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The Enhanced Games: how the ‘doping Olympics’ wants to reinvent sports sponsorship around tech and pharma

DC Circuit decision brings copyright infringement exemptions before the courts

Copyright owners will be able to challenge DMCA exemptions, although overturning them will still be difficult, says expert.

Tesla ordered to settle India dispute; Trump sneaker counterfeit lawsuit; Huawei sells AITO – news digest

In our latest round-up, we look at the NCAA being sued by 16 more college athletes, The Rolling Stones heading to the metaverse, and much more.

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Mumbai High Court grants ex parte injunction against US company Cognizant in logo dispute

In this dispute between rival IT services and consulting companies, the court issued an ex parte injunction preventing Cognizant from infringing in any manner Atyati’s copyright in its device.

08 May 2024

Probative value of evidence of use: General Court makes detailed analysis in LABCORE case

Affidavits originating from a person with close links to the party concerned are of less probative value than third-party affidavits and must thus be supplemented by further objective evidence.

07 May 2024

General Court finds that Board of Appeal infringed right to be heard in opposition proceedings

The decision is a rare example of the General Court overruling the Board of Appeal both on procedural and substantive grounds.

02 May 2024

Global IP Benchmarking Survey: have your say in pioneering initiative uniting WTR and IAM audiences

In a unique collaboration, WTR and sister title IAM are working together on a new project that aims to take the pulse of the global IP industry.

01 May 2024

The META dispute: what you need to know

This update sheds some light on the latest developments in the dispute between Brazilian company Meta Serviços em Informática S/A and Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc.

30 April 2024

Target leads the pack as energy brand stock values rise: WTR Brand Elite analysis

The WTR Brand Elite indices increased two points in March, once again closing out the month at its highest level since we started tracking the data in January 2018.

29 April 2024

Big Five tech US litigation data: Meta

We analyse Meta US court data as part of a mini-series examining trademark litigation involving the Big Five tech firms.

26 April 2024

Is use of a mark as a smartphone app icon use in respect of the services provided by the app?

The IP High Court found that the defendant’s use of its app icon, which was substantively identical to its registered mark, was use in respect of the services designated by its registration in Class 36.

25 April 2024

Tennessee signs ELVIS act; Hong Kong reduces IP tax; US introduces AI copyright transparency rules – legislation and policy watch (April 2024)

WTR’s monthly column tracks trademark and related policy developments, including the progress of major bills, from around the world.

23 April 2024

Legal Updates you may have missed: when the General Court disagrees with the EUIPO

To complete our series of pieces highlighting recent Legal Updates that you may have missed, we consider cases where the EU General Court disagreed with the findings of the EUIPO.

22 April 2024

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