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Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has been sued by a Texas pastor for allegedly sampling his sermon on the 2021 track “Come to Life”, without consent. 5 May 2022
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Patent pool operator Avanci has signed a deal with General Motors to license a portfolio of patents deemed essential to the 2G, 3G and 4G standards. 4 May 2022
Trademarks
Trademark applications for cryptocurrencies, the metaverse, and non-fungible tokens were instrumental in propelling Nice Class 9 to becoming the second-largest trademark classification by application volume globally in 2021, a new report from Clarivate claims. 4 May 2022
Patents
International Business Machines Corp has sued Zynga Inc, the maker of online games "Words with Friends" and “Farmville”, over alleged patent infringement. 4 May 2022
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Artificial Intelligence is transforming the practice of patent law. But it's often unclear how, exactly, AI affects patent practice, and what patent counsel should expect to achieve when implementing AI tools. 3 May 2022
Trademarks
Vans can pursue a temporary restraining order against New York-based art collective MSCHF to prevent them from selling a custom line of “Wavy Baby” trainers, a district court has ruled. 3 May 2022
Trademarks
Meta’s “infinity logo” infringes a trademark owned by Swiss non-profit blockchain company Dfinity Foundation, a new lawsuit filed in California federal court claims. 3 May 2022
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Startup Rivos Inc has allegedly hired dozens of former Apple engineers to work on competing technology and stolen trade secrets in the process, according to a suit filed by Apple late last week. 3 May 2022
Trademarks
Spanish fashion retailer Zara has threatened Darlington, England, independent boutique “House of Zana” with legal action if it does not change its “conceptually identical” branding. 29 April 2022
Copyright
The developer of free-to-play shooter “Destiny 2”, Bungie, cannot levy copyright infringement claims against cheat maker AimJunkies.com, but can still proceed with with its trademark action, a Washington court has ruled. 29 April 2022
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