the EU General Court’s confirmation that a trademark application for ‘Fack Ju Göhte’ should be rejected because of vulgar and offensive connotations. 6 February 2018
Patents
Cosmetics brand L’Oréal secured a patent infringement win yesterday at the English High Court. 6 February 2018
Copyright
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit tossed a $25 million piracy verdict earlier this week and ordered a new trial in a high-profile dispute between internet service provider Cox Communications and music licensing body BMG Rights Management. 5 February 2018
Trademarks
Last week, WIPR reported on several important senior court rulings, including one case involving tobacco company Philip Morris. Below we outline why they are important for lawyers. 5 February 2018
Patents
Miami-based UnitedCorp has taken on photo-sharing platform Instagram in a patent infringement lawsuit filed at the Federal Court of Canada. 5 February 2018
Trademarks
Media personality DJ Khaled has opposed a consulting firm's attempt to trademark his allegedly signature phrase. 5 February 2018
Trademarks
A Chinese citizen based in the US has admitted to smuggling counterfeit Apple products from China into the US. 5 February 2018
Trademarks
Tomorrow, an advocate general at the Court of Justice of the European Union will hand down his opinion on whether Louboutin should be able to register red soles on high-heeled shoes as an EU trademark. 5 February 2018
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