24/01/2012
Mega Brands has withdrawn its lawsuit in a California court alleging that Danish rival Lego was using trademark laws in the U.S. to protect...
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Battle of the blocks: Lego versus Mega Brands (update)
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Domain name dispute over richardbranson.xxx
24/01/2012 Virgin is attempting to gain control of the domain name richardbranson.xxx. The company took the action after an individual unconnected with...
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Call for urgent measures on fake malaria drugs
23/01/2012 The distribution of fake and poor quality anti-malarial drugs could dash hopes of controlling malaria in Africa, warn experts in an article in...
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Battle of the blocks: Lego versus Mega Brands
20/01/2012 The world's two largest construction toy companies could soon face off in a California court as Mega Brands seeks to invalidate Lego's...
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Designer seeks to trademark Blue Ivy’s name
19/01/2012 A fashion designer from New York, called Joseph Mbeh, filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, for...
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New gTLD applications start as planned at January the 12th
10/01/2012 This Thursday, 12 January 2012, the 90 day application window for the new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) opens at the Internet Corporation...
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‘Charbucks’ wins in legal battle against Starbucks
10/01/2012 A small coffee roasting business in New Hampshire (U.S.), called The Black Bear Micro Roastery, finally gained victory after 14 years of legal...
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The end is near for Kodak
9/01/2012 One of the best books about brands is the 1996 classic Building Strong Brands by David A. Aaker. In his introduction he says “as industries...
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New case of plagiarism by Rihanna
6/01/2012 Last week popstar Rihanna released the official video for her latest single You Da One. Just a short time after the release of the video a few...
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No more unsafe walking with new patent?
5/01/2012 Microsoft has been issued a patent on a computer system for ‘pedestrian route production’ - better known as walking directions - that...
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What the -peep-? OHIM refuses trademark application
20/12/2011 Under Benelux and European trademark law a trademark must have distinctive character in order to be registered as a trademark. If not, a...
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British Telecom sues Google for patent infringement
19/12/2011 British Telecom (BT) is claiming billions of dollars of damages from Google in a lawsuit filed in the US which says that the Android mobile...
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Google gets driverless car patent
19/12/2011 Google has received a patent for its driverless car technology. First revealed a year ago, the patent includes a plan for mixed-mode...
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Ruling on the EU and fake goods
19/12/2011 The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that fake goods arriving from outside the EU, supposedly en route to other non-EU...
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Copyright war on La Dolce Vita
6/12/2011 Federico Fellini’s classic film 'La Dolce Vita' is legendary; the film won several prices, is still a source of inspiration for directors...
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Elves love ale
6/12/2011 Elves seems to love ale, or in fact, brewers seems to love using elves for their ales... Troegs Brewing Co., a Pennsylvania beer brewer, has...
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EU patent comes closer
6/12/2011 The EU patent 'package' moved a step closer to final approval when the Legal Affairs Committee approved a mandate to open formal negotiations...
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Brother versus Brother
5/12/2011 Trouble in Jamaica’s most important reggae family. The widow and nine children of Bob Marley are suing Bob’s half brother Richard Booker...
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ECJ announces first decision on EU Design Rights
22/11/2011 We’ve waited a long time for it, but now it finally has arrived: the first decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) with respect to...
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Microsoft is watching you…
22/11/2011 Sometimes when you read news articles, you are left wondering if they are really true. We found one of those. Microsoft updated its U.S....
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Patent war: HTC versus Apple
22/11/2011 In August this year Taiwanese smart phone maker HTC filed a lawsuit in the U.S. against Apple, accusing its American rival of infringing its...
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The forbidden apple: David vs. Goliath
7/11/2011 You may expect that after the Apple-Samsung battle Apple has no energy left to start another dispute, but apparently Apple still has some time...
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Update new gTLDs
7/11/2011 On June 20, 2011, ICANN's Board of Directors has approved a plan to usher in one of the biggest changes ever to the Internet's Domain Name...
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Short update on Qatar, Russia and Kazakhstan domains
4/11/2011 Regarding the re-launch of registration under .qa, the extension for Qatar, General Availability has now begun. Registration is unrestricted...
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Sunrise period .xxx closed
4/11/2011 ICM Registry, the company behind the .xxx top-level domain (TLD), officially closed its Sunrise A and Sunrise B periods. The Sunrise Period,...
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European Court of Justice in Interflora case
11/10/2011 On September 22 2011, the European Court rendered its long-awaited decision in the Interflora and Marks & Spencer (‘M&S’) case. It is the...
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Men at Work goes down under
11/10/2011 The Australian band Men at Work have lost their final court bid to prove they did not steal the distinctive flute riff of their 1980s hit Down...
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Sovjet emblem denied as trademark
27/09/2011 There is always something going on in the fashion industry. In 2006, a Russian fashion designer’s figurative trademark application (see...
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In da Court
27/09/2011 50 Cent hits the newspapers again after winning a copyright infringement lawsuit. What happened?
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Decease of Herman Scheffer
23/09/2011 Herman Scheffer, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Novagraaf Group, has passed away. Although he was suffering from severe health...
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Update dissolvement Netherlands Antilles
21/09/2011 The Netherlands Antilles has ceased to exist as from October 2010. The islands Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba have become municipalities...
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Copyright law changed
13/09/2011 Musicians are celebrating as the EU is set to extend money-making copyright protection on their music by 20 years. The ruling, known as...
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Material Girl
13/09/2011 Madonna might be living in a material world, however, her claim to the trademark “Material Girl’’ will not materialize.
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We got a situation
13/09/2011 Rumble in the trademark jungle for Jersey Shore actress and 'guidette' Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced...
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New domain name extension .xxx
24/08/2011 In March of this year, the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) approved the controversial new top level domain .xxx....
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Bad Romance
16/08/2011 Nothing is easy in entertainment land this summer. Lady Gaga is sued again for copyright infringement. Vocalist Rebecca Fancescatti, says...
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Copyright: A monkey’s business
16/08/2011 Doesn’t she look cute? Believe it or not, this picture was not made by human hands. It was made by her. On July 5th, the British newspaper...
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Head over heels
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Declaration of independence of South Sudan
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Court of Justice has ruled in L’Oreal / eBaycase!
19/07/2011 The Court ruled that online intermediaries (such as eBay) may be held liable under the E-Commerce Directive for infringement committed by...
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New gTLD’s approaching!
4/07/2011 The Internet is changing. ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), responsible for managing the stability and security of...
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New information on a number of extensions
23/05/2011 Please click to find out all the latest IDN news. We have updates for .asia, .jobs, .ee, .gr, .hk, .hu, and a lot more...
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Evaluation ICANN’s IDN ccTLD Fast Track
9/05/2011 ICANN have recently announced the approval of official IDN ccTLD extensions for Bangladesh (.বাংলা) and Yemen (اليمن.) bringing...
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Top Brands from Japan and China
2/02/2011 Interbrand has released their ranking of “Japan’s Best Global Brands 2011”. This ranking converts the values of global brands...
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Trademark Policy Google in relation to Ad Texts: Canada, UK en Ireland update!
14/09/2010 As discussed below, Google decided that as from September 14th it will be possible for advertisers to select the trademark of a third party as...
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Google EU/EFTA AdWords Trademark Policy Update
5/08/2010 The European Court of Justice has issued several rulings in relation to the Google Adwords system and the question whether Google and/or the...
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