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The Wikimedia Foundation and the global online library Internet Archive are seeking a declaration in a California court that their websites do not infringe several predictive text-related patents held by software developer WordLogic. 13 March 2020
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Several UK law enforcement bodies working in collaboration have seized counterfeit goods worth over £7.5 million during a huge operation in Manchester, northern England, leading to the arrest of 15 people. 13 March 2020
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As the world enters the 5G era, fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory access to the patents behind the revolutionary technology will become one of the most important issues in IP. 13 March 2020
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The Bank of Oklahoma has hit cannabis dispensary Dank of Oklahoma with a trademark infringement suit, accusing the dispensary of intending to “play on and capture the good will of” the bank. 13 March 2020
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One of the world’s leading fashion brands has been castigated by a British comedian for enforcing its trademarks too aggressively. Rebecca Anderson-Smith of Mewburn Ellis explores the lessons for brands. 12 March 2020
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Earlier this year, the Court of Appeal of The Hague ruled in favour of H&M against Adidas in its 23-year long trademark law battle. Daniël Haije of Hoogenraad & Haak reports. 12 March 2020
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Rishi Sunak, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced £13 million in funding for a rollout of more business and IP centres across the UK, as part an effort to better protect IP rights across the UK’s regions. 12 March 2020
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Heineken has prevailed in its patent dispute with global brewer AB InBev, after US trade officials yesterday, March 12, barred the Belgian company from importing beer dispensers found to infringe Heineken’s patents. 12 March 2020
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The European Patent Office received a record 181,000 patent applications last year, with digital technologies taking the lead in filings for the first time in more than a decade. 12 March 2020
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Latest news on the impact of the novel coronavirus crisis on the IP industry, including lawyer reactions, events disruption, and patent disputes in the race to launch treatments. 12 March 2020
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