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Trademarks
Apple files suit against the TTAB’s decision opposing trademark applications for its AR software development tools | Tech giant contests objections raised by Turkish company over the marks | Asserts marks inherent distinctiveness and secondary meaning. 28 February 2024
Trademarks
A three-day hearing over the UK rivals’ yellow and blue signs left plenty to ponder for Justices and brand owners alike. Anneka Dalton of Taylor Wessing examines the takeaways. 28 February 2024
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Trademarks
Supermarket wins rare copycat decision over discounter rival | Win ‘offers hope’ to registered design owners battling against ‘lookalike’ products | Decision serves as a warning against discounters’ ‘high-cost strategy’. 27 February 2024
Patents
Appeals court denies tech giant’s claim that patent is unenforceable due to ‘inequitable conduct’ | Freshub fails to prove Alexa shopping list feature fell within scope of patent | Judge Albright denies Freshub’s ‘baseless’ allegations of antisemitism, orders attorneys to attend legal ethics training. 27 February 2024
Careers
New hire joins from Nixon Peabody | Los Angeles office partner brings expertise in copyright, trademarks, trade secrets and crisis management. 27 February 2024
Patents
Guidance aims to clarify how 15-year-old SCOTUS precedent should be applied | USPTO underscores need for a flexible approach to obviousness | Emphasises need for ‘a reasoned explanation’ in conclusion. 27 February 2024
Patents
Letter to MEPs insists patents plan would increase Europe’s “dependence on technologies developed elsewhere” | Vote on proposed amendments attracted a slew of abstentions | Proposal condemned as “a worrying development” that moves the EU “closer to an act of self-harm”. 26 February 2024
Patents
Patent services company lands contract with IP office for AI-driven image searching | Aims to improve efficiency of patent application examinations | Contract worth $12.6 million. 26 February 2024
Trade secrets
Bank says former adviser tried to convince clients to join him at Raymond James | Conduct allegedly misused information which was “proprietary and valuable, and would be especially useful to a competitor” | Complaint filed in Michigan alleges breach of contract, tortious interference, and conversion. 26 February 2024
Trademarks
A greater variety of domain extensions such as .uk has increased the risks for brands online—but the Brand Safety Alliance has a solution, says product director, Ben Anderson. 26 February 2024
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