The Top 10 Biggest Trademark Disputes of 2018

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Posted: 14th December 2018 by
Richard Rossington
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Following on from last year's post about the biggest trademark battles of the year, Lawyer Monthly has put together this year's round up.

Sources:

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/07/brand-disputes-likely-to-increase-as-uk-trademarks-for-spirits-rise-41/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trends-at-uk-intellectual-property-office-1995-to-2017

https://www.erikpelton.com/uspto-received-more-than-440000-trademark-applications-in-2017-a-new-record/

https://trademarklawyermagazine.com/princes-estate-files-trademark-for-a-shade-of-purple/

https://scoutingwire.org/the-boy-scouts-of-america-organization-name-is-not-changing-and-other-facts-to-set-the-record-straight/

http://fortune.com/2018/11/06/girl-scouts-lawsuit-boy-scouts-trademark-infringement/

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44939819

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https://news.sky.com/story/kit-kat-battles-for-four-finger-trademark-11448020

https://variety.com/2018/gaming/features/pubg-fortnite-lawsuit-explained-1202825216/

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https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/jun/28/pubg-drops-fortnite-lawsuit-epic-games

https://www.retaildive.com/news/burberry-target-settle-trademark-dispute/540447/

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http://www.startribune.com/burberry-vs-target-drawing-the-line-between-inspiration-and-infringement/491157851/

http://fortune.com/2018/05/11/burberry-suing-target-trademark-infringement-check-print/

https://www.retaildive.com/news/burberry-to-stop-destroying-unsold-merchandise/531834/

https://fashionista.com/2018/05/burberry-check-pattern-target-lawsuit

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/sep/30/netflix-sued-by-easyjet-founder-in-trademark-dispute

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/01/netflix-is-sued-by-easyjet-founder-sir-stelios-over-tv-series-easy.html

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https://tamebay.com/2018/11/ebay-lose-trademark-case-ukbay-ordered-pay-costs.html

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