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The operator of non-profit TV streaming service Locast has agreed to pay $32 million to US television networks for rebroadcasting local TV channels. 29 October 2021
Patents
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched a consultation on how the copyright and patent system should deal with Artificial Intelligence (AI). 29 October 2021
Copyright
Following a wave of lawsuits from ex-Marvel writers and artists attempting to win back copyrights of some of the company’s flagship characters, Disney retaliated with suits of its own in September, asking courts to invalidate their termination notices. 28 October 2021
Trademarks
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday mostly affirmed the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (TTAB) determination in a dispute centring on trademarks for beer-making kits. 28 October 2021
Trademarks
A major US baseball league team is facing a trademark infringement lawsuit by a Cleveland-based roller derby team over its plans to change its controversial name to the ‘Cleveland Guardians’. 28 October 2021
Copyright
The growth in e-commerce sales of counterfeit goods poses a “serious and growing risk” to economic growth in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study. 27 October 2021
Trademarks
The Federal Circuit’s finding that an Australian contraceptive wholesaler can challenge a rival’s US registration stands after the US Supreme Court declined a request for a review. Julia Anne Matheson of Potomac Law unpacks the decision. 27 October 2021
Copyright
Arizona attorney general Mark Brnovich has overthrown a challenge to a state law that stops data software companies from restricting access to car dealers’ data. 26 October 2021
Patents
The Transportation Security Administration will have to pay damages in excess of $130 million after the US Court of Federal Claims found that the aviation authority had infringed an invention used in airport security. 26 October 2021
Copyright
The English High Court has ordered telecommunications companies including Sky and BT to block consumers’ access to platforms known to stream pirated content, after entertainment providers such as Netflix, Disney, and Warner Bros asked for an injunction. 26 October 2021
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