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Trademarks
The US Supreme Court is likely to overturn the ban on registering scandalous trademarks following oral arguments in Iancu v Brunetti yesterday, lawyers have told WIPR. 16 April 2019
Copyright
The Motion Picture Association of America has urged the US Federal Trade Commission to address the “diminished access” to information, which it said is vital to combating illegal conduct online. 15 April 2019
Copyright
The High Court of Delhi has asserted its right to issue so-called “dynamic injunctions” aimed at tackling mirrors, or redirect sites, of known pirate websites and recommended fines be levied on users who know they are accessing infringing content. 15 April 2019
Patents
A US jury has ordered LG Electronics to pay $45 million in damages for wilful infringement of a patent owned by UK-based Mondis Technology and Japanese company Maxell Holdings. 15 April 2019
Trademarks
Chanel has been successful in its bid to stop a trademark registration which it said would be confusing against one of its earlier marks. 15 April 2019
Trademarks
The US Supreme Court will today, April 15, hear arguments over whether it should permit the registration of “scandalous” or profane trademarks, a move which critics say would be unconstitutional. 15 April 2019
Copyright
The European Council has adopted the proposed copyright directive, which was given the go-ahead by EU parliament and lawmakers last month. 15 April 2019
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US-based law firm Cole Schotz has added four lawyers to its IP team in Texas. 12 April 2019
Trademarks
The Court of Justice of the European Union has backed Fujifilm and the European Union Intellectual Property Office in a trademark appeal from a German printing company. 12 April 2019
Copyright
A Chinese stock images provider, Visual China Group has closed down its website after it was criticised for falsely claiming copyright on the first photograph of a black hole. 12 April 2019
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