EU General Court dismisses Apple’s appeal against revocation of ‘THINK DIFFERENT’ EU trade mark By Riana Harvey at Saturday, June 11, 2022 #IPKat EU General Court genuine use revocation Riana Harvey trade marks +
UK court discusses copyright protection of fictional characters and defences for parody and pastiche By Eleonora Rosati at Thursday, June 09, 2022 [2022] EWHC 1379 (IPEC) CDPA characters Cofemel copyright Deckmyn Eleonora Rosati fictional characters Infopaq Levola Hengelo Parody pastiche Response Clothing UK +
[Guest post] News in YouTube/Cyando: German Federal Court rules following CJEU decision By Eleonora Rosati at Wednesday, June 08, 2022 Article 17 DSM Directive Article 3 Directive 2001/29 C-682/18 and C-683/18 copyright Cyando Finn Hümmer Germany Guest post platform liability right of communication to the public Störerhaftung YouTube +
All I Want for Christmas is...Everyone to understand what copyright infringement is (not) By Hayleigh Bosher at Tuesday, June 07, 2022 #The IPKat All I want for Christmas is you Copyright infringement Hayleigh Bosher Mariah Carey music music copyright +
“In victory, you deserve champagne”: PDO “Champagne” wins against “Champanillo” By Anastasiia Kyrylenko at Monday, June 06, 2022 Anastasiia Kyrylenko C-783/19 evocation geographical indications Spain +
Ubisoft’s ‘FOR HONOR’ loses trade mark battle before EU General Court By Nedim Malovic at Monday, June 06, 2022 Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR EU General Court EU Trade mark likelihood of confusion Nedim Malovic ubisoft +
UK – Samsung liable for trade mark infringement over digital watch faces developed by third parties By James Kwong at Sunday, June 05, 2022 England and Wales intermediaries James Kwong samsung Swatch trade marks UK use +
After Michael Jordan: a new typical case on what is the right of likeness under the Civil Code of China By Tian Lu at Saturday, June 04, 2022 China IP Civil Code of China michael jordan right of likeness SPC SPC China Tian Lu +
AG Szpunar advises CJEU not to extend direct liability for trade mark infringement to operators of online marketplaces By Eleonora Rosati at Friday, June 03, 2022 amazon C-148/21 and C-184/21 CJEU Eleonora Rosati intermediaries liability louboutin primary and secondary liability trade marks use +
Hong Kong – Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2022 Gazetted By James Kwong at Thursday, June 02, 2022 Bill copyright Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR James Kwong public consultation +