Our selection of #IPNEWS

The role of IP rights in the fashion business: a US perspective

• http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2018/04/article_0006.html

Louis Vuitton, Prada Targeted by Fake Stores in Chinese Cities

• http://www.thefashionlaw.com/home/louis-vuitton-prada-targeted-by-fake-stores-in-chinese-cities

Burberry ends its product destruction policy

• http://www.ipprotheinternet.com/ipprotheinternetnews/article.php?article_id=6198
• http://www.thefashionlaw.com/home/burberry-to-stop-burning-unsold-garments-and-accessories
• for the official press release: https://www.burberryplc.com/en/news-and-media/press-releases/corporate/2018/burberry-ends-practice-of-destroying-unsaleable-products.html

Anti-counterfeiting pharma packaging market to grow by 12 percent by 2024

• http://www.ipprotheinternet.com/ipprotheinternetnews/article.php?article_id=6196
• https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/09/04/1565132/0/en/Global-Anti-counterfeit-Pharmaceutical-Packaging-Market-Worth-Over-USD-1800-3-Million-By-2024-Zion-Market-Research.html

YouTube chief warns EU Copyright Directive could ‘undermine’ the creative economy

• http://www.ipprotheinternet.com/ipprotheinternetnews/article.php?article_id=6197
• A previous article on the matter: http://www.ipprotheinternet.com/ipprotheinternetnews/article.php?article_id=6078

EUIPO Study: Specialised IP Rights Jurisdictions in the Member States

• https://euipo.europa.eu/tunnel-web/secure/webdav/guest/document_library/observatory/documents/reports/2018_Specialised_IP_Rights_Jurisdictions_in_Member_States/2018_Specialised_IP_Rights_Jurisdictions_in_Member_States_EN.pdf

What does a no deal Brexit mean for trade marks and designs?

• http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/09/what-does-no-deal-brexit-mean-for-trade.html

China’s new e-commerce law positive for IP protection, say lawyers

• https://www.worldipreview.com/news/china-s-new-e-commerce-law-positive-for-ip-say-lawyers-16588
• For previous coverage on the matter: http://www.thefashionlaw.com/home/china-is-preparing-to-introduce-its-first-ever-e-commerce-law

CJEU back in ‘Hot Water’ – when are infringing goods being ‘offered’?

• http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/09/cjeu-back-in-hot-water-when-are.html

Emojis and intellectual property law

• http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2018/03/article_0006.html

CJEU dismisses TM appeal over German castle name

• https://www.worldipreview.com/news/cjeu-dismisses-tm-appeal-over-german-castle-name-16593

Prince’s estate takes on European network over ‘bootleg’ music

• https://www.worldipreview.com/news/prince-s-estate-takes-on-european-network-over-bootleg-music-16592
• https://www.theindustryobserver.com.au/princes-estate-suing-bootleg-label/

More than 3 million dangerous products seized by the Italian Guardia di Finanza in Brescia

• https://siac.gdf.it/notizie/Pagine/Maxi-sequestro-di-sicuri.aspx

More than 26 million products seized by the Italian Guarda di Finanza in Torino, including almost 1.5 million clothing accessories

• https://siac.gdf.it/notizie/Pagine/Oltre-26-milioni-di-prodotti-sequestrati.aspx