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Trademarks
The owner of a fleet of ‘Master Softee’ ice cream trucks in New York City has been served another contempt order in his trademark infringement case against Mister Softee, according to Law360. 4 August 2014
Trademarks
UK shirt maker Thomas Pink has won a trademark battle against lingerie company Victoria’s Secret over the use of the word ‘pink’. 31 July 2014
Trademarks
Chocolate maker The Hershey Company has hit back at a US senator who was forced to change his campaign material, claiming he “failed to explain” why he used the company’s “distinctive and famous” design. 30 July 2014
Jurisdiction reports
A measure to reduce fees for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for requests for substantive examinations and annuities, set out in the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act that was adopted on December 4, 2013 by Japan’s Diet, came into effect on April 1, 2014. The measure will remain in effect until March 31, 2018. 29 July 2014
Trademarks
Companies can add value to a product by transforming a commodity into a named brand, says Cristiane Ruiz de Moraes Vianna. 29 July 2014
Jurisdiction reports
The Court of Justice of the European Union rendered an important decision on May 13, 2014 (Case C-11/12), in a case involving the Google search engine, highlighting the difficulties of reconciling trade and the protection of individuals when it is necessary for their data to circulate. 29 July 2014
Jurisdiction reports
Where shall we start? Perhaps with the good news. Canada’s trademark legislation has a peculiar creature known as an official mark. 29 July 2014
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The leading applicant for new gTLDs, Donuts Inc, could dominate the domain name market for years to come. So does it need to alleviate trademark owners’ fears? WIPR investigates. 29 July 2014
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There is no specific legislation dealing with data protection in India but there is a comprehensive legal framework around the subject,
as Pravin Anand and Shantanu Sahay describe. 29 July 2014
Patents
The EU-wide ‘patent package’ is set to be introduced by 2016, but what effect will it have on national patent offices? WIPR spoke to Cornelia Rudloff-Schäffer, the president of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, about her role and why she is optimistic about the future. 29 July 2014
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