OUR SELECTION OF #IPNEWS AND ARTICLES OF THE WEEK

1. Basmati rice’s EU trade mark application raises questions about Brexit and oppositions on the basis of UK law.

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/11/basmati-rices-eu-trade-mark-application.html

2. To be or not to be (a pattern mark) – that is the question!

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/11/to-be-or-not-to-be-pattern-mark-that-is.html

3. A Copyright Case that Pits H&M Against a Pattern Company Goes Before the Supreme Court

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/a-copyright-case-that-pits-hm-against-fabric-company-goes-before-the-supreme-court/

4. Playboy, Fashion Nova Settle Trademark Suit Over Allegedly Infringing Bunny Costumes

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/playboy-fashion-nova-settle-trademark-suit-over-allegedly-infringing-bunny-costumes/

5. Judge Upholds UK Power to Set FRAND Terms

https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2021/11/09/judge-upholds-uk-power-set-frand-terms/id=139732/

6. Patenting Trends in Emerging Technologies: Blockchain Patents Grow from Three to 2,660 in Less than Five Years

https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2021/11/09/blockchain-patents-grow-three-2660-less-five-years/id=139668/

7. France: Registration of sound trademarks

https://www.worldipreview.com/contributed-article/france-jurisdiction-report-registration-of-sound-trademarks

8. UK Publisher Begins Appeal Over Meghan Privacy Lawsuit

https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2021-11-09/uk-publisher-begins-appeal-over-meghan-privacy-lawsuit

9. CJEU confirms that partial designs may be protected as unregistered designs (but conditions apply)

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/11/cjeu-confirms-that-partial-designs-may.html

10. Italy has transposed the DSM Directive

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/11/italy-has-transposed-dsm-directive.html