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Patents
An iconic hotel shaped like a guitar can be registered in the US as a three-dimensional trademark, despite initially being rejected as non-distinctive. The case proves that a striking design doesn’t guarantee trademark rights for building shapes, discovers Sarah Speight. 2 June 2023
Patents
With years of breaking developments, interviews and analysis to draw from, here are some of WIPR’s most-read UPC stories. 1 June 2023
Patents
A project decades in the making, the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent promise to change the European IP landscape, writes Marisa Woutersen. 1 June 2023
Copyright
Texas judge issues order requiring all briefs to have not been created using generative AI tools | Platforms such as ChatGPT ‘make stuff up’ and are ‘unbound by any sense of duty, honour, or justice’, he said | EU hints at AI code of conduct 'within weeks'. 1 June 2023
Patents
The move by the respected UK firm “consolidates the firm’s role” in the Unified Patent Court | All 14 partners admitted to practise in Ireland. 1 June 2023
Trademarks
The American football team has been rebuffed by the USPTO for its trademark application, following a series of reputation and branding issues. Can it make a comeback? It looks likely, finds Sarah Speight. 31 May 2023
Patents
The ex-Linklaters counsel with broad experience of IP-related acquisitions, including trademark and patent infringement litigation, joins the firm's London office. 31 May 2023
Patents
Oral hearings on the EPO’s competency to assess an issue suggest that the board is unlikely to upset the apple cart, explain Jamie Atkins and Abi Heath of Kilburn & Strode. 31 May 2023
Trademarks
Tough economic times can offer an opportunity to reassess key aspects relating to a company’s domain strategy, says Nicole DelleDonne of GoDaddy Corporate Domains. 31 May 2023
Patents
Court outlines submission method in the event of CMS failure | Hard-copy format requirements include USB stick and delivery to Luxembourg | Guidelines have “made people nervous” say lawyers | Full details on how to submit. 30 May 2023
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