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… 2021, available here. Reuters, 11 June 2021, available here. Image source: American Economic Liberties Project, 1 September 2020, available here. 2. Copyright 2.1 NMPA files a $200 million copyright infringement lawsuit against Roblox Roblox is an online gaming app with Lego- like avatars. With a market capitalisation of over $52 billion, Roblox has a worldwide user base of over 31 million users and is particularly popular amongst young teenagers (mostly under 16 years of age). On 9th June 2021, … Court found that Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur’s application was not filed in bad faith and hence rejected the claims of the intervener in their entirety. News and image source: Judgment of the General Court, 9 June 2021, available here. 5. Enforcement: Online counterfeiting during the pandemic Digitalisation and widespread adoption of e-commerce was soon followed by increased availability and consumption of counterfeit goods. According to a recent study by the International Trademark Association … are often connected with criminal organisations (see p.7 of the Report). INTA recommends a number of practices along 8 key parameters to mitigate the damage done by the sale of counterfeits on the internet. Proactive involvement of all actors in the online environment – namely, ‘search engine advertising services, search engines, online marketplaces, payment service providers, brand owners, social media sites, IP officers …