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IPNews® – The maker of Thermador ovens preemptively sued the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts on Friday, claiming its use of Child’s image in its promotional materials did not infringe any of the foundation’s copyrights or trademark rights.

The company, BSH Home Appliances Inc., alleges that the foundation sent it a

purse.jpgIPNews® – Famous design house Gucci has won its trademark infringement lawsuit against Guess. 

In a recent decision handed down in the Southern District Court of New York, Gucci was awarded $4.66 million in damages and an injuction preventing use of its distinctive logos and design elements.  Though the monetary damages awarded were not as

ideadice.jpgIPNews® – The Department of Commerce has released a report which details just how important a role intellectual property has played in the U.S. economy. 

The report also states that patent infringement, trademark infringement and copyright infringement in China alone costs the U.S. economy $50 billion per year and jeopardizes 2.1 million jobs.  To continue

boxing_gloves.jpgIPNews® – Justin.tv, the online video streaming service that airs broadcasts of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, scored a partcial victory on summary judgment in a trademark and copyright case it has been battling.

The lawsuit, filed by Zuffa LLC, contends that Justin.tv is guilty of trademark infringement in addition to copyright infringement because items such