Pandabuy lawsuit; Olympic-themed messaging; enhanced WTR 300; and much more
Everything we covered on WTR over the past seven days, and all you need to know from the world of trademarks to set yourself up for the start of another busy week.
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Monday 5 August
Pandabuy becomes the target of a US lawsuit by major streetwear brands.
We examine innovation through the non-core tools and services of the Latvian Patent Office.
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- Orange is the new black – cancellation decisions confirm distinction between colours and names of colours (European Union)
Tuesday 6 August
OpenAI’s case is dismissed, Portuguese authorities seize counterfeits, Manchester United launches an NFT game, and more.
A combination of steps taken by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and changes in trademark law and practice seem to finally be having an effect on the backlog of unexamined trademark applications in Canada.
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- Protecting foreign trademarks: legal strategies against wrongful trademark registrations in Nigeria (Nigeria)
Wednesday 7 August
The Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property launches a new anti-counterfeiting tool, the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation introduces a journalism award, the IP Office of North Macedonia welcomes its new director, and more, in this week’s IP office updates.
Patrícia Aragão Lusoli at Luiz Leonardos & Advogados, explains how brand owners in Brazil can modify their trademarks without losing registrations.
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Thursday 8 August
WTR outlines the risks around Olympic-themed brand messaging.
WIPO’s head of IP commercialisation, Allison Mages, reveals recent major improvements to the organisation’s accessibility tools and services.
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- EUIPO maintains 3D wine bottle registrations in unusual decision on distinctive character (European Union)
- How to navigate substantive change and bad faith when it comes to refurbished goods in China (Market Insight: China)
Friday 9 August
Louis Vuitton sues a flea market, Mercedes-Benz issues a counterfeit enforcement update, Bytedance launches an OpenAI rival, and more.
China widens its lead as pharma slumps in a new Corsearch report analysing global trademark activity.
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