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US Court Awards Bob Marley’s Estate $2.4 Million in Trade Mark Decision

In a case concerning a co-promotion agreement and the winding down of use of third party content before that agreement terminates, a US court recently ruled against Jammin Java (a California-based coffee company founded by one of Bob Marley’s sons)… Continue Reading →

Jo Johnson Reappointed as Minister for IP

The full list of ministerial responsibilities in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy was recently finalised and announced.  It was revealed that Jo Johnson (brother of Boris Johnson) will continue in his role as Minister of State for… Continue Reading →

Drone Delivery Beehive Towers Patented by Amazon

Amazon recently had a patent (originally filed in December 2015) published for what is described on the patent application as a “multi-level fulfillment center for unmanned aerial vehicles”.  Due to the large size of traditional fulfilment centres (where goods are… Continue Reading →

Ivanka Trump to Testify In Trade Mark Infringement Lawsuit by Shoemaker Aquazzura Italia

In 2016 Italian shoemaker Aquazzura Italia SRL took steps to sue Ivanka Trump’s company, the IT Collection LLC (operating since 2010), over its “Hettie” shoe design alleging that it was too similar to its own bestselling “Wild Thing” shoe design… Continue Reading →

More Information on Unified Patent Court Delay

A new statement was recently issued by the body tasked with laying the foundations for the new Unified Patent Court (UPC) judicial system to take effect which has aimed to allay fears of the widely reported UPC delay.  The statement… Continue Reading →

CJEU Rules Drawings of Toshida Knife Handles are Invalid EU Trade Marks

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently ended a long running dispute between Yoshida and Pi-Design over the EU trade mark registration status of 2D drawings of Toshida knife handles. Yoshida had previously appealed against the General… Continue Reading →

Coreg Patent Trial results in a $235 Million Win for GlaxoSmithKline from Teva Pharmaceuticals

A US jury recently ordered Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd to pay GlaxoSmithKline Plc $235 million ($234.1 million in lost profits and $1.4 million in royalties) for infringing a patent covering its blood pressure drug Coreg. A US federal jury found… Continue Reading →

Amazon Patents Shopping Control Technology

Amazon has reportedly developed and patented technology that prevents customers using its bricks and mortar stores for comparison shopping via their smartphones. The technology is referred to as “Physical Store Online Shopping Control” on the patent application. According to the… Continue Reading →

Huawei Considers Next Step Following Receipt of UK Court’s First Ever ‘FRAND’ Injunction

The Chinese networking and telecommunications equipment company Huawei technologies (ranked second in a list of the top 10 PCT patent applicants for 2016) was recently subject to the UK’s first ever patent infringement fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) injunction.  A… Continue Reading →

Taj Mahal Palace is the First Indian Building to Become an Official Trade Mark

The Taj Mahal Palace was built in 1903 and acted as a triangulation point for the Indian Navy to show them the way towards the harbour.  The Taj Mahal Palace, an iconic 114-year-old building, in Mumbai, India has just become… Continue Reading →

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