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Our selection of #IPNEWS and articles
1. Landlords Beware: Michael Kors Takes on "Revolving Door of Counterfeiters" in New York City
- http://www.thefashionlaw.com/home/michael-kors-takes-on-revolving-door-of-counterfeiters-in-new-york-in-new-lawsuit
- https://www.worldipreview.com/news/michael-kors-targets-revolving-door-of-counterfeiters-in-nyc-16828
2. Italian Supreme Court holds that an unauthorized derivative work may be both infringing and protectable
- http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/10/italian-supreme-court-holds-that.html
- for the full decision: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NX-qFwobJ8dWtQOIHTDNHZKG4QgnUqK7/view
3. It’s not all about the shape: the strange case of the pink chocolate bar
- http://www.medialaws.eu/its-not-all-about-the-shape-the-strange-case-of-the-pink-chocolate-bar/
- for a previous analysis on KitKat’s efforts to have its four-fingered bar’s shape protected as trademark: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/may/17/kitkat-trademark-bar-nestle-cadbury
4. Intellectual property and e-commerce: Alibaba’s perspective
- http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2018/05/article_0004.html
- https://intellectualpropertyplanet.wordpress.com/2018/10/17/alibaba-tries-to-use-blockchain-to-combat-against-iprs-infringements/
5. eBay is Suing Amazon Over its “Illegal” & “Clandestine” Scheme to Poach Sellers
- http://www.thefashionlaw.com/home/ebay-is-suing-amazon-over-illegal-amp-clandestine-scheme-to-poach-sellers
- https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/17/business/ebay-amazon-poaching/index.html
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/ebay-amazon-lawsuit-illegal-poaching-sellers-internal-emails-lawsuit-a8589816.html
6. Rihanna, Puma & Fenty Corp. Are Being Sued Over "FU" Garments and Accessories
- http://www.thefashionlaw.com/home/rihanna-puma-amp-fenty-corp-are-being-sued-over-fu-wares
- https://www.worldipreview.com/news/rihanna-and-puma-targeted-in-fu-trademark-suit-16848
7. The Evolution of Walmart and its Quest to Become an e-commerce Powerhouse
- http://www.thefashionlaw.com/home/the-evolution-of-walmart-and-the-battle-of-online-dominance
- for a previous article on this topic: https://www.forbes.com/sites/andriacheng/2018/08/16/walmarts-ecommerce-tactic-against-amazon-is-paying-off/#1a797bbdb74d
8. CJEU weighs on liability of owner of internet connection used to infringe copyright
9. World Food Day! Patentable foods: The "Impossible" and the eggless
10. When AI can be protected by patents?
11. General Court: mere fact that goods are different makes it possible to rule out any likelihood of confusion
12. The Italian Guardia di Finanza seized about 15,000 fake “Made in Italy” products in Torino
13. The Italian Guardia di Finanza seized more than 310,000 products in Salerno
14. Almost 3 million products seized by the Italian Guardia di Finanza in Cagliari