IP Review
IP Review is a monthly round-up of what's going on in the world of IP, reporting on news regarding trademarks, patents, copyright, design rights and other forms of intellectual property from publications the world over.
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News Archive26 February: Yorkshire Rhubarb granted protection
Yorkshire Rhubarb has been granted Protected Designation of Origin status by the European Commission, enjoying the same status as Champagne, Parma ham and the Melton Mowbray pork pie.
The Times
24 February: London's Cipriani restaurant loses trademark battle
The Court of Appeal has upheld a previous judgement confirming that London’s Cipriani restaurant will have to change its name after losing to Venice's Hotel Cipriani over trademarks. View the judgement here.
Business Week
22 February: Quiksilver wins Roxy trademark case
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals imposed a very broad injunction on Kymsta to narrowly restrict its activities and use of its offending “Roxywear” name in order to eliminate any consumer confusion in the marketplace and the ability of Kymsta to trade on the fame of the “Roxy” trademark.
Quiksilver
19 February: JK Rowling accused of £500m copyright infringement
JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, has been accused by the estate of children's writer Adrian Jacobs of plagiarising his 1987 book 'The Adventures of Willy the Wizard: No1 Livid Land' in 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' published in 2000, with damages estimated at £500m.
Mirror
19 February: MG trademark dispute resolved
The High Court has ruled that Nanjing Automobile Corporation owns the rights to the MG trademark and Sports and Racing Europe, which has been using the MG on its MG X POWER supercar, has been using the trademark without entitlement.
BBC
15 February: Publicans praise copyright ruling
The High Court today ruled that new copyright license fees imposed by Phonographic Performances Ltd. (PPL) were excessive. Publicans and retailers will save £5m a year and a £20m refund will be available for the excessive charges they have been paying over the past five years.
The Retail Bulletin
15 February: LVMH defeats eBay
The French court has ordered eBay to pay LVMH 200,000 Euros in damages and stop paying search engines to direct certain key words to the eBay site. The court found that eBay had damaged the brand image of Louis Vuitton.
Wall Street Journal
11 February: Red Bull beats Red Bat
Red Bull, the Austrian energy drink maker, has won its legal battle against a Swedish drinks rival, Red Bat, after a Swedish court ruled that the Red Bat logo resembled that of Red Bull’s too closely.
Foodbev
11 February: Sir Stelios’ reputation damaged by Ryaniar’s ‘Pinocchio’
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou claims his reputation has been damaged by Ryanair’s depiction of him with an elongated nose, Pinocchio style. The easyJet founder is demanding an apology and damages, claiming the advert "caused ongoing and escalating damage to [his] reputation".
Telegraph
09 February: Google tackles Goojje
Google has asked a Chinese search engine, Goojje (www.goojje.com), to refrain from using an abridged version of its logo in an attempt to protect its intellectual property rights.
Stuck on
09 February: Woolworths continues Apple dispute
The trademark dispute brought by Apple against Woolworths in Australia continues as the retailer files for additional time to respond to Apple’s allegations of infringement.
ZDNet Australia
08 February: L’Oreal dispute over Fuel trademark continues
L’Oreal’s dispute with Indian firm VLCC over the Fuel trademark has reached the Delhi High Court. Both sides claim ownership of the men’s skincare brand.
Economic Times
05 February: Men at Work guilty of copyright plagiarism
Australian courts have ruled that Men at Work plagiarised the traditional Australian Girl Guides track ‘Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree’ in its 1983 hit, Down Under.
BBC
04 February: Naples wins EU pizza trademark
Naples has been awarded Traditional Speciality Guaranteed label by the EU, which is designed to protect Neapolitan pizzas from imitations.
BBC
03 February: Blackberry wins Motorola patent dispute
Research in Motion, owner of the Blackberry, has won a patent dispute in the High Court against Motorola, with Mr Justice Richard Arnold ruling that RIM did not infringe Motorola’s patent rights and ruled the patent invalid. Click to view the judgement.
Bloomberg
02 February: Virgin loses trademark case
Dimitri Philippou, a South African man, has succeeded in registering his slogan "You can't be a virgin all your life it's time," as a UK trademark, dispute a five lever arch file attack from Richard Branson’s Virgin Enterprises.
Guardian
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