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Influential Women in IP
A woman is campaigning for the UK Intellectual Property Office to update its policy after she was denied a trademark which contained the word “queer”. 4 October 2019
Influential Women in IP
The UK legal profession is plagued by a “culture of fear” around reporting sexual harassment and bullying, according to the country’s Association of Women Barristers. 4 October 2019
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld a ruling that a patent owned by American Axle & Manufacturing is ineligible and cannot be enforced. 4 October 2019
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US fashion brand Michael Kors has filed legal action against eBay seller who it alleges is selling counterfeit versions of its products on the platform. 4 October 2019
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association has included foreign domains owned and operated by Amazon in its submission for the US Trade Representative 2019 Review of Notorious Markets. 3 October 2019
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"You’re all influential women, you’re all leaders in your field. The best thing for leadership is to be self-aware,” said Alison French, managing director of consultancy Alto Solutions. 3 October 2019
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Kirkland & Ellis has unveiled 12 new partners in IP-related departments across six cities in the US and UK. 3 October 2019
Trademarks
Puma has suffered a defeat at the EU General Court after the German sportswear manufacturer’s attempt to register a trademark for alcoholic drinks was dismissed. 3 October 2019
Trademarks
Kim Kardashian West has opposed a Chinese company’s trademark registration for the initials ‘KKW’. 3 October 2019
Trademarks
The Benelux Office for IP has signed a deal to license Belgian analytics company Darts-ip’s new artificial intelligence-powered trademark image recognition technology. 3 October 2019
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