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In a victory for Chinese electronics company TCL, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has thrown out a $100 million patent infringement verdict that Ericsson had won against the Chinese company. 15 April 2020
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The United Arab Emirates’ economics ministry has cut service fees, including for IP registration, to help businesses cope during the COVID-19 pandemic. 14 April 2020
Copyright
The French competition regulator has ordered Google to negotiate royalties with news publishers for use of their content, in line with the EU Copyright Directive. 14 April 2020
Copyright
The Internet Archive has hit back at Senator Thom Tillis, who recently claimed that he was “deeply concerned” that the initiative is “operating outside the boundaries” of copyright law. 14 April 2020
Copyright
The US Supreme Court is set to hear a series of oral arguments by telephone conference next month, including a dispute over ‘generic’ domains. 14 April 2020
Patents
FitBit has hit back at Philips, which is currently suing the wearable health technology company, with patent infringement claims of its own. 9 April 2020
Patents
The European Patent Office is piloting opposition oral proceedings held by videoconference, as it seeks to mitigate the ongoing disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 9 April 2020
Trademarks
The English High Court’s IP division has intervened in a trademark dispute between two UK pet food makers, handing a victory to Natural Instinct. 9 April 2020
Trademarks
In a precedential ruling, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has overturned a decision on the protection of colour under trademark law. 9 April 2020
Patents
Barking dogs and muting mics: one of the first-ever virtual UK patent court hearings was a success, as Katie Coltart of Kirkland & Elis explains. 9 April 2020
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