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Trademarks
dotBrands can require significant initial investment but with the right strategy, they can be an effective tool for your domain and branding, explains Colin Costello of GoDaddy Corporate Domains. 26 February 2025
Designs
Designers and businesses urged to respond by April 1 to determine direction of UK design IP protection | Review looks at what should be protected as a design, given that the term ‘design’ has a narrower definition in IP law than in everyday language. 26 February 2025
Patents
The CJEU’s landmark ruling sent shockwaves through the European patent community. Oscar Lamme and Abdelaziz Khatab of Simmons + Simmons provide their initial takeaways. 26 February 2025
Patents
A decision in Wuhan Healthgen Biotech v ITC means smaller US companies can now choose to take on much larger, foreign opponents at the ITC, explain Cristen Corry, Paul Ainsworth and Uma Everett of Sterne Kessler. 26 February 2025
Careers
Current commissioner for trademarks to wrap up five-year term this week | Move follows a flurry of key agency departures | Dan Vavonese named acting commissioner for trademarks. 25 February 2025
Trademarks
There are more than 200 products with geographical indication across Africa, but more can be done to protect the continent’s rich cultural heritage, writes Isabella Becaro Pinho of Inventa. 25 February 2025
Patents
London hearing over FRAND terms after pair failed to reach a deal | PanOptis campaign accuses Apple of deliberately devaluing tech to achieve lower royalties. 24 February 2025
Trademarks
Pair strike deal to dismiss extensive litigation with prejudice | Case centred on footwear featuring sole foam technology. 24 February 2025
Patents
Uncertainty about how patent offices tackle inventions that harness quantum physics makes patenting tricky—but not impossible, explain Urs Ferber and Johannes Biniok of Mewburn Ellis. 24 February 2025
Copyright
German court rules footwear lacks artistic expression for copyright protection | Decision reinforces the precedent that functionality limits copyright protection | Creative development may need to be shown in fashion advertising says lawyer. 21 February 2025
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