OUR SELECTION OF #IPNEWS AND ARTICLES OF THE WEEK

1. Retromark Volume X: the last six months in trade marks

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/guest-post-retromark-volume-x-last-six.html

2. Board of Appeal sweeps floor with Invalidity Division: vacuum cleaner bags do enjoy design right protection

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/board-of-appeal-sweeps-floor-with.html

3. Changes to the Hague System in January 2022

https://www.marques.org/blogs/class99/

4. In Dissent to CAFC Ruling for Novartis on Written Description, Chief Judge Argues ‘Silence is not Disclosure’

https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2022/01/04/dissent-cafcs-ruling-novartis-written-description-chief-judge-argues-silence-not-disclosure/id=142424/

5. A Case Over the Sale of Counterfeits on Amazon May Have Implications for Fashion

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/a-case-over-counterfeits-on-amazon-may-have-implications-for-fashion/

6. Nike Claims Lululemon Mirror Infringes its Utility Patents in New Lawsuit

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/nike-claims-lululemon-mirror-infringes-its-utility-patents-in-new-lawsuit/

7. Influencers Are Driving Sales of Counterfeits, Per UKIPO Survey

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/influencers-are-an-important-channel-for-counterfeits-per-ukipo-study/

8. Google loses Sonos smart speakers patent fight

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59912219

9. France to push design, GI, UPC, and safe harbours reform as president of the Council of the EU

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/01/france-to-push-design-gi-upc-and-safe.html

10. Lululemon Wants “Improper Anticipatory” Peloton Lawsuit Tossed Out

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/lululemon-claims-peloton-improper-action-should-be-tossed-out/