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“A trademark combining colour and shape may be refused or declared invalid on the grounds set out under EU trademark law,” the ECJ said in a statement. The opinion is not binding, but the ECJ tends to follow the opinions of its advocates in its rulings. Which means the attempt... Continue reading
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Cellectar Receives USPTO Notice of Allowance for Patent Covering Use of CLR 131 in Multiple Myeloma GlobeNewswire (press release) Full coverage
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Law360 (February 6, 2018, 8:29 PM EST) — The Patent Trial and Appeal Board on Monday denied Yahoo Inc.’s request for a second chance at convincing the board that two AlmondNet Inc. patents related to targeted advertising were ineligible under Alice, finding that it made no mistakes in assessing …
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Merck is actually small potatoes in the larger patent war between the two pharma giants over a groundbreaking hepatitis C medicine. Merck obtained a $2.5 billion infringement judgment in Delaware against Gilead based on different patents. That verdict came down in December 2016, but U.S. District …
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Law360 (February 6, 2018, 6:13 PM EST) — Amazon.com Inc. went to bat for customers of its web services tools in California federal court Tuesday with a lawsuit seeking to end an infringement litigation campaign by a nonpracticing entity, arguing the patent holder had already lost its case when it …
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Yes, at least in the United States. I’d expect most of the world as well. At the very least, it’s likely an “unfair or deceptive trade practice” under federal law, 15 USC section 45. Many states have their own version of this federal statute, and …
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The author of four books, Yoo is recognized as one of the most cited scholars in administrative/regulatory law and intellectual property. He frequently testifies before Congress, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and foreign governments. He is currently serving as …
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The French designer was dealt a blow by the European Union’s highest court today when Advocate General Maciej Szpunar sided with the defendant in a trademark suit Louboutin filed in 2012. At that time, the designer sued Dutch company Van Haren — which operates affordable footwear outlets in …
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