Japanese conglomerate Rakuten is facing a further setback in its plan to launch payments on its Viber messaging app under the “Viber Pay” brand after the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) accepted an application to have its trademark invalidated, AltFi can exclusively reveal. The application was made by UK fintech VibePay, whose CEO and founder Luke Massie is fighting to defend his trademark “VibePay” against confusion with Rakuten’s “Viber Pay”.
The North Face Apparel Corp has resolved claims that it misused street artist Leonard McGurr’s signature “atom” symbol as a logo for a clothing line without his permission, according to filings in Los Angeles federal court.The parties told the court Thursday that they settled, and U.S. District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld preliminarily dismissed the case on Friday.
情報源: North Face settles trademark dispute with renowned graffiti artist | Reuters
McGurr v. North Face Apparel Corp, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, No. 2:21-cv-00269.
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