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Unified Patent Court

‘Like the EPO on steroids’: Life at the UPC coalface

UPC judges 'like to test you' says CIPA Congress panel | Experienced court players from HGF, Bardehle Pagenberg, Taylor Wessing share advice and anecdotes in Edinburgh | Clients ‘ask four things of the fledgling court’.   9 October 2024

Patents

Crocs dismisses ‘patent lie’ claims as ‘meritless’ after court revives rival’s false advertising case

US appeals court orders Crocs to face false advertising claims | Rival is ‘laser-focused on making this trial the beginning of the end of Crocs's audacious lies’ | Ruling targets misleading assertions of patented footwear technology.   9 October 2024

Trademarks

Louis Vuitton defends signature monogram at EUIPO

Dispute centres on the fashion house’s distinctive monogram, which originated more than a century ago | EUIPO found ‘mental link’ between signs despite the absence of verbal and aural similarities.   8 October 2024

Patents

Lululemon's bid to pause ‘Flyknit’ dispute with Nike denied

District court rules against Lululemon’s request to delay ongoing patent infringement case with Nike | Decision allows the trial to move forward | Judge notes advanced stage of the litigation and the direct competition between the pair.   8 October 2024

Patents

Court decries Panasonic’s ‘illegitimate’ SEP actions

Xiaomi granted request for interim licence by UK court in telecoms dispute with Panasonic | Panasonic criticised for bad-faith conduct | Decision questions the “point” of parallel German litigation proceeding.   7 October 2024

Trademarks

Seasonal products and genuine trademark use in the EU

Companies with trademarks for limited-edition products must take special care in ensuring that they can maintain and demonstrate adequate use, says Joana Fialho Pinto of Inventa   7 October 2024

Trademarks

German court convicts three people of fraud over ‘misleading’ IP invoices

Decision sets ‘important legal precedent’, says EUIPO I Trio scammed IP system users out of €200,000 with letters resembling official fee invoices.   4 October 2024

Trademarks

From breaking barriers to sharing best practice: Themes from Marques

The 2024 Marques Annual Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, brought together more than 1,000 industry professionals and highlighted the expanding role of trademark experts. Marisa Woutersen reports.   4 October 2024

Trademarks

‘A stunning warning for corporates’: How the Spaniels effect cost MGA $71m

The LOL Surprise! dolls case will have rights owners longing for the days when the First Amendment offered a broad defence. Muireann Bolger finds out why playtime is over for product lookalikes.   4 October 2024

Trademarks

WATCH: Panel Discussion – 3D Threats; Protecting Your Intellectual Property

Join Elliott Champion, Kathleen Brower, and Neil Peretz in this panel discussion as they address the increasing threats to intellectual property in today's digital landscape and share strategies for protecting your assets.   3 October 2024

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