IP Review
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News Archive22 January: Virgin Atlantic loses patent dispute
Mr Justice Lewison has ruled that Virgin Atlantic may not prevent design firm Contour from selling similarly designed in-flight seating to rival firms.
Mad
21 January: France targets Coke in ‘cheese wars’
France is being urged to increase import tax on Coca-Cola in response to increased American tax on imported Roquefort cheese.
Telegraph
15 January: Warner Bros and 20th Century Fox settle Watchmen dispute
Warner Bros and 20th Century Fox have settled their ongoing dispute over the rights to Watchmen, opening the way to the release of the upcoming film.
Wired
14 January: Ronaldo registers CR9 trademark
Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo has registered the trademark CR9, prompting rumours the footballer is considering a move to Real Madrid.
Daily Mail
08 January: US prisoner loses copyright battle
An inmate in a US prison has lost his appeal to benefit from $500,000 from a calendar he copyrighted, having produced it while serving his 17-year sentence for robbery.
Wired
08 January: Spielberg lambasts Lampeter over copyright
Welsh university Lampeter has been instructed by lawyers representing Steven Spielberg to remove his image from its scriptwriting brochure which featured the director’s image without his permission.
Guardian
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