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Peter Ling of Lenz & Staehelin outlines the major changes to Swiss copyright law that came into effect in early April. 6 April 2020
Patents
Irish fibre optics company Firecomms is claiming victory over Broadcom in a German patent lawsuit. 6 April 2020
Trademarks
Delta Airlines has partially blocked the registration of a ‘Sky Club’ trademark by a UK private travel concierge service on the grounds that it would cause confusion with its own airport lounge brand. 6 April 2020
Trademarks
In a defeat for dairy product cooperative Isigny-Sainte Mère, the EU General Court has rejected its attempt to register a 3D trademark. 6 April 2020
Copyright
While 60% of UK lawyers working in-house are women, just 1.5% are disabled, while black, Asian and minority ethnic lawyers are underrepresented, according to statistics published by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. 6 April 2020
Trademarks
The Court of Justice of the European Union’s Coty v Amazon ruling will come partly as a relief to e-commerce brands, but could be seen as a missed opportunity too. 3 April 2020
Copyright
An EU advocate general has weighed in on whether YouTube should be forced to hand over details such as IP and email addresses to film companies. 3 April 2020
Trademarks
Trademark registers across the world are beginning to stabilise at new, lower levels, after dropping off in the middle of March, as the COVID-19 pandemic creates uncertain economic times. But while filings have taken a dip overall, certain Nice classes are seeing a major increase and China is bolstering the UK’s register. 3 April 2020
Patents
Telecoms company Verizon has ripped into patent suits filed against it by Huawei, calling them “baseless claims” and accusing the Chinese company of attempting to “take credit for American innovation”. 3 April 2020
Trademarks
The International Trademark Association has confirmed the US venue and date for its annual meeting, which was postponed earlier this year. For the first time, the annual event will be combined with the association’s leadership meeting. 2 April 2020
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