OUR SELECTION OF #IPNEWS AND ARTICLES OF THE WEEK

1. A Louboutin Lawsuit Asks Whether Amazon May Be Directly Liable for Trademark Infringement:

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/a-louboutin-lawsuit-asks-whether-amazon-be-directly-liable-for-trademark-infringement/;

2. Mashing Up Two Highly Coveted Watches, Is This “Genius” Timepiece the Next Luxury Lawsuit in the Making?:

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/mashing-up-two-highly-coveted-watches-is-this-genius-timepiece-the-next-luxury-lawsuit-in-the-making/;

3. Walmart, Tesla Added to S&P ESG Index, While Victoria's Secret-Owner and Facebook Get the Boot | The Fashion Lawhttps://www.thefashionlaw.com/walmart-tesla-added-to-sp-esg-index-while-victorias-secret-owner-and-facebook-get-the-boot/;   

4. PRS and Qatar Airways global music copyright infringement case takes off:

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/prs-and-qatar-airways-music-copyright.html;

5. Board of Appeal upholds the principle of "any person" opposition in view of the broader public good (T 1839/18):

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/board-of-appeal-upholds-principle-of.html;

6. Can Amazon be directly liable for trade mark infringement? A new CJEU referral:

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/can-amazon-be-directly-liable-for-trade.html;

7. Nirvana Sued for Copyright Infringement Over Use of Dante’s ‘Inferno’ Illustration:

• https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nirvana-copyright-lawsuit-dante-inferno-1164820/;

8. Childish Gambino sued for alleged This Is America copyright infringement:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/06/childish-gambino-sued-alleged-this-is-america-copyright-infringement;

9. CAFC Clears L’Oréal of Trade Secret Misappropriation, Orders New Trial on Patent Infringement:

https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2021/05/11/cafc-clears-loreal-trade-secret-misappropriation-orders-new-trial-patent-infringement/id=133391/;

10. Samsung in patent infringement suit for LG tech sold to patent troll;

https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/samsung-in-patent-infringement-suit-for-lg-tech-sold-to-patent-troll-121050600326_1.html.