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Jurisdiction reports
A public disclosure by shoe maker Crocs has resulted in the cancellation of the registration of its well-known clogs design. 12 April 2018
Trademarks
UK-based Liverpool Football Club is taking on US-based Red Slopes Soccer Foundation in a trademark infringement case. 12 April 2018
Copyright
An academic file-sharing platform is allegedly hosting four million illicit articles despite attempts by publishers to make the site “copyright-compliant”, according to a progress update from a coalition of publishers. 12 April 2018
Trademarks
The UK Intellectual Property Office has dismissed a mattress retailer’s trademark opposition, after finding that its opposition to a competitor’s mark was “untenable”. 12 April 2018
Trademarks
Tania Clark, a partner at IP firm Withers & Rogers, has been elected as president of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys. 12 April 2018
Copyright
There are fears among IP owners that the pending GDPR in Europe will make it difficult to track down infringers online, undoing years of good work by the Whois system. Alexander Heirwegh of law firm Petillion reports. 11 April 2018
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Adidas and Reebok have filed a claim accusing 53 e-commerce sellers of trademark infringement, counterfeiting and unfair competition. 11 April 2018
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A jury has awarded the manufacturer of UGG footwear, Deckers Outdoor, over $5 million in a design patent infringement case. 11 April 2018
Patents
Licensing company VirnetX Holding Corp has been awarded $502.6 million by a jury after it found that Apple’s FaceTime infringed four communication technology patents. 11 April 2018
Trademarks
The UK Intellectual Property Office has given high-end retailer Selfridges the right to register its ‘Harry Gordon’s Bar’ and ‘Harry Gordons’ trademarks following an opposition. 11 April 2018
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