A retro football shirt retailer has lost its attempt to boot out a competitor's "Scoreline" U.K. trademark application, failing to prove that shoppers could confuse the mark with its own "Score Draw" branding.
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Football Shirt Biz Can't Show Red Card To Rival's TM Bid

By Jamie Lennox

A retro football shirt retailer has lost its attempt to boot out a competitor's "Scoreline" U.K. trademark application, failing to prove that shoppers could confuse the mark with its own "Score Draw" branding.

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Amazon Can't Make Last-Minute Tweaks In Nokia UPC Clash

By Hanna Vioque

Amazon has lost its bid to file additional grounds of appeal in a patent dispute with Nokia over video-coding technology after Europe's patent court held that it wouldn't be fair to its Finnish rival.

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Roche Voids Biogen's Protein Production Patent At EPO

By Jamie Lennox

The European Patent Office has stripped Biogen of its protein production patent amid Roche's protests, ruling in a decision released Tuesday that the tech lacks novelty in light of a key ruling from the agency's top appeals panel.

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LITIGATION

Portuguese Bag Maker Can't Nix Rival 'Cavallini' TM

By Hanna Vioque

European officials have ruled that an Italian designer can sell leather goods and clothing using the trademark "about a boy Erika Cavallini" because shoppers would understand it wasn't related to Cavalinho-branded bags and accessories. 

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Ex-Private Equity Exec Denies Data Theft, Alleges Misconduct

By William Janes

A former manager at private equity firm Appian Capital Advisory LLP has denied stealing the company's data and poaching staff and clients, telling a London court the business sued him after pushing him out because he voiced concerns about his boss's misconduct.

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