Legal Updates - Page 13
Will the metaverse be the end of returns for fashion brands?
DLA Piper lawyers Gareth Stokes and Kurt Davies review legal considerations for digital twins in the metaverse
China plans to beef up trademark laws with latest draft amendment
New and bold expansion means trademark owners must review and prepare, say DLA Piper authors Horace Lam and Allen Xu
‘Live sales are creating a bit of havoc’: Lipkus Law co-founder on the trends impacting the anti-counterfeiting world
Anti-counterfeiting guide editor Lorne Lipkus discusses the challenges practitioners face this year, as well as some of the market’s recent enforcement successes
Freeths wins copyright battle for Bollywood record labels in UK High Court
UK-based record labels and well-known Pakistani performer Akram Rahi in copyright tussle for 12 songs used on YouTube channel in Birmingham-based court
The growing market for immersive luxury goods in the metaverse
Luxury goods are ideal test lenses for the new world of digital experiences, write Bird & Bird’s Niels Lutzhöft & Simon Hembt
Lenovo ordered to pay nearly $140m to InterDigital in key FRAND dispute
UK High Court hands down landmark FRAND judgment that decides licensing terms between Chinese company Lenovo and technology firm InterDigital
Lifeline for Apple and Google in attempt to change US patent review policy
CAFC decision allows Apple and other tech giants to move one step closer in removing contentious FinTiv rule which makes it harder, they argue, to review patent validity
US appeals court finds the word gruyere generic in 'mature' battle between Swiss, French and US cheesemakers
Case reaches US appeals court as cheesemakers fail in bid to prevent cheese not made in Switzerland or France being labelled as ‘gruyere’ in US
Counterfeiting, cultural appropriation and other legal issues affecting India's fashion industry
Anand and Anand senior partner Safir Anand discusses the latest fashion industry legal trends in India and beyond
The full English? UAE adds English in disputes reforms
New language rules are designed to make the UAE a more desirable place to resolve disputes, write King & Spalding's Ben Williams and Kateryna Frolova
Sweeping new US cosmetics act raises the make-up bar
Hogan Lovells lawyers David Horowitz, Heidi Gertner and Sally Gu break down the key aspects of the new legislation
Creating safe spaces for neurodivergence in the workplace
Companies need to think differently about how they can support employees with autism and ADHD, writes Express Solicitors partner Damian Bradley
Advertising and marketing in China: issues for luxury brands to watch in 2023
From celebrity endorsements to cultural references, the landscape for luxury brands in China is changing, explain DLA Piper Hong Kong lawyers Edward Chatterton and Jane Li
Countdown begins as Germany ratifies Unified Patent Court agreement
Biggest development in European IP law for decades will see new court open on 1 June
EU Court of Justice's Louboutin decision guides luxury brands on online infringement
Freeths partner Martin Noble looks at where the court has drawn the line between trademark owners and online marketplaces