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Trademarks
A heavy metals controversy shows why brands should carefully assess claims made in adverts—including that which is unsaid, warns Jennifer Fried of Finnegan. 25 March 2024
Future of IP
The office’s executive director appears primed to face a tenure that could be marked by major changes—including the addition of SEPs, finds Muireann Bolger. 25 March 2024
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Future of IP
Panellists from Qualcomm and Clarivate discuss AI trends in key Future of IP webinar | The West would be “scrambling to change laws” should China push ahead with AI inventorship | Scepticism could lead to “insurmountable barriers” to protection, says Qualcomm chief IP counsel. 22 March 2024
Patents
Article 53 of the European Patent Convention rules out the patenting of treatment methods by surgery or therapy, as well as certain diagnostics methods, to safeguard patients’ needs. Marisol Cardoso and Susana Rodrigues of Inventa explore. 22 March 2024
Trademarks
UKIPO deputy CEO addresses CITMA conference in London | IPO records upsurge in demand for services in the face of “an inexorable change in the technology landscape” | AI tools can create more efficient, seamless user experience, deputy CEO tells delegates. 22 March 2024
Careers
Partner brings extensive Patent Trial and Appeal Board experience to the firm | Expertise in inter partes reviews in industries including data communications, semiconductor devices machine learning, and electronic commerce. 21 March 2024
Future of IP
The bloc’s Data Act is the latest to reference the familiar Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory principle—but SEPs serve as a warning against its proliferation, ask Katie Coltart and Bolko Ehlgen of Linklaters. 21 March 2024
Copyright
Disney and Marvel hit with copyright infringement suit over graphic artwork | Claims the pair used the art without consent in a TV special promotion | Adds to Marvel and Disney’s existing legal disputes with writers and artists. 21 March 2024
Future of IP
UKIPO announces measures to raise profile of IP financing | UK banks start to offer IP-backed loans but ‘much further to go’ before option becomes mainstream. 21 March 2024
Trademarks
In the supermarket battle, Lidl proved that enough consumers think Tesco’s Clubcard logo held a price-matching message. WIPR gauges reaction from lawyers—including counsel for both parties. 20 March 2024
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