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More colours, same problem: Olymp loses EU trade mark appeals By Marcel Pemsel at Thursday, October 01, 2026 colour combination marks distinctiveness General Court Marcel Pemsel Olymp T-834/25 T-835/25 trade marks +
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You can’t have your cake and eat it too: Nintendo Switch edition By Georgia Jenkins at Wednesday, September 30, 2026 circumvention devices contributory infringement Copyright infringement and breach of licence agreement default judgment DMCA Georgia Jenkins modding permanent injunction statutory damages USA videogames +
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The everlasting song: Nur mir finally finds its happy ending in pastiche By Söğüt Atilla-Aydın at Monday, September 28, 2026 BGH C-590/23 copyright Kraftwerk Metall auf Metall pastiche Pelham Söğüt Atilla-Aydın +
The enablement paradox and the danger of definitions (Wyeth v AstraZeneca) By Dr Rose Hughes at Monday, September 28, 2026 dose inventions enablement patents PatKat Rose Hughes US patents +
When is a certification mark a certification mark? By Marcel Pemsel at Saturday, September 26, 2026 certification marks German Patent Court GGN Marcel Pemsel trade marks +
Welcome to the grifting Olympics in online gambling By Georgia Jenkins at Friday, September 25, 2026 Amendment of particulars of claim CDPA 1988 chain of title Copyright infringement gambling Georgia Jenkins liability of online platforms matched betting pleadings trade mark infringement +