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• March 09, 2026

  UPC Asks Top EU Court To Rule On Extra-Territorial Reach

  The Unified Patent Court has asked the European Union's top court to clarify when companies outside the court's jurisdiction may be targeted in infringement claims, as the new patents court looks to test the limits of the forum.

• March 09, 2026

  Mr. Olympia Unit Outmuscles Bodybuilding Biz's 'Hercules' TM

  The company behind the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding contest has convinced European officials to block a rival's bid to trademark "Hercules Olympia," finding that fans would be likely to think it was tied to the long-running men's competition. 

• March 09, 2026

  Sign Maker Sues Rival For Exploiting Starbucks Designs

  A British signwriting service has accused a former project manager of copying technical drawings made for Starbucks and using them to help his new employer hijack multiple projects, costing it more than £2 million ($2.7 million).

• March 09, 2026

  No More 'Mr Nice' TM After Famed Smuggler's Heirs Lose Spat

  The heirs of Britain's most famous drug smuggler have lost two trademarks over "Mr. Nice" after failing to prove they had genuinely used the nickname for Howard Marks to market their legal cannabis products, European officials have ruled.

• March 06, 2026

  OnlyFans Software Biz Can't Stop Rival Using 'Scraped' Data

  A London court has refused to block clients of an OnlyFans software provider from accessing data that the company allegedly took from a rival during a cyberattack, citing the practical difficulties of a blanket injunction.

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