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Louis Vuitton Develops Blockchain Technology To Prevent Counterfeit Sales
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CJEU Ruling: Amazon Escapes Trade Mark Infringement, This Time.
The European Court of Justice has given a preliminary ruling that a company which stores goods for...
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Video Game Developer Defends Copyright Claim Over Use Of NBA Stars’ Tattoos
Video game maker, 2K Games, has successfully defended a claim made against it by Solid Oak...
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EU Commission Paper: A Strategy For A “Society Empowered By Data”
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Grand Theft Auto Cheaters Guilty Of Copyright Infringement
The High Court has ruled against two developers associated with a former contingent called Epsilon...
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Nintendo Win Copyright Case Against Tokyo Street Karting Company
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On 29 January 2020, the CJEU handed down one of the most important trade mark judgments in recent...
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SKYKICK Infringed SKY’s Trade Mark Despite Bad Faith
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