OUR SELECTION OF #IPNEWS AND ARTICLES OF THE WEEK

1. McDonald's, Starbucks Already Facing Russian TM Copycats 

https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/1474611/mcdonald-s-starbucks-already-facing-russian-tm-copycats;

2. Russian War Affects Tech and IP 

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/russian-war-affects-tech-and-ip;

3. Nigeria's quest for its own statute for the protection of Geographical Indications gains momentum 

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/03/guest-post-nigerias-quest-for-its-own.html;

4. ‘Music is so different now’: Copyright laws need to change, says legal expert 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/mar/13/music-is-so-different-now-copyright-laws-need-to-change-says-legal-expert;

5. “Rare” Pepe NFT Buyer Claims Issuers Misrepresented Terms in New Lawsuit 

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/pepe-nft-buyer-claims-issuers-misrepresented-terms-in-new-lawsuit/;

6. Alnylam Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against Pfizer, Moderna 

https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2022-03-17/alnylam-files-patent-infringement-lawsuits-against-pfizer-moderna;

7. Dangerous fakes are increasingly sold online, new OECD-EUIPO report finds 

https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/it/news?p_p_id=csnews_WAR_csnewsportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=2&journalId=9257949&journalRelatedId=manual/;

8. Past meets present: how AI is helping shape the future of IP (and vice versa) 

https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/it/news?p_p_id=csnews_WAR_csnewsportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=2&journalId=9253518&journalRelatedId=manual/;

9. SHEIN Lands on Receiving End of Counterfeiting Lawsuit from Stussy 

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/stussy-is-the-latest-brand-to-name-shein-in-trademark-lawsuit/;

10. Il marchio “La Mafia se sienta a la mesa” e la contrarietà all’ordine pubblico 

https://www.iusinitinere.it/il-marchio-la-mafia-se-sienta-a-la-mesa-e-la-contrarieta-allordine-pubblico-41656.