Fortnite owner Epic Games has lost the right to use its "Megaverse" brand in the U.K. on virtual reality video games following a challenge from a British creative agency of the same name.
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Epic Games Loses Out In 'Megaverse' UK TM Clash

By Jamie Lennox

Fortnite owner Epic Games has lost the right to use its "Megaverse" brand in the U.K. on virtual reality video games following a challenge from a British creative agency of the same name.

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Cosmetics Giant Coty Fends Off Challenge To 'Lancaster' TM

By Hanna Vioque

An Italian property firm has failed in its bid to nix beauty giant Coty's trademark for "Lancaster," after European officials found it hadn't provided evidence that it used its identical earlier sign. 

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HP Ends Wi-Fi Patent Disputes By Joining Sisvel Pool

By Jamie Lennox

HP Inc. has ended its Wi-Fi patent litigation with Huawei, Philips and Korean development lab Wilus by joining Sisvel's patent pool as a licensee, following recent deals with companies like Acer and Cisco.

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LITIGATION

'VC Law' TM OK For Bulgarian Firm Despite 'Vklaw' Challenge

By Hanna Vioque

A European court ruled Wednesday that a Bulgarian law firm should be able to register a trademark for "VC Law" despite several challenges from a Greek rival as clients looking for legal services would distinguish it from "vklaw." 

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Brief

Monster Energy Keeps TM In EU Fight With Electronics Biz 

By Max Austin

Monster Energy has preserved the rights to its classic logo, as European Union officials ruled that the drinks giant caters to a completely different audience than that of an electronics company which sought to block it.  

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POLICY & REGULATION

Trademark Infringements Dominate £500M UK Counterfeit Haul

By Eddie Beaver

Britain's border control agency seized counterfeit goods worth more than £500 million ($654 million) between 2021 and 2023, with trademark infringement continuing as the most common intellectual property violation, a government report has revealed.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Adidas AG

Burberry Group

Calvin Klein Inc.

Cisco Systems Inc.

Coty Inc.

Epic Games Inc.

HP Inc.

Hugo Boss Inc.

Monster Beverage Corp.

NETGEAR, Inc.

Sisvel International SA

Swarovski AG

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

European Union

European Union Intellectual Property Office

HMRC

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO)