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Patents
The European Patent Office is piloting opposition oral proceedings held by videoconference, as it seeks to mitigate the ongoing disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 9 April 2020
Trademarks
The English High Court’s IP division has intervened in a trademark dispute between two UK pet food makers, handing a victory to Natural Instinct. 9 April 2020
Trademarks
In a precedential ruling, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has overturned a decision on the protection of colour under trademark law. 9 April 2020
Patents
Barking dogs and muting mics: one of the first-ever virtual UK patent court hearings was a success, as Katie Coltart of Kirkland & Elis explains. 9 April 2020
Copyright
Last week’s Court of Justice of the European Union ruling in Stim and SAMI v Fleetmanager put the spotlight firmly back on one of the more puzzling, and seemingly ever-evolving, concepts in EU copyright law—what is, and isn’t, a communication to the public? 8 April 2020
Influential Women in IP
“Shameful” is the word WIPO director general Francis Gurry used last month to describe the lack of women participating in the innovation ecosystem. And the statistics back him up—less than one-fifth (18.7%) of inventors named in international patent applications in 2019 were women. Sarah Morgan reports. 8 April 2020
Copyright
A Chicago pastor who was featured on Kanye West’s 2016 album “The Life of Pablo” has accused his own record label of licensing his gospel music without his consent. 8 April 2020
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has overturned a lower court’s decision to reject a motion for attorneys’ fees, after concluding that the US Supreme Court’s ruling in Microsoft v Baker doesn’t apply. 8 April 2020
Copyright
The “Open COVID Pledge”, an initiative launched last week urging companies to free their IP, is gaining traction, with a number of companies already signing up. At the same time, three of the US’ top universities have committed to new licensing principles. 8 April 2020
Patents
China has surpassed the US as the top source of international patent applications filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization for the first time in over 40 years, according to newly-released statistics from the UN body. 7 April 2020
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