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Trademarks
A café based in Wellington, New Zealand is having to rebrand after receiving a legal threat from Coca-Cola. 27 October 2017
Trademarks
Entertainment companies Disney and Pixar appear to be investigating whether to oppose a trademark filed by SanDisk, a manufacturer of data storage solutions. 26 October 2017
Copyright
It’s been a busy year for Forever 21 in terms of IP lawsuits, with the retailer taking on luxury brand Gucci and accusing Adidas of taking its protection of its ‘three-stripe’ trademark too far. 26 October 2017
Patents
The US International Trade Commission (has agreed to investigate shaving company Edgewell Personal Care after a patent complaint by rival Gillette. 26 October 2017
Trademarks
The General Court has backed the European Union Intellectual Property Office in rejecting a trademark because it merely described alcoholic goods produced in a monastery. 26 October 2017
Jurisdiction reports
The importance of trade secrets is well known in the world of IP. The TRIPS Agreement requires undisclosed information (trade secrets or know-how) to benefit from protection. Marco Conti of Bugnion reports. 26 October 2017
Patents
The German Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) has extended the comment period on the credibility of a challenge to the Unified Patent Court (UPC). 25 October 2017
Trademarks
Discount retailer Poundland will have to redesign a chocolate bar that was contested by Mondelēz International for being too similar to its famous Toblerone product. 25 October 2017
Patents
A US university has settled a patent infringement dispute with technology company HP over “ground-breaking” technology. 25 October 2017
Copyright
US rapper Eminem has secured NZ$600,000 ($412,896) in damages from New Zealand’s National Party after the political outfit ripped off his song “Lose Yourself”. 25 October 2017
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