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Trademarks
EU investigations have linked IP theft to other crimes including forced labour, manslaughter, and illegal weapons possession, says a new report from the European Union Intellectual Property Office. 12 June 2020
Copyright
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced IP associations around the world to postpone their conferences this year, either cancelling them entirely or making the move online. The International Trademark Association is no exception, but as CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo says, it’s been planning a digital transformation for some time—the pandemic has just forced its hand. 12 June 2020
Patents
New Zealand-based IP firm AJ Park has revealed plans to acquire its competitor Baldwins for NZ$7.9 million. 12 June 2020
Patents
Five months after home speaker maker Sonos accused Google of copying its technology and “flooding the market” with cheap, infringing products, Google has hit back with a countersuit. 12 June 2020
Copyright
B. Brett Heavner of Finnegan explores the implications of the US Supreme Court’s Georgia v Public.Resource.Org ruling for US states and their legal codes. 12 June 2020
Patents
The European Commission’s top IP official has predicted the establishment of a unitary patent system in Europe “before the end of next year”. 11 June 2020
Copyright
Functional shapes are eligible for copyright protection as long as they are an original, creative work, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. 11 June 2020
Patents
In disputes between fierce competitors, sometimes monetary damages aren’t enough and an injunction at the beginning of litigation may be far more valuable. But given the rarity of injunctions, how can you bolster your chances of securing one? 11 June 2020
Influential Women in IP
In an effort to increase diversity within its firm, London-headquartered Stephenson Harwood has become the latest law firm to establish a solicitor apprenticeship programme. 11 June 2020
Copyright
A make-up artist has lost his copyright appeal at a US federal appeals court, but the judges declined to issue a highly-anticipated judgment on whether the human skin is a “tangible medium of expression”. 10 June 2020
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