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The US Patent and Trademark Office can’t claim back expert witness fees it incurred defending patent rejections, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled yesterday, August 18. 19 August 2021
Trademarks
The Chinese Olympic Committee has pledged to protect Chinese Olympic champions against the unauthorised use of their names as trademarks. 19 August 2021
Patents
The US Court of Appeals Federal Circuit has criticised the decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board relating to patents owned by video game company Ironburg Inventions, finding that the board ignored “overwhelming evidence”. 18 August 2021
Copyright
Nintendo’s success in securing a permanent injunction against the videogame piracy website RomUniverse signals the games company’s aggressive stance when protecting its IP. 18 August 2021
Trademarks
The US Patent and Trademark Office is inefficient at preventing fraudulent or inaccurate trademark registrations, according to a report from the US Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General. 17 August 2021
Copyright
A consortium of film companies has sued Texan internet services provider Grande Communications, demanding that it block users from using BitTorrent services to pirate movies. 17 August 2021
Patents
Google could be hit with an import ban as the US International Trade Commission seeks public views on a preliminary ruling that the tech company infringed Sonos’ patents. 17 August 2021
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The German legislation to ratify the European Unified Patent Court Agreement has come into force following the failure of interim injunction applications in two complaints that had previously blocked it. 16 August 2021
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Law firm Harness Dickey has appointed former Volvo IP officer Ray Millien as its new chief executive officer. 16 August 2021
Patents
A Texas jury has awarded Optis Wireless Technology and several of its subsidiaries $300 million in damages, after the companies won a second patent infringement trial against Apple. 16 August 2021
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