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Trademarks
Adidas has always fought to protect its ‘three-stripe’ trademark against others and, in its latest lawsuit, the company has taken on rival Puma. 21 February 2017
Trademarks
An EUIPO decision that affirmed the rejection of ‘Dirty Dancing’ as a trademark typifies its recent strict practice surrounding allegedly descriptive marks and acquired distinctiveness, says Katie Goulding of HGF. 21 February 2017
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has backed online marketplace Groupon in a patent dispute with Delaware-based Evolutionary Intelligence. 21 February 2017
Copyright
Kim Dotcom, the founder of file-sharing website Megaupload, can be legally extradited to the US, according to New Zealand’s High Court. 20 February 2017
Trademarks
US-based distillery Sazerac Brands has filed a trademark infringement and trade dress lawsuit against an alcohol manufacturer. 20 February 2017
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Actor Lindsay Lohan has been granted an appeal by a New York court in a case centring on her alleged image rights in the “Grand Theft Auto” video games. 20 February 2017
Trademarks
UK retailer Argos suffered a knockout blow in a domain name dispute with US software company Argos Systems over the domain name argos.com. 20 February 2017
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An executive at online ticket seller Ticketmaster has been accused of hacking computers and appropriating trade secrets by a rival. 20 February 2017
Patents
The US Federal Trade Commission has appointed Abbott Lipsky, a partner at law firm Latham & Watkins, as acting director of its bureau of competition. 20 February 2017
Patents
The Halo decision on wilful patent infringement has made it desirable to accumulate evidence of good faith at the time of conduct in order to avoid enhanced damages. Michael Mutter and Shawn Hamidinia of Birch Stewart Kolasch Birch report. 20 February 2017
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