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Kim Kardashian West is suing the doctor behind the controversial ‘vampire facial’ for misappropriating her name and likeness in promoting his services. 11 December 2019
Trademarks
Nike has asked a US court to halt a preliminary injunction against one of its advertising campaigns while it files an appeal. 11 December 2019
Copyright
Disney has sued a US-based online retailer for selling merchandise which allegedly infringes several of the Mickey Mouse creator’s trademarks and copyrights. 10 December 2019
Patents
A long-running dispute over whether a US Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision to institute an inter partes review is appealable could undermine the proceeding’s bedrock policies, lawyers told WIPR. 10 December 2019
Trademarks
The founder of indie game website Itch.io says it has been hit with takedown notices over games described as being in the ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ genre. 10 December 2019
Patents
Finnish telecoms company Nokia has suspended its patent infringement litigation against German carmaker Daimler with a view to resolving the standard-essential patent dispute through mediation. 10 December 2019
Trademarks
An Indian court has issued a temporary injunction prohibiting a Chinese company from selling jewellery using the trademark ‘ORRA’. 9 December 2019
Patents
The US Supreme Court should not review a University of Minnesota state sovereign immunity appeal while the inter partes review process remains shrouded in uncertainty, defendant Ericsson has claimed. 9 December 2019
Patents
The Intellectual Property Owners Association has asked the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to rethink one of its earlier decisions, which it says blurs the lines of US patent laws. 9 December 2019
Copyright
The company behind "Fortnite" is suing a US comedian and actor, rebuffing his claims that the game infringed his copyright for a ‘dancing pumpkin man’ character. 9 December 2019
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