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Patents
The US Supreme Court’s ruling in Thryv v Click-to-Call effectively leaves the Patent Trial and Appeal Board with “unchecked authority” over decisions to institute patent reviews. 21 April 2020
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Trade secret case filings remained stable last year, after a jump in filings following the implementation of the Defend Trade Secrets Act, according to a newly-released report from Lex Machina. 21 April 2020
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Because of the very nature of trade secrets, it is prudent to prioritise and invest in preventive measures to protect them, rather than hoping for a cure after the event as in the current pandemic, say Rebecca Swindells and Andrew Aistrup of Jones Day. 21 April 2020
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The European Patent Office has further extended deadlines until May 4 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. 20 April 2020
Copyright
The estate of Pantera guitarist ‘Dimebag’ Darrell Abbott has prevailed in a copyright dispute with a guitar designer over the lightning bolt design associated with the late musician. 20 April 2020
Trademarks
Demand for counterfeit products, particularly fake pharmaceutical and healthcare products, has surged and will continue throughout the current COVID-19 crisis, despite potentially harmful effects on consumers, according to Europol. 20 April 2020
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In the digital age, domain names are crucial for brands. Despite this, many fail to invest in their domain name portfolio as they do their trademark and patent portfolios. Statton Hammock of Clarivate Analytics reports. 20 April 2020
Trademarks
European IP firm Withers & Rogers has promoted trademark attorney Mark Caddle to the firm’s partnership, effective from April 1. 17 April 2020
Trademarks
Tobacco company Philip Morris has failed in another effort to block a rival’s UK trademark, which it claimed would cause confusion with its e-vaping product line. 17 April 2020
Patents
Efforts to modernise and further develop German patent law are welcome, say Cordula Schumacher and Lisa Schneider of Arnold Ruess. 17 April 2020
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