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Global IP firm Murgitroyd has continued its international expansion strategy with the acquisition of UK-based UDL Intellectual Property. 4 November 2021
Influential Women in IP
Despite an increased number of women entering the science, technology, engineering, and math fields in recent years, there is still a large gap between the number of women and men entering these fields. This has led to fewer women participating in the IP system overall. 4 November 2021
Trademarks
The EU’s Africa IP SME helpdesk aims to support economic growth in Africa while presenting new economic frontiers for EU businesses, finds Muireann Bolger. 4 November 2021
Patents
The acting director of the US Patent and Trademark Office Drew Hirshfeld has agreed for the first time to review a final written decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) after being given oversight over the board’s rulings in the Supreme Court’s Arthrex decision. 4 November 2021
Trademarks
In 2011, ICM Registry launched a groundbreaking domain blocking service that allowed trademark owners to defensively block their marks from public registration in the .xxx namespace, commonly referred to as ‘Sunrise B’ registrations. 4 November 2021
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American big cat rights activist Carole Baskin has lost a bid to halt the launch of “Tiger King 2” on Netflix over the “unauthorised” use of footage of her in the upcoming documentary. 3 November 2021
Copyright
Spain is the latest country to adopt the EU’s new copyright directive, which allows publishers to negotiate rates to rehost their news on search engines and social media websites. 3 November 2021
Patents
The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board's dependency on trial dates to help it determine whether to apply the controversial NHK-Fintiv rule to inter partes review petitions is flawed, according to research. 3 November 2021
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Spruson & Ferguson Australia and Shelston IP have combined to create the largest IP firm in Australia. 2 November 2021
Patents
The Delhi High Court in India has extended its deadline for inviting opinions on proposed rules concerning its new IP division, in the wake of the dismantling of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board. 2 November 2021
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