Vodafone speech mark denied US copyright protection
The US Copyright Office has refused to grant Vodafone copyright protection for its speech mark logo, after the telecommunications company asked the office twice to reconsider its decision.
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22 February 2021 The UK Court of Appeals has ruled against Vodafone in a trial to decide whether it infringed a standard-essential patent relating to 4G, in a case that clarified the rules around state use of IP.