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Patents
A European Patent Office board of appeal has confirmed that a Nike patent protecting breathable sports tops is invalid. 9 October 2017
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A business that markets hair salon tools has taken two companies to court for allegedly infringing its IP rights in a hairbrush called the Fingerbrush. 9 October 2017
Copyright
WIPR rounds up the most-read IP litigation cases that we reported on in the week beginning October 2, with Hard Rock Café and a sperm bank both featuring. 9 October 2017
Copyright
The Philippines plays an active role in helping to improve harmonisation and cooperation efforts in the area of IP, as Rowanie Nakan of Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia reports. 6 October 2017
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Marks & Clerk has appointed Tom Farrand as UK head of trademarks, after the lawyer formerly in the role joined Kempner & Partners. 6 October 2017
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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
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
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
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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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