Our Selection of #IPNEWS and Articles of the Week

1. IP and Sociology: the symbolism of IP

• http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/04/ipand-sociology-symbolism-of-ip.html
• A broader analysis of the “Matthew Effect” can be read at the following link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/234750.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Add97f0c107d6f67ab2e12c95d06e3edc&seq=1/analyze

2. Color or figurative trademarks – that’s the question

• https://intellectualpropertyplanet.wordpress.com/2019/04/05/coloror-figurative-trademarks-thats-the-question/
• Hereby the link to the Court of First Instance Judgment: https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/portfoliomanagement/finnish-court-requests-preliminary-ruling-regarding-colour-mark
• The ECJ judgment can be read at: http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=212285&pageIndex=0&doclang=IT&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=1026584

3. Can I have a Big Mac – or should I now say “layered double cheeseburger”? Amid non-use and well-known facts

• https://iplens.org/2019/04/03/cani-have-a-big-mac-or-should-i-now-say-layered-double-cheeseburger-amid-non-use-and-well-known-facts/
• http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/01/euipocancels-mcdonalds-big-mac-trade.html
• https://www.blakemorgan.co.uk/newsevents/blog/big-mac-suffers-big-loss-euipo/
• https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jan/31/likea-big-mac-but-juicier-burger-king-renames-sandwiches-to-troll-mcdonalds
• http://www.thefashionlaw.com/home/chinesecourt-okays-single-color-trademarks-in-latest-louboutin-decision

4. Converse lost a dispute for a shoe sole in the EU

• https://intellectualpropertyplanet.wordpress.com/2019/04/08/converselost-a-dispute-for-a-shoe-sole-in-the-eu/
• https://www.worldipreview.com/news/eugeneral-court-rejects-converse-tm-appeal-17717
• The General Court of the European Union ruling can be read at: http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=196416&pageIndex=0&doclang=EN&mode=req&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=6587729

5. Peppa Pig meets Tobbia – a tale of pigs and tapirs

• https://iplens.org/2019/03/27/peppa-pig-meets-tobbia-a-tale-of-pigs-and-tapirs/

6. The report on ‘Competition policy for the digital era’ is out: why change the law if there is no evidence? And how?

• https://chillingcompetition.com/2019/04/05/thereport-on-competition-policy-for-the-digital-era-is-out-why-change-the-law-if-there-is-no-evidence-and-how/
• The Commission report can be read at: http://ec.europa.eu/competition/publications/reports/kd0419345enn.pdf

7. 5 Big Breakthroughs to Anticipate in 3D Printing

• https://singularityhub.com/2019/04/08/5big-breakthroughs-to-anticipate-in-3d-printing/#sm.0000ly25b0oiieawx522j2j1fku4z

8. Veja Alludes to Impending Lawsuit Against Primark, but Does it Have a Case?

• http://www.thefashionlaw.com/home/veja-alludes-to-impending-lawsuit-against-primark-but-does-it-have-a-case

9. “You can’t sleep or you will fall behind”: exclusive look inside Alibaba’s fight against fakes

• https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/anticounterfeiting/you-cant-sleep-or-you-will-fall-behind-exclusive-look-inside-alibabas-fight
• On the same issue take a look at: https://smallbiztrends.com/2013/09/alibabacounterfeit-issue-highlighted.html
• https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/fakegoods-weeded-out-successfully-on-taobao-alibaba
• https://www.worldipreview.com/news/alibaba-anti-counterfeiting-alliance-seizes-536m-of-fakes-in-2018-17744

10. The Italian Guardia di Finanza seized more than 200.000 counterfeit products (in Italian)

• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​https://siac.gdf.it/notizie/Pagine/Sequestrati-al-porto-oltre-200-mila-articoli.aspx​​​​​​​

11. “OFFSIDE COUNTERFEITING 2” mission (in Italian)

• ​​​​​​​https://siac.gdf.it/notizie/Pagine/OperazioneOFFSIDE-COUNTERFEITING-2-05.aspx

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