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22/03/2021

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30/11/2020

Marvel Yarbrough, who’s stage name is Burberry Jesus, has been accused by the British fashion brand of trademark and copyright infringement. The rapper is not only using for his personal gain the name of the brand but he is also posting photos and videos of him wearing Burberry merchandise and cars wrapped in prints using the famous Burberry pattern.
According to Burberry, several Cease and Desist Letters were sent to the rapper but the infringement continued, reason why a complaint has be n now filed with an Illinois Federal Court.
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30/11/2020

How to protect the so-called “minor inventions”? vs
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22/09/2020

Daimler AG, the owner of Mercedes-Benz, was investigated for fitting around 250.000 of its vehicles with a software meant to pass emission tests.
In addition to the $1.5bn that Daimler will pay to the US government and California state, the car manufacturer engaged to pay $700m to compensate the vehicle owners, to repare the affected vehicles within 2 to 3 years, on its own cost, and to extend the warranty on certain parts.
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20/09/2020

28/07/2020

According to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the online platforms hosting materials similar to YouTube and Uploaded are not directly liable for the copyrighted materials uploaded illegally by their users. However, the rightholders can ask for injunctions against the companies.

17/07/2020

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30/06/2020

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted Apple a patent for a software that allows an Apple device user to invite others to take part in a group selfie, which will be arranged into a single image with the same background.

25/06/2020

21/04/2020

The two decade-long trademark dispute over the parallel stripes between Adidas and H&M ended in March this year. The Hague Court of Appeal has ruled that H&M is not infringing Adidas’s three stripe trademark by using the two stripe sign on its sports clothing.
The surveys presented in the court showed that only a very low percentage of buyers would confuse the two brands.

21/04/2020

joins the Hague Design Registration System and becomes the 64th member of the and the 74th member of the .

Through the an applicant can register up to 100 industrial designs in 74 jurisdictions through one application, one language and one set of fees, eliminating the need of filing individual applications in each jurisdiction.