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Trademarks
There are at least three barriers to obtaining non-traditional trademarks in the EU, despite a revised definition of those marks, as Lenneke van Gaal of Ploum Lodder Princen explains. 10 October 2016
Patents
The US Federal Trade Commission has released a report examining the way in which patent assertion entities (PAEs) operate and suggesting that policy makers should introduce reforms. 7 October 2016
Copyright
Jewellery designer LA Gem has filed a copyright claim against greeting cards company Hallmark. 7 October 2016
Copyright
US-based law firm McDonald Hopkins has promoted Christopher Dean as a member in the firm’s litigation department. 7 October 2016
Copyright
Yesterday, October 2, British Prime Minister Theresa May revealed that article 50 will be triggered by the end of March 2017, setting in motion the Brexit negotiation process. 3 October 2016
Trademarks
It is interesting to observe the global legal battles of McDonald’s in protecting its intellectual property rights. The latest case is Future Enterprises v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) at the EU General Court, where a decision was issued on July 5. 3 October 2016
Jurisdiction reports
In 2013, the Chilean government sent a draft law to Congress aiming not just to modify industrial property legislation, but to completely replace it. 3 October 2016
Copyright
WIPR readers disagree with a UK lawyer who said at the 2016 AIPPI World Congress in Milan that Brexit means “total chaos” for intellectual property. 2 October 2016
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The UK Intellectual Property Office has said in a report that 84% of online marketplace takedowns reported by Trademark and Rightsholders Against Piracy, a trade body, relate to Amazon or eBay-listed websites. 30 September 2016
Patents
US law firm Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie has expanded its intellectual property group by hiring Ryan Kennedy as of counsel in Albuquerque. 29 September 2016
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