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03
19
OUR SELECTION OF #IPNEWS AND ARTICLES OF THE WEEK
- The Behind-the-Scenes Battles for the Lucrative Gig of Making Luxury Brands' Accessible Wares
- Disney ranked most intimate brand
- https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/anticounterfeiting/disney-ranked-most-intimate-brand-oman-sound-marks-and-new-instagram-ad;
- for the official 2019 top ranking, see: https://mblm.com/lab/rankingtool/;
- to read the full Brand Intimacy Study 2019, go check: https://mblm.com/lab/brandintimacystudy/.
- Patent infringement and recovery of profits in Italy: doctrine of equivalence and requirement of negligence
- http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/03/patentinfringement-and-recovery-of.html
- for the full decision, check out: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cyktJmbBdtY10HAq6lXbqZ1IQofhTDf/view (only available in Italian).
- An Inside Job: The Counterfeit Bust that Put Hermès' Own Employees Under the Microscope
- http://www.thefashionlaw.com/home/aninside-job-the-2012-counterfeit-bust-that-put-herms-own-employees-under-the-microscope;
- for a sample of the original story coverage: http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/newsfeatures/TMG9338465/Hermes-employees-found-to-be-in-on-counterfeit-ring.html.
- Apple's trade mark opposition goes pear shaped...
- http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/03/applestrade-mark-opposition-goes-pear.html
- to read the full decision, check out: https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearchCLW/#basic/*///number/T215%2F17.
- MARRY ME is descriptive for online dating (even if you are really just dating)
- http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/03/marryme-is-descriptive-for-online.html;
- Check out the full decision at: http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf;jsessionid=52666515227AD8AEC4F29FB04F24565F?text=&docid=210522&pageIndex=0&doclang=FR&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=2239301, (in French and German only).
- Netflix and Jerry Media are Being Sued for Allegedly Stealing Influencer's Video for Fyre Fest Documentary
- http://www.thefashionlaw.com/home/netflixjerry-media-sued-for-allegedly-stealing-influencers-video-for-fyre-fest-documentary;
- for a different perspective on this matter and the Influencers’ role in promoting events: https://www.bbc.com/news/46945662.
- Monster Energy’s trademark opposition fails before UKIPO
- https://www.worldipreview.com/news/monsterenergy-s-trademark-opposition-fails-before-ukipo-17619;
- For the full decision, check out: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/tchallenge-decision-results/o12619.pdf.
- Swedish trade mark court sees its true colours shining through