OUR SELECTION OF #IPNEWS AND ARTICLES OF THE WEEK

1. To block or not to block, that is the question – German Supreme Court on ad-blockers

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/to-block-or-not-to-block-that-is.html

2. Nike v. StockX: A Timeline Behind the Trademark Lawsuit

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/nike-v-stockx-a-timeline-behind-the-trademark-lawsuit/

3. A Fight Over Vetements Name Lands Before the Supreme Court

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/vetements-takes-its-name-fight-to-the-supreme-court/

4. Warner Bros. Complaint Alleges Midjourney’s Copyright Infringement is ‘Systematic’ and ‘Willful’

https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/09/08/warner-bros-complaint-alleges-midjourneys-copyright-infringement-systematic-willful/id=192002/

5. AI Artist Challenges Copyright Office Denial of AI-Assisted Work

https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/08/28/ai-artist-challenges-copyright-office-denial-ai-assisted-work/id=191727/

6. ‘Existential crisis’: how Google’s shift to AI has upended the online news model

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/sep/06/existential-crisis-google-use-ai-search-upended-web-publishers-models

7. From royal hatters to top tailors: James Bond lawyers line up trademark fight team

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/17/royal-hatters-top-tailors-james-bond-lawyers-trademark-fight-team

8. Anime & Rock: Dandadan song sparks copyright dispute with X Japan - Apple restores watch feature post ITC import ban

https://intellectual-property-helpdesk.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/anime-rock-dandadan-song-sparks-copyright-dispute-x-japan-apple-restores-watch-feature-post-itc-2025-09-05_en

9. Just Published: New Fact Sheet on Design Regulation in the European Union

https://intellectual-property-helpdesk.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/just-published-new-fact-sheet-design-regulation-european-union-2025-09-08_en

10. Taylor Swift trademark strategy: a model for artist IP protection

https://www.wipo.int/web/wipo-magazine/articles/taylor-swift-trademark-strategy-a-model-for-artist-ip-protection-78728