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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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05 December: TUI Travel swings to year profit; UK strong

TUI Travel announced it had swung to a profit for the fiscal year, with its dividend pay-out up by 2.7%. Revenue for the 12 months to September 30 was GBP 14.69 billion, up from GBP 13.51 billion for the previous year.

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04 December: Apple fails to block Samsung from US market

A judge in the US has denied Apple’s attempt to block the sale of a range of Samsung Android devices. The ruling means that the latest Samsung devices will be available for sale during the peak shopping period of the year.

PCR Online
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03 December: Apple licensed iOS scrolling patent to Nokia and IBM, offered license to Samsung

Apple licensed an iOS software patent related to scrolling functionality to Nokia and IBM and last year offered to license to Samsung in 2010. Apple reasserted this patent during their current legal tussle with Samsung.

The Verge
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01 December: Samsung lands blow on Apple as ban on tablet sales is overturned

Samsung landed a victory against Apple after a ban on sales of its tablet computers in Australia was overturned. Samsung will be able to resume selling the device within days meaning they will be back in stores in time for the Christmas period.

The Independent
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01 December: ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ sparks copyright infringement lawsuit

Comic book artist Steven John Busti has filed a lawsuit against the creators of the film ‘Cowboys & Alien’s claiming that the concept was stolen from a story that he wrote and drew. Busti is seeking unspecified damages claiming copyright infringement.

Reuters
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