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Interview: Christian Archambeau on his exit from the EUIPO

Ahead of his departure in September, WIPR asked the executive director of the EU Intellectual Property Office to reflect on not being re-elected, proud moments and what he plans to do next.   9 June 2023

Copyright

Seyfarth Shaw adds TM and domains partner in Seattle

The ex-Davis Wright Tremaine attorney hopes to strengthen the firm’s IP presence on the West Coast.   8 June 2023

Patents

Dyson hair curler complaint merely hot air, says SharkNinja

Shark FlexStyle legal action part of global litigation waged between the pair over the patented tech | SharkNinja claims differences in design and product features.   8 June 2023

Patents

Exclusive: Realtek and IPValue on their ‘patent troll’ dispute

After chip company Realtek accused a rival of employing a patent assertion entity to file “meritless” claims, Sarah Speight finds both sides standing firm in the bitter dispute.   8 June 2023

Trademarks

EU court rules against EUIPO in figurative signs clash

Case involved a French TV network and German tour operator | EUIPO board of appeal found to have erred on several points concerning distinctiveness, visual similarity and consumer confusion.   7 June 2023

Patents

Chip firm says rival paid ‘secret bounty’ to patent troll

Realtek alleges patent hold-up to monopolise market for semiconductors | Defendant likened to ‘robber barons’ with ‘hired henchmen’ | Plaintiff pledges to donate damages to charity to ‘protect public interest’.   7 June 2023

Patents

UPC: Sanofi v Amgen lands front of queue at new court

Big pharma company picks pan-European venue for next leg of global dispute | IT issues potentially behind low revocation count | Nearly half a million opt-outs registered.   6 June 2023

Copyright

Unregulated practitioners ‘harming’ UK’s IP system

The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys has written to the IPO and IP minister asking for a change of rules | Problem has grown since Brexit, says CITMA president | Majority of members’ clients have incurred extra costs as a result.   6 June 2023

Copyright

Japan govt warned of risks posed by lack of AI regulation

Japan’s new council on AI strategy challenges government over risks presented by absence of AI regulation | Warnings come as government states that copyright protection will not apply when used by AI.   5 June 2023

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HLK strengthens SEP practice with partner hire

The appointment of Jamie Rowlands aims to boost the firm’s standard-essential patents work and footing in the Chinese market.   5 June 2023

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