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Lidl ordered to destroy its Lindt-like chocolate bunnies by Swiss court
The famous gold foil-wrapped chocolate bunny produced by Lindt & Sprüngli won their legal court case to protect their signature chocolate bunny from a German discount retailer, Lidl.
The court ruled that destruction of Lidl’s stock of bunnies was “proportionate, especially as it does not necessarily mean that the chocolate as such would have to be destroyed”.
Lindt has been to court numerous times to protect its popular treat, which sells in the tens of millions each year. Did Lindt manage to successfully trademark their famous gold foil-wrapped chocolate bunny?
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Moderna refused China request to reveal vaccine technology
Moderna has refused to share their core intellectual property behind its breakthrough Covid-19 vaccine with China, which has led to agreements on its sale falling through. The pharmaceutical company located in Massachusetts denied Beijing’s appeal to provide the ‘recipe for its messenger RNA vaccine’ and stated that the reasons include ‘commercial and safety concerns’. Moderna is very cautious of their intellectual property and where it is located, mentioning that ‘handing over patents would do little to address supply constraints’. However, recently Moderna decided to rekindle its relationship with China and offered to supply the country with vaccines if it thought that it needed them.
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Inability to patent AI creations could hit business investment
The complicated topic of whether artificial intelligence technology may ever be considered in law as an “inventor” is one that courts all around the world are debating more and more.
The legal sector is struggling to stay up to date with new technology advancements which is seen through multiple lawsuits that have been placed by an ‘artificial neural network (ANN) known as Dabus’. Noam Shemtov, professor in IP and technology claims that AI is continuously revolutionarising therefore, the patent law needs to be prepared for the advanced development. Is AI developed enough to substitute ‘human intelligence?’ Can AI inventions be patented?
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Meta loses early bid to dismiss Swedish music label’s copyright lawsuit
Swedish music label Epidemic Sound accused and sued Meta of illegally ‘reproducing at least 950 tracks in its music library for Facebook and Instagram users to download.’ Epidemic asked for £142 million as a result of Meta sharing their music a million times with over a billion people around the world. Meta applied to dismiss the case against them; however, they were denied by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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Patagonia sues Gap for copying ‘iconic’ flap pocket
The famous American brand Patagonia took legal action against GAP Inc for mimicking the design of their ‘iconic flap pocket’. The brand has also stated that GAP has previously presented some major similarities towards their brand in terms of ‘logo bearings’ and other clothing designs. Patagonia also argues that they launched their first ‘Snap-T pullover fleece in 1985’, which gives them the upper hand as well as their trademark they obtained in 1983. Did Patagonia file more lawsuits against other brands and were they successful?
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Well that’s what’s Up in IP for you today folks, if articles like this pique your interest, join us at one of our two globally renowned conferences in 2023!
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