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News Archive30 March: Microsoft and TomTom Settle Patent Infringement Cases
Microsoft Corp. and TomTom N.V. today announced that they have settled car navigation patent infringement cases.
Microsoft
25 March: Budweiser loses community trademark fight with Budvar
Anheuser-Busch InBev owned brand Budweiser has lost an appeal fight against BudÄ›jovický Budvar for the right to register its name as a Community trademark throughout the EU. (click here to view the judgment, T-191/07)
BBC
18 March: £7m Ferrari, faked
It appears no category is now immune from counterfeit activity. This car, based on the 1960s Ferrari Le Mans P4 racer – worth £7m if genuine – was made in Thailand with counterfeit parts and is the star of the counterfeit show in Brussels.
The Sun
18 March: Lindt vs Hauswirth; the case of the gold chocolate bunnies
Following the dispute between Lindt and Hauswirth over Lindt’s trade mark registration of its gold bunny shape, for the first time, ECJ Advocate General has given her opinion on the concept of bad faith within the meaning of the Community trade mark legislation.
Out Law
13 March: Gucci has no trademark protection in Sweden
Gucci’s application to register its trademark in Sweden has been rejected, as its ‘two Gs face to face’ mark is already registered to a Swedish firm.
The Local
10 March: Dragon Den’s ‘Rapstrap’ patent infringes earlier patent
The ‘Rapstrap’ cable-tie invented by Andrew Harsley, which secured a £150k investment on the BBC’s Dragon’s Den, infringes another patent, previously registered by Harsley while working for another company, Millipede, back in 1999, according to opinion from the UK Intellectual Property Office.
Fresh Business Thinking
09 March: Google settles patent claim
Google has settled a patent claim over visual voicemail from inventor Judah Klausner, who has agreed to enable Google to continue using his patent under license.
Reuters
09 March: EU and UK trademark fees cut
UK’s Intellectual Property Office proposes cuts to trademark fees in response to European trademark office cutting its fees by 40%.
Financial Times
08 March: Alan Ayckbourne accused of plagiarism
Playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourne has been accused of copying the theme of his play "If I Were You" from "Phil and Jill and Jill and Phil", a play written by young author Alex Jones.
Independent
05 March: Neoplan wins landmark Chinese design case
German bus maker Neoplan wins damages of $3m against Chinese rivals which copied its Starliner bus design.
China Daily
04 March: Adam Sandler accused of copying comic
Adam Sandler, the actor, has been accused of stealing the idea for his film ‘You Don't Mess with the Zohan’ from a comic book ‘Hair-Raising Adventures of Jayms Blonde’ written by Robert Cabell.
Entertainment and Showbiz!
03 March: Pirate Bay copyright trial awaits judgement
The closing arguments have now been heard in the trial in Sweden of the founders of file-sharing site, Pirate Bay, accused of promoting copyright infringement. The judgement is expected in April and prosecutors have asked for a prison sentence.
BBC
03 March: Callaway and Acushnet tee up for golf-ball design patent infringement
The Callaway Golf company has filed a new patent infringement lawsuit against The Acushnet Company, the golf business of Fortune Brands, Inc. The lawsuit alleges that the new Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls, available to the public in spring 2009, infringe golf ball patents owned by Callaway Golf.
Chicago Tribune
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