OUR SELECTION OF #IPNEWS AND ARTICLES OF THE WEEK

1. The Reject Shop faces a legal threat from a UK artist over a flamingo egg cup. Does it have a leg to stand on?

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/12/the-reject-shop-denies-selling-copy-uk-artists-flamingo-egg-cup

2. Permission to appeal granted in Getty Images v Stability copyright claim https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/permission-to-appeal-granted-in-getty.html
3. Five Below Pushes Back: Inside the Claims Challenging Stanley’s Tumbler Monopoly

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/five-below-pushes-back-inside-the-claims-challenging-stanleys-tumbler-monopoly/

4. Fashion’s Trademark Challenge: Drawing the Line Between Trend & Source https://www.thefashionlaw.com/fashion-trademark-challenge-naghedi-repetition-ornamentation/
5. Fakery, free-riding and the fight for SERP data for AI-related search and chatbots https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/fakery-free-riding-and-fight-for-serp.html
6. Warner Bros. Hits Nokia With Antitrust Claims In Patent Case

https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2427520?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section

7. Samsung Settles Wi-Fi Patent Suit Ahead Of EDTX Trial

https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2427558?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section

8. Google Is Not a Pipe

https://truthonthemarket.com/2025/12/23/google-is-not-a-pipe/

9. CJEU rules in Mio and Konektra cases

https://www.marques.org/blogs/class99/?XID=BHA1017

10. California Court Grants Summary Judgment for Pinterest in Copyright Suit Over Email Notifications

https://ipwatchdog.com/2026/01/07/california-court-grants-summary-judgment-pinterest-copyright-suit-email-notifications/