OUR SELECTION OF #IPNEWS AND ARTICLES OF THE WEEK

1. Court Hands Sol de Janeiro Loss in Bum Bum Cream Trade Dress Dispute

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/court-hands-sol-de-janeiro-loss-in-bum-bum-cream-trade-dress-dispute/

2. Who Gets the Refund? Brands & Consumers Collide Over Tariffs Windfall

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/who-gets-the-refund-brands-consumers-collide-over-tariffs-windfall/

3. Australia's extension of time provisions for patents have their limits (and may soon have more)

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/03/australias-extension-of-time-provisions.html

4. Wear your trade mark on your sleeve: sponsorship agreements and termination clauses in the football industry

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/03/guest-post-wear-your-trade-mark-on-your.html

5. MAN v Rolls-Royce – How not to advertise your mark

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/03/man-v-rolls-royce-how-not-to-advertise.html

6. UGG loses trade dress battle as US court finds boot designs generic

https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/article/ugg-loses-trade-dress-battle-us-court-finds-boot-designs-generic

7. Live events brands need to win the “Golden Hour” to stop revenue leaking away

https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/article/live-events-brands-need-win-the-golden-hour-stop-revenue-leaking-away

8. Behind Treasury Wine Estates’ $10.2 million damages award in China

https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/article/behind-treasury-wine-estates-102-million-damages-award-in-china

9. ‘Soon publishers won’t stand a chance’: literary world in struggle to detect AI-written books

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/29/ai-written-books-novel-shy-girl-publishers

10. Why UPC’s trade secrets ruling could spark a surge of requests

https://www.managingip.com/article/2g5mxjtbornhbyrpm6yv4/patents/why-upcs-trade-secrets-ruling-could-spark-a-surge-of-requests