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Sisvel and Xiaomi end legal dispute with patent licence

Sisvel and Xiaomi have reached a licensing deal over cellular telecommunications patents, ending a global legal dispute which has been before the courts in five countries.   2 July 2021

Trademarks

Sky loses opposition in ‘Skyliners’ TM case

Sky has failed to defend its opposition to a German basketball team’s ‘Skyliners’ trademark at the Court of Justice of the European Union’s General Court   1 July 2021

Trademarks

Adidas sues Thom Browne for ‘infringing’ stripe TM

Adidas is suing US fashion designer Thom Browne for allegedly infringing the trademarks for its signature three stripe logo by using “confusing similar marks” on a sports apparel range.   1 July 2021

Patents

USPTO warns patent applicants over predicted results

The US Patent and Trademark Office has warned applicants to clearly distinguish between real and predicted results when drafting patents.   1 July 2021

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Alston & Bird hires McKool tech litigator as partner

Alston & Bird has hired McKool Smith tech patent specialist Ted Stevenson as a partner in its Dallas office.   30 June 2021

Patents

USPTO reveals post-Arthrex review process

As a result of the recent Supreme Court decision in US v Arthrex, the US Patent and Trademark Office issued new interim procedures on Tuesday, June 29, that give the office’s director the authority to rehear final Patent Trial and Appeal Board rulings.   30 June 2021

Copyright

Bitcoin ‘inventor’ wins copyright case

The operator of Bitcoin.org, Cobra, has lost a copyright battle after the English High Court ruled that it must stop sharing a whitepaper that outlines the founding technology behind the cryptocurrency.   30 June 2021

Trademarks

Canada announces new patent and TM agent regulator

The Canadian Government has appointed a new independent regulator for patent and trademark agents.   29 June 2021

Patents

Apple fails to invalidate Optis cellular SEP

The English High Court has ruled that Apple had infringed a cellular standard-essential patent, marking the second loss for the company over multi-jurisdiction infringement claims.   29 June 2021

Trademarks

DC Comics’ ‘Wonder Woman’ loses Unilever showdown

DC Comics has lost its bid to prevent Unilever from registering the trademark ‘Wonder Mum’, after failing to persuade the UK Intellectual Property Office that it would infringe its ‘Wonder Woman’ mark.   29 June 2021

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