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UK firm recruits partner to meet growing demand for IP

Sara Ludlam brings 25 years’ experience and a high-profile client list, specialising in trademarks, patents and designs.   7 August 2023

Trademarks

How to prevent trademark genericide

There are many ways to protect a brand, and one way is to prevent a trademark from becoming generic, explain Kaajal Nagindas and Kay Rickelman of Spoor & Fisher.   4 August 2023

Patents

US patent bills: Will they live up to their promises?

Two congressional bills designed to reform the PTAB, support inventors and clarify patent eligibility could considerably impact patent law, though critics say they will hinder innovation, finds Sarah Speight.   4 August 2023

Trademarks

Grape breeder secures China win under updated seed laws

World’s largest private breeder of table grapes wins infringement case in Yunnan | 2022’s updated China Seed Law expanded protections for growers | Kiwifruit company brings lawsuit against sellers in Nanjing.   3 August 2023

Trademarks

Do the owners of Brexit's cloned trademarks want to maintain their UK brands?

Data on UK trademarks cloned after the country left the EU reveal rights owners’ appetite for the UK market, finds Robert Reading of Clarivate.   3 August 2023

Patents

Semiconductor trio forge ahead with advanced chip packaging patents

Taiwanese firm races ahead of Samsung and Intel in number and quality of patents | Technology is crucial to semiconductor performance | Data from LexisNexis.   2 August 2023

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Clifford Chance hires new partner to US tech group

New hire offers tech guidance on mergers and acquisitions | Her expertise includes asset management, payments and consumer products.   2 August 2023

Trademarks

‘A remarkable decision’: Why did the MetaBirkins maker get to keep the infringing NFTs?

Hermès may be the definitive victor in the NFT dispute, but the case leaves questions over how to handle infringing digital assets and smart contracts, says Muireann Bolger.   2 August 2023

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WIPR Insights Trademarks Rankings 2023: China

WIPR Insights presents its inaugural rankings of the leading PRC and international firms trademark firms and lawyers. Trademarks can represent the most valuable asset of a company, and China is arguably the global hotspot for international brands seeking to protect the value of their most important goods and services.   2 August 2023

Trademarks

Nike scores victory for its ‘SNKRS’ app mark

Appeals board finds that Nike's ‘SNKRS’ online brand is distinctive and familiar with consumers | Nike cites more than 10 million orders placed through the app since 2019.   1 August 2023

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