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Patents
The US International Trade Commission has found that multiple companies, including vacuum maker Hoover, have infringed a patent owned by American technology company iRobot Corporation. 3 December 2018
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The number of patents filed globally in 2017 increased by nearly 6% year-on-year, according to an annual study published today, but this figure is down on the 8% growth rate reported in last year’s edition. 3 December 2018
Copyright
Software is one of several video game components that can be protected by IP, as Maria Díaz of Uhthoff, Gómez Vega & Uhthoff explains. 3 December 2018
Trademarks
A failure to agree a system of reciprocal enforcement of court judgments post-Brexit would negatively affect the EU and UK IP systems and set a bad precedent around the globe. 3 December 2018
Jurisdiction reports
Can the name ‘Neuschwanstein’ work as a trademark or is it an indication of geographical origin? 3 December 2018
Patents
The US Patent and Trademark Office has noted the importance of IT “as a mission-critical enabler” in its 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, months after suffering a system outage. 30 November 2018
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South Korean prosecutors have indicted nine people on suspicion of selling Samsung technology to a Chinese company without authorisation. 30 November 2018
Copyright
The European Commission has instigated non-compliance proceedings against 17 member states, including the UK, for failing to tell it that they have transposed copyright provisions of the Marrakesh Treaty into national law. 30 November 2018
Trademarks
The Court of Justice of the European Union yesterday ruled in a dispute centring on two identical ‘Alcolock’ trademarks and refused to issue a stay surrounding Brexit. 30 November 2018
Jurisdiction reports
The law of trade secrets will undergo some changes when Germany finally implements the EU Directive on Trade Secrets. The statute by which that directive will be implemented has not yet been formally passed, but that is expected soon. 30 November 2018
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