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The US Patent and Trademark Office has said it will issue refunds to applicants forced to pay higher filing fees while the agency’s patent systems are unavailable. 21 August 2018
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Luxury fashion brand Chanel has filed a trademark infringement claim against a Denver-based company over wood dining chairs that allegedly infringe the company’s ‘CC’ monogram marks. 21 August 2018
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Apple has failed to convince Singapore’s IP office that Swatch’s applied-for trademark ‘Tick different’ is confusingly similar to its registration for ‘Think different’. 21 August 2018
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The US Patent and Trademark Office has launched a new competition to combat counterfeiting, centring on consumer education and deterrence. 20 August 2018
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Patent lawyers have told WIPR that they have been left with costly alternative filing options after the US Patent and Trademark Office’s systems have been offline since Wednesday, August 15. 20 August 2018
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US fast-food restaurant chain In-N-Out Burger has sent a trademark enforcement letter frothing with puns to a California-based brewery. 20 August 2018
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Peru has said it will take “all appropriate steps” to protect its geographical indication Pisco in a cease-and-desist letter sent to an Australian winery. 20 August 2018
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A US appeals court has issued a mixed ruling for Apple in a patent case brought by Conversant Wireless Licensing, upholding one count of infringement but reversing another. 20 August 2018
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A Chinese court’s acceptance of blockchain-based evidence is a step in the right direction for using technology to modernise legal processes, says James Godefroy of Rouse’s Guangzhou office. 20 August 2018
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Taylor English Duma has added Li-Chung Daniel Ho, the former head of IP at telecoms company Tata Communications, as a partner in its IP practice group. 17 August 2018
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