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Cease & Desist Grand Prix: Act of free speech or race towards infringement?

In a recent drop of the Brooklyn art-collective MSCHF Product Studio Inc, the group founded a website where it sold racing-style shirts with registered trade marks of eight multinational corporations: Coca-Cola, Disney, Amazon, Tesla, Subway, Microsoft, Walmart and Starbucks.

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Tecnica trade mark gets the boot

Much of the value in high-end fashion brands comes from the exclusivity of their products. Protecting themselves through appropriate intellectual property is therefore paramount to their value. But this is not without its challenges, particularly in relation to the protection of shapes, as shown by a recent case relating to the iconic Moon Boot.

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Will AI accelerate the development of 2D materials?

The Henry Royce Institute and the World Economic Forum have drawn attention to the need for us to accelerate the development of advanced materials, including 2D materials.