07
05
19
Our Selection of #IPNEWS and Articles of the Week
- Alibaba to pay $250 million to settle lawsuit over pre-IPO warning on counterfeiting:
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alibaba-settlement/alibaba-pays-250-million-to-settle-lawsuit-over-pre-ipo-counterfeiting-warning-idUSKCN1S51DO;
- Why celebrities try to trademark their catchphrases and baby names:
- https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/4/19/18507920/celebrity-trademark-history-baby-names-taylor-swift;
- Computer store drops trademark claim against Taylor Swift:
- https://www.worldipreview.com/news/computer-store-drops-trademark-claim-against-taylor-swift-17926;
- Ford sues local dealership for breaching TM contract:
- Record-Breaking K-Pop Group BTS is Fighting Off an Explosion of Counterfeit Tour Merch:
- http://www.thefashionlaw.com/home/k-pop-mega-stars-bts-is-fighting-off-an-explosion-of-counterfeit-tour-merch;
- EV battery maker LG Chem sues SK Innovation, alleges trade secret theft:
- Cybercriminals continue to target intellectual property, putting brand reputation at risk:
- https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2019/05/02/cybercriminals-target-intellectual-property/;
- USA: dozens of crypto trademarks registered:
- https://cryptonomist.ch/en/2019/05/01/usa-crypto-trademarks/;
- Global Semiconductor Intellectual Property Market 2019 By Competitive Measure – Cast Inc., Ceva Inc., eSilicon Corporation:
- https://autodadz.com/global-semiconductor-intellectual-property-market-2019-by-competitive-measure-cast-inc-ceva-inc-esilicon-corporation/;
- Everything is awesome: Lego blocks “Lepin” trade mark registration:
- http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/05/everything-is-awesome-lego-blocks-lepin.html.