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Trademarks
An advocate general has said that the combination of a colour and a shape may be refused trademark protection, in a blow to shoe maker Christian Louboutin. 6 February 2018
Patents
Samsung Electronics has asked a US court to prevent the enforcement of a Chinese injunction, issued last month, which ordered the company to cease making and selling products that infringe two of competitor Huawei Technologies’ patents. 6 February 2018
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The US Senate confirmed Andrei Iancu as the new director of the US Patent and Trademark Office yesterday. 6 February 2018
Trademarks
WIPR readers have backed the EU General Court’s confirmation that a trademark application for ‘Fack Ju Göhte’ should be rejected because of vulgar and offensive connotations. 6 February 2018
Patents
Cosmetics brand L’Oréal secured a patent infringement win yesterday at the English High Court. 6 February 2018
Copyright
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit tossed a $25 million piracy verdict earlier this week and ordered a new trial in a high-profile dispute between internet service provider Cox Communications and music licensing body BMG Rights Management. 5 February 2018
Trademarks
Last week, WIPR reported on several important senior court rulings, including one case involving tobacco company Philip Morris. Below we outline why they are important for lawyers. 5 February 2018
Patents
Miami-based UnitedCorp has taken on photo-sharing platform Instagram in a patent infringement lawsuit filed at the Federal Court of Canada. 5 February 2018
Trademarks
Media personality DJ Khaled has opposed a consulting firm's attempt to trademark his allegedly signature phrase. 5 February 2018
Trademarks
A Chinese citizen based in the US has admitted to smuggling counterfeit Apple products from China into the US. 5 February 2018
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