European officials have dismissed a Huawei unit's bid to patent a data processing method for self-driving vehicles, ruling that existing technology already revealed the specific information needed to switch processing tasks.
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Huawei Unit Loses EPO Fight Over Self-Driving Data Patent

By Hanna Vioque

European officials have dismissed a Huawei unit's bid to patent a data processing method for self-driving vehicles, ruling that existing technology already revealed the specific information needed to switch processing tasks.

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P&G Loses EU Bid For 'Flash' TM Covering Cleaning Products

By Hanna Vioque

A Spanish cosmetics company has convinced European officials to narrow Procter & Gamble's trademark application for "Flash" after it showed that shoppers might think the rival cleaning products were linked to its line of serums branded as "Flash Eye." 

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IV Drip Biz Wants £474K From Director Of Ex-Franchisee

By Jamie Lennox

A provider of intravenous drips has denied misleading a former franchisee about whether it could operate without regulatory approval, telling a London court that its opponent's director should pay £474,200 ($644,100) after the deal ended early.

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Imperial Tobacco Can't Block Vape Maker's 'EPS' TM

By Max Austin

Imperial Tobacco has failed to persuade European officials to block a Hong Kong vape maker from registering the trademark "EPS," finding that consumers were unlikely to confuse it with the tobacco company's Formula One-linked cigarette brand JPS.

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Farming Biz Loses Appeal For 'BioHold' TM

By Max Austin

A U.S. farming company has failed to register "BioHold" as a trademark, after a European appeals panel found the term was too descriptive because consumers might understand it as offering enhanced fertilizer products.

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