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An EU court has quashed a ruling by an EU Intellectual Property Office’s board of appeal, finding that it had erred in its analysis of a trademark’s potential to cause consumer confusion. 13 May 2021
Patents
The European Patent Office’s streamlining initiative has “significantly accelerated” the timeline for engineering, electronics and software oppositions, according to a new Mewburn Ellis report. 13 May 2021
Trademarks
Atari is suing print-on-demand apparel retailer Pixels.com for infringing a battery of IP rights including trademarks and copyright, claiming it sells “substantial quantities of counterfeit” merchandise. 13 May 2021
Patents
A targeted TV ad patent owned by Samba TV is invalid according to the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Alice v CLS Bank International, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has found. 12 May 2021
Patents
The US Patent and Trademark Office has issued US patent number 11 million to 4C Medical Technologies for its prosthetic heart valve invention. 12 May 2021
Patents
Despite various hurdles, the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent project march on. But issues in Germany and Brexit could affect its start date and success, say Sebastian Fuchs, Schi-Hwa Chae and Tatiana Dolenko 12 May 2021
Trademarks
A new era has dawned in the war against counterfeiters, as luxury brands increasingly join forces with social media platforms and e-commerce companies to safeguard their IP. Lawyers tell WIPR why the IP world should expect to see more of these collaborations in the future. 11 May 2021
Trademarks
Lifestyle Equities, the owner of the Beverly Hills Polo Club brand, has lost a trademark case, after the English High Court found that Greenwich Polo Club and its licensing agency were not liable for infringement. 11 May 2021
Trademarks
Amazon revealed that it had halted more than 10 billion suspected counterfeit listings before they were published on its platform last year in its first-ever ‘Brand Protection Report’. 11 May 2021
Patents
Adidas is facing patent infringement claims over football boots that allow for more efficient transfer of “ball strike energy”. 10 May 2021
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