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The International Labour Organization’s Administrative Tribunal reversed the downgrading of one staff member of the European Patent Office and reinstated another in decisions handed down earlier this week. 28 June 2018
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The Court of Justice of the European Union has today upheld a decision by the EU General Court concerning the reputation of two of Puma’s trademarks. 28 June 2018
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Justice Anthony Kennedy of the US Supreme Court has advised US President Donald Trump that he will step down after three decades at the court. 28 June 2018
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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
Trademarks
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
Patents
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
Patents
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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