OUR SELECTION OF #IPNEWS AND ARTICLES OF THE WEEK

1. In an Attempt to Crack Down on Resale, Chanel is Putting a Quota System in Place for Some of its Bags

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/following-in-the-footsteps-of-hermes-chanel-is-putting-a-quota-system-in-place-for-some-of-its-bags/

2. UGG boots – a descriptive term or a trademark in the US?

https://intellectualpropertyplanet.wordpress.com/category/trademarks/

3. Typical punitive damages in IP cases

https://www.worldipreview.com/contributed-article/typical-punitive-damages-in-ip-cases

4. Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name

https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/19/22735612/facebook-change-company-name-metaverse

5. Spike Lee, Nate Parker Sued by Indie Filmmakers Over Copyright Infringement

https://www.thewrap.com/spike-lee-nate-parker-copyright-lawsuit/

6. Fujifilm Faces Renewed Suit for Infringing Mammogram Patent

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/fujifilm-faces-renewed-suit-for-infringing-mammogram-patent?context=search&index=2

7. How Technology is Reshaping the IP Management Industry

https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2021/10/23/technology-reshaping-ip-management-industry/id=139118/

8. COVID IP Waiver Attempts are Becoming Harder to Justify

https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2021/10/20/covid-ip-waiver-attempts-becoming-harder-justify/id=138993/

9. Enlarged Board of Appeal to tackle the "Humpty Dumpty-ish" plausibility question (G2/21)

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/10/enlarged-board-of-appeal-to-tackle.html

10. Africa Tries to End Vaccine Inequity by Replicating Its Own

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-10-24/african-effort-to-replicate-mrna-vaccine-targets-disparities