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The California Institute of Technology has sued Samsung in federal court, alleging that the mobile giant’s devices infringed wifi patents that were at the centre of a billion-dollar damages case against Apple and Broadcom last year. 6 December 2021
Jurisdiction reports
The recent Decree No. 119 promulgated by the Ministry of Economic Development on June 1, 2021, and entered into force on September 9, 2021, amends the Implementing Regulation of the Industrial Property Code, and represents a progress in the harmonisation of the national legal system after the EU Directive No. 2015/2436 and a subsequent Legislative Decree of 2019. 6 December 2021
Patents
President Biden’s US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) nominee Kathi Vidal appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to field questions about how she would lead the office and tackle some of IP’s most pressing issues ahead of her prospective confirmation to the role. 3 December 2021
Copyright
The England and Wales Court of Appeal has ruled that a software developer does not own the copyright for examination software he created while working at a digital forensics firm. 3 December 2021
Copyright
The number of fake goods detained at the EU border fell from 41 million in 2019 to 27 million in 2020, according to a report from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the European Commission, which partly attributes the significant decrease to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2 December 2021
Copyright
The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has won another battle in her ongoing copyright and privacy dispute with the publisher of the Mail on Sunday and the MailOnline over the leaking of a personal letter to her father. 2 December 2021
Trademarks
Spanish retail giant Inditex, which owns the Zara brand, has failed to convince the EU General Court to extend its “Zara” trademark for food products and restaurant services. 2 December 2021
Copyright
A software developer who offered illegal access to BT Sport, SKY, Netflix and other subscription television content has been sentenced to 30 months imprisonment, reportedly the first conviction of its type in the UK. 1 December 2021
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The US Department of Defense is failing to take key steps to improve and safeguard the IP of its weaponry to avoid a surge in future costs, a new report has warned. 1 December 2021
Patents
Startups and SMEs should have a “serious” conversation about IP as early as possible to future proof their operations, said a panel of IP experts at this week’s Accelerating Investment for Startups and SMEs conference. 1 December 2021
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