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Patents
Technology companies AT&T and Broadcom have been targeted in patent lawsuits brought by a Texas-based business called Plectrum. 22 February 2017
Copyright
A Microsoft lawsuit against a California-based software seller has been dismissed. 22 February 2017
Jurisdiction reports
Most infringement cases in Germany, whether based on a patent, trademark or design, involve the assertion of a claim for a restraining order telling the defendant to cease and desist from offering, selling and/or manufacturing the products in question. 22 February 2017
Jurisdiction reports
An action brought by the Laguiole local authority in southern France against the owners of trademarks containing the term ‘Laguiole’ has proved controversial. These trademarks were licensed internationally for products of all kinds, although most of them are manufactured in China and do not come from the Laguiole area. 22 February 2017
Trademarks
The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit has charged a UK-based resident for selling counterfeit airbags online. 21 February 2017
Copyright
Google and Bing have partnered with IP organisations based in the UK to reduce piracy by demoting problematic websites in searches. 21 February 2017
Trademarks
The Supreme Court of New Zealand today revoked a trademark depicting a crocodile that is owned by fashion brand Lacoste. 21 February 2017
Copyright
US-based law firm Berger Singerman has hired Matthew Nelles as a partner in the firm’s dispute resolution team in Fort Lauderdale. 21 February 2017
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
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