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Patents

Mishcon hires Bird & Bird patent litigator

Mishcon de Reya has hired Helen Conlan as a partner in the firm’s new innovation department.   6 May 2021

Trademarks

Hasbro ruling casts doubt on ‘evergreening’ TM strategy

On April 21, Hasbro had its EU ‘Monopoly’ trademark partially invalidated by the EU General Court.   5 May 2021

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EIP and Stobbs join forces in ‘specialised’ partnership

EIP and Stobbs, have announced a new partnership to offer clients specialised patent and trademark protection services.   5 May 2021

Patents

Fed Circ orders docs disclosure in favour of Alaska Airlines

In a win for Alaska Airlines, an app design company that accused the airline of infringement has been ordered to disclose details of previous settlements by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.   5 May 2021

Copyright

What Michael Jackson’s taxes tell us about IP Valuation

The dispute over the pop star’s estate highlighted the need for a more systematic method of valuing intangible assets, argues Roya Ghafele of OxFirst.   5 May 2021

Patents

Activision Blizzard fights off game patent suit

A US district court has sided with Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard in a patent infringement case brought before the judge by patent house Worlds.   4 May 2021

Copyright

MoMA backs Warhol Foundation in Prince copyright dispute

The Andy Warhol Foundation has garnered the support of prestigious art institutions and IP scholars in its bid to convince a US federal court to overturn a decision that the artist’s “Prince Series” infringed copyright.   4 May 2021

Patents

Analysing ‘Takings Clause’ challenges to PTAB reviews

SCOTUS has refused to review a constitutional challenge to reviews at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, affirming an earlier decision holding that a patent is not private property. David McCombs, Eugene Goryunov, Jonathan Bowser, and Judy He of Haynes and Boone report.   4 May 2021

Trademarks

General Court rules in favour of Red Bull in EU TM dispute

The EU General Court has ruled that a Cyprus company’s trademark is invalid on the basis of two prior Red Bull marks.   4 May 2021

Trademarks

Exclusive: Etienne Sanz de Acedo on INTA’s ‘Virtual +’ Annual Meeting

The chief executive of the International Trademark Association, Etienne Sanz de Acedo, has revealed that more than half of the association’s members who responded to a survey wanted a virtual Annual Meeting in 2021, with additional in-person gatherings—prompting it to upturn earlier plans.   30 April 2021

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