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Patents

Fed Circ split over mandate in time-barred PTAB case

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit says that it has no place reviewing a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision to terminate an inter partes review of a gas pressure regulator patent.   16 May 2022

Trademarks

Real-estate co says Uber owes $250bn for TM infringement

A real estate company says that Uber Technologies' “Uber Travel” trademark application infringes on its marks, and has asked for a staggering $250 billion in compensation.   16 May 2022

Copyright

Snapchat ‘refuses’ to pay musicians, claims Swiss licensor

Snap, the owner of social media platform Snapchat, has been sued by a Swiss music licensing company for allegedly not paying compensation to musicians despite “repeated” attempts to strike a licensing deal.   13 May 2022

Copyright

The biggest challenge of loneliness is admitting it

Of all the mental health concerns IP lawyers face, loneliness is the least spoken about. This needs to change, says Charlène Gisèle, a former corporate lawyer turned high-performance coach.   13 May 2022

Patents

Sound View gets another shot at Hulu patent suit

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has overturned a ruling from a California court that held that video streaming service Hulu did not infringe a patent owned by patent licensing firm Sound View Innovations.   13 May 2022

Trademarks

Nike intensifies NFT dispute with StockX

Nike has escalated its lawsuit against StockX centring on non-fungible tokens, alleging that the online reseller has also been marketing counterfeits of its footwear products.   12 May 2022

Patents

Google’s Pixel phones targeted in 5G patent suit

Google has been sued by Irish licensing company Lionra Technologies, which claims that the tech giant's flagship Pixel smartphones infringe a 5G networking patent.   12 May 2022

Influential Women in IP

‘A niche profession’: loneliness and IP

Andrea Brewster of IP Inclusive explores the solo side of working in IP and how contacting a colleague can help.   12 May 2022

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Eversheds hires Ashurst’s head of IP

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has hired David Wilkinson, the former head of IP at Ashurst, as a partner.   12 May 2022

Patents

Intel to pay VLSI $162m interest in record patent suit

Intel has been ordered to pay $162 million in prejudgment interest to VLSI Technology on top of $2.1 billion in damages for infringing two patents.   11 May 2022

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