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A trade dress dispute brought by US-based Red Lion Hotels against restaurant chain Hard Rock Café has been settled, following accusations of infringement by Hard Rock’s ‘Reverb’ hotel brand. 5 October 2017
Trademarks
Beyoncé has defended her request to keep parts of a dispute over the ‘Blue Ivy’ trademark confidential in order to ensure the “privacy and safety” of her and her family. 5 October 2017
Copyright
Pokémon Company International, the US-based entity which manages the brand’s IP, has settled its copyright quarrel with apparel seller Tee Turtle. 5 October 2017
Patents
Kirkland & Ellis has strengthened its team in Washington, DC with the appointment of a lawyer who focuses his practice on section 337 litigation before the US International Trade Commission. 5 October 2017
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has set aside Patent Trial and Appeal Board rules that had required patent owners to show the patentability of their amended claims in an inter partes review. 5 October 2017
Copyright
Bird & Bird has revealed it is to open a representative office in San Francisco next year. 5 October 2017
Trademarks
Companies in the ASEAN region should consider registering their trademarks in official local languages in order to protect their brands, advises Kiran Dharsan Seiter of Seiter IP Consultants. 5 October 2017
Trademarks
UK-based Kempner & Partners has hired the former head of UK trademarks at Marks & Clerk. 4 October 2017
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Two former employees of the Seattle Sperm Bank have been sued for allegedly stealing trade secrets to set up a rival bank in Texas. 4 October 2017
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The trade secrets clash between Waymo and Uber has been postponed until December, one day after a report at the centre of the dispute was unsealed. 4 October 2017
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