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Influential Women in IP
As Argentina unveils a landmark gender identity law, Raquel Flanzbaum of Ojam Bullrich Flanzbaum explores how legislation and the legal profession can both be great disruptors when driving change. 12 October 2021
Patents
Norwegian robotics firm AutoStore has failed to persuade the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board to reexamine Ocado’s robot-operated warehouse system patent. 12 October 2021
Trademarks
Seemingly unlicensed Taylor Swift merchandise and its prompt removal from the market is at the centre of one of the more surprising stories to come out of the build-up to the Virginia gubernatorial election in the US. 12 October 2021
Influential Women in IP
The Minority Corporate Counsel Association has unveiled a new measurement tool or “scorecard” for general counsel to assess the diversity, equity and inclusion progress of the law firms they hire. 12 October 2021
Copyright
Former KC & the Sunshine Band member Richard Finch has sued Sony-owned music publisher EMI Longitude, asking a California court to reinstate his copyrights for nearly 100 of the band’s songs. 11 October 2021
Patents
Telecommunications rivals Sharp and Oppo have cemented an agreement covering global cross-patent licences for communications technologies, ending all ongoing litigation between the two companies. 11 October 2021
Influential Women in IP
Rapid technological advances have exerted positive and negative effects on our mental health, so how can the law and IP help swing the pendulum in favour of the former, asks Alex Gardiner of EIP. 11 October 2021
Copyright
Saudi Arabia is set to lift its four-year ban on Qatari broadcaster beIN Sports, bringing an end to a drawn-out dispute over illegal streaming of Premier League football matches. 8 October 2021
Copyright
Musicians Chris Brown and Aubrey Graham, who is better known as Drake, have been accused of “stealing” their 2019 hit single “No Guidance” from another R&B singer. 8 October 2021
Patents
A non-disclosure agreement containing a forum selection clause does not prevent Samsung from challenging the validity of the other party’s patents in inter partes review proceedings, according to a decision delivered by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday. 8 October 2021
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