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OUR SELECTION OF #IPNEWS AND ARTICLES OF THE WEEK
- CJEU says that the assessment of distinctiveness of signs that are to be applied to specific goods used to deliver a service should not also entail an assessment of norms and/or customs of the relevant sector
- https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/10/cjeu-says-that-assessment-of.html
- For the full CJUE’s decision: http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=232152&pageIndex=0&doclang=EN&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=7318356
- The Casebook of Copyright: are the character traits of Sherlock Holmes protected by intellectual property?
- https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/09/guest-post-casebook-of-copyright-are.html
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/owns-sherlock-enola-holmes-case-conan-doyle-copyright-dispute/
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/legalentertainment/2020/06/24/enola-holmes-netflix-movie-at-the-center-of-new-copyright-trademark-infringement-lawsuit-by-sir-arthur-conan-doyle-estate/
- Hamburg Commissioner Fines H&M 35.3 Million Euro for Data Protection Violations in Service Centre
- https://edpb.europa.eu/news/nationalnews/2020/hamburg-commissioner-fines-hm-353-million-euro-data-protection-violations_it
- https://www.thefashionlaw.com/hm-hit-with-the-41-5-million-fine-for-collecting-storing-personal-data-about-employees-in-the-eu/
- What Armor on WWII Planes, Honeybees and the Medici Tell Us About Innovation Strategy
- https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2020/10/11/armor-wwii-planes-honeybees-medici-tell-us-innovation-strategy/id=126079/
- Google will have to pay publishers: France sets a European “precedent” (in Italian)
- https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/media/google-deve-pagare-gli-editori-la-francia-crea-un-precedente-europeo/
- For the full decision of the French Autorité de la concurrence in April (in French): https://www.autoritedelaconcurrence.fr/fr/decision/relative-des-demandes-de-mesures-conservatoires-presentees-par-le-syndicat-des-editeurs-de
- For the relating press release (in French): https://www.autoritedelaconcurrence.fr/fr/communiques-de-presse/droits-voisins-lautorite-fait-droit-aux-demandes-de-mesures-conservatoires
- Hermès Prevails in Unfair Competition Case Over “Make Your Own Birkin” Classes
- https://www.thefashionlaw.com/hermes-prevails-in-case-over-make-your-own-birkin-class/
- Glenn Gould: Inventor of “User Rights”?
- https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/10/glenn-gould-inventor-of-user-rights.html
- Plagiarism case over Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven finally ends
- https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/oct/06/plagiarism-case-ends-led-zeppelin-stairway-to-heaven-taurus-spirit-us-supreme-court
- https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54423922
- An Instagram Feud Over a Buzzy Diet Has Resulted in a Hard-Hitting New Lawsuit
- Champagne, Champeng, and oronyms: Pushing the boundaries of bad faith jurisprudence?
- https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/10/champagne-champeng-and-oronyms-pushing.html