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Global trade in counterfeit Italian goods, from handbags to food products, cost Italian companies more than €25 billion in lost sales in 2013, according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. 27 June 2018
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The European Union Intellectual Property Office has announced that a team of coders called Cryptomice are the winners of its inaugural anti-counterfeiting blockchain competition. 27 June 2018
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The EU General Court has today confirmed a European Union Intellectual Property Office’s decision to reject a trademark application relating to cruise ship services. 27 June 2018
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The US International Trade Commission has launched an investigation into earpiece devices after receiving a patent infringement complaint from audio equipment company Bose. 27 June 2018
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A water tracking company is unable to pursue its trade secrets lawsuit because of an earlier agreement that any dispute between the parties is arbitrated out of court, according to a US court. 27 June 2018
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The French State has today emerged victorious in a dispute over ‘France.com’ after the EU General Court rejected a US company’s claim to the trademark. 26 June 2018
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The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand has suggested increasing patent examination fees by 50% in an effort to recoup the costs of delivering patent services. 26 June 2018
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The EU General Court today affirmed a European Union Intellectual Property Office decision to invalidate a trademark for a Czech Republic-based brewery. 26 June 2018
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The EU General Court has dismissed an appeal by Deutsche Post against a trademark opposition decision that mostly went against the German postal service. 26 June 2018
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Semiconductor company Qualcomm has teamed up with sovereign investment fund France Brevets and IP Europe, an alliance of innovation-intensive companies, to form Patent Factory Europe. 26 June 2018
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