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After the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board was first formed in 2012, it soon gained a reputation as the ‘patent killer’ for knocking out patents via inter partes review. 24 February 2021
Trademarks
The US Olympic Committee has sued Puma for trademark infringement, alleging the sportswear company has ‘declared war’ on Olympic trademarks. 24 February 2021
Copyright
In a win for Stephen King, a US federal appeals court upheld an earlier ruling that a character in his “Dark Tower” novels did not copy traits of a protagonist in a comic book series. 24 February 2021
Influential Women in IP
Many women still struggle to advance in IP and find it necessary to leave an organisation to start their own firm to attain a leadership position, a key finding from a new report by the International Trademark Association has confirmed. 24 February 2021
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The key developments for the PTAB in 2020, The impact of the Supreme Court ruling in the SAS Institute on the proportion of claims found patentable at the PTAB, What to consider before filing an IPR. 23 February 2021
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The UK government has revealed plans to launch a new agency aimed at funding “high-risk, high-reward scientific research”. 23 February 2021
Patents
The US continues to lead in global innovation with the country’s organisations and firms accounting for the bulk of worldwide patenting activity, according to a new report released by IP services company, Clarivate. 23 February 2021
Patents
A longstanding and public patent dispute came to an end last week when the UK Court of Appeals ruled that Vodafone had infringed on a standard-essential patent held by IPCom while developing a telecoms solution for the government. 23 February 2021
Influential Women in IP
This month marks LGBT+ History Month, an annual celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and non-binary history, including the history of LGBT+ rights and related civil rights movements. 23 February 2021
Patents
The UK Court of Appeals has ruled against Vodafone in a trial to decide whether it infringed a standard-essential patent relating to 4G, in a case that clarified the rules around state use of IP. 22 February 2021
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