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EU General Court finds that EUTM reputation is acquired progressively and lost slowly (T‑157/23 - Patou)

1 May 2024, 3:31 am by Alessandro Cerri

ReputationThe Court began by noting that although market share was a relevant factor, there was no requirement for a mark to be known by a specific percentage of the relevant public, nor for its reputation to cover all the territory concerned, so long as that reputation exists in a substantial part of that territory (QUARTODIMIGLIO QM, T-76/13 EU:T:2015:94).Furthermore, in order to establish whether a mark has a reputation, an overall assessment must be carried out of the… [read post]

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California college campuses become lightning rods for Pro-Palestinian protests

1 May 2024, 3:00 am by Yosi Yahoudai

In the past day, the encampment, which sits between John V. [read post]

J&Y Personal Injury Blog - https://jnylaw.com/blog/

District Court Sanctions Plaintiff for Failing to Meet and Confer on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Counterclaims

30 Apr 2024, 1:37 pm by Stan Gibson

Upstream Holdings, LLC v. [read post]

Patent Lawyer Blog - http://patentlaw.jmbm.com/

Pakistan dispatch: judges, lawyers and other luminaries gather to celebrate the legacy of Pakistan human rights pioneer Asma Jahangir

30 Apr 2024, 10:53 am by JURIST Staff

In 1990, Asma Jahangir successfully represented Darshan Masih in a landmark case regarding bonded labor (Darshan Masih v the State, PLD 1990 SC 513). [read post]

JURIST - Paper Chase - https://www.jurist.org/news/

David Egilman, Rest in Peace, Part 3

30 Apr 2024, 10:28 am by admin

Egilman was sufficiently clever to discern that if his “method” led to a conclusion that silicone gel breast implants cause autoimmune disease, but the Institute of Medicine, along with court-appointed experts, found no basis for a causal conclusion, then by modus tollens Egilman’s “method” was suspect and must be rejected.[1] This awareness likely explains the extent to which he went to cover up his involvement in the plaintiffs’ causation case in the silicone… [read post]

Tortini - http://schachtmanlaw.com/blog/

Community Update – April 2024

30 Apr 2024, 10:19 am by Marie Nganele

Mark D. [read post]

Becker Perspectives - https://beckerlawyers.com/perspectives/

[Eugene Volokh] "If He Did Not Want to Be Called a 'Rioter,' Plaintiff Should Not Have Admitted … to 'Participation in … [a] Riot'"

30 Apr 2024, 8:47 am by Eugene Volokh

See Lowery v. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

Precedential No. 7: TTAB Dismisses Cancellation Proceeding as Moot After Registrant Fails to File Section 8 Declaration

30 Apr 2024, 3:46 am

Retrobrands America LLC v. [read post]

The TTABlog - http://thettablog.blogspot.com/

The Limits to Law(s)

30 Apr 2024, 3:30 am by Steve Gold

Nevitt & Robert V. [read post]

JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We Like (Lots) - https://jotwell.com/

Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

29 Apr 2024, 10:43 pm by Jocelyn Bosse

They pick up on their previous comments about whether section 9(3) CDPA on computer-generated works operates as an exception to the originality requirement, especially in light of the E&W Court of Appeal decision in THJ Systems v Sheridan. [read post]

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CfP: Legal Imaginaries — a Law, Literature and Humanities Association of Australasia Conference

29 Apr 2024, 5:31 pm

This stream invites contributions interested in unravelling the interconnected questions of Empire, colonialism, capitalism, settler law, sovereignty, prosperity/austerity, extractivism, debt and the possibilities for decolonial justice through reparations.Exploring Tensions in Law and Legal SemioticsConvenors: René Cornish (University of New England), Kieran Tranter (Queensland University of Technology), Wei Yu (University of Melbourne)Contact: Wei Yu… [read post]

Law at the End of the Day - https://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

Fair Housing Month — 56 Years of the Fair Housing Act

29 Apr 2024, 2:44 pm by Reference Staff

Key US Supreme Court decisions, such as Jones v. [read post]

Washington State Law Library - https://medium.com/walawlibrary

EUIPO BoA IP Case Law Conference Report # 4 – "IP Code-Breaking in the Era of AI Advancements"

29 Apr 2024, 9:40 am by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo

Emanuela discussed very hot topics, including the cases Hermès Int’l v. [read post]

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Hetronic remand: the continued rise of "use"

29 Apr 2024, 9:36 am by Rebecca Tushnet

LLC v. [read post]