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OUR SELECTION OF #IPNEWS AND ARTICLES OF THE WEEK
- A sign referring to marijuana may not, as the law currently stands, be registered as an EU trade mark
- https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/201912/cp190157en.pdf;
- for the full text of the decision, see: http://curia.europa.eu/juris/documents.jsf?num=T683/18;
- https://www.intellectualpropertymagazine.com/trademark/goneto-pot-cannabis-eutm-sign-rejected-138636.htm;
- https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/brand-management/europe-not-yet-prepared-reaction-cannabis-mark-ruled-unregistrable-eu-court.
- Frozen 2 versus Christian Louboutin: could Anna’s red-soled shoes lead to a trademark dispute?
- https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/brandmanagement/frozen-2-versus-christian-louboutin-could-annas-red-soled-shoes-lead-high;
- https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2486672/waitcould-frozen-ii-get-into-a-trademarking-dispute-over-annas-boots.
- UK General Election 2019 - possible copyright infringement, actually
- http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/12/general-election-2019-possible.html;
- On another note: UK’s general election keep on making headlines for the IP sector: https://www.intellectualpropertymagazine.com/trademark/ukelection-results-rise-in-ip-disputes-predicted-138686.htm.
- CJEU rules on genuine use of collective trade marks
- http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/12/cjeurules-on-genuine-use-of-collective.html;
- For the full judgment of the Court: http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=221511&pageIndex=0&doclang=EN&mode=req&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=7334721.
- On Amazon, T-Shirts With Slogans Expose Frivolous-Trademark Feud
- Patagonia Jackets and Patagonia Beer: A Legal Fight Over a "Famous" Trademark
- Nike receives patent to tokenize shoes on Ethereum
- https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/49958/nikereceives-patent-to-tokenize-shoes-on-ethereum
- http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nphParser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=11&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=nike&OS=nike&RS=nike
- “Brands Can Do Better With a Conglomerate” Behind Them: A Look at the Consolidation of the Luxury Industry
- Le "6000 sardine" ora sono un marchio registrato in Ue
- https://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/11/22/news/sardine241631916/;
- https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/018156384.
- Uber’s loss of its London license a reminder of the importance of brand reputation: data analysis