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An Illinois jury has awarded communications company Motorola Solutions $764.6 million in its trade secret and copyright infringement case against China-based Hytera Communications. 17 February 2020
Trademarks
The International Trademark Association’s 2020 annual meeting will not go ahead in Singapore, and will be instead be held in a US venue in “May or June”, the organisation has announced. 15 February 2020
Patents
Huawei and its chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou have been hit by racketeering and theft of trade secrets charges, as the US expands and intensifies its attacks on the Chinese telecoms giant. 14 February 2020
Patents
There is a greater breadth of IP rights available in the cannabis sector than many businesses potentially realise, said the co-chairs of Chicago IP firm McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff’s new specialised cannabis practice. 14 February 2020
Patents
Google has escaped a patent infringement lawsuit after the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that data servers do not constitute a “place of business” in the district where the complaint was filed. 14 February 2020
Patents
The global enterprise IP management software market is expected to reach a value of $16.5 billion by 2025, spurred on by growth in the manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors in the Asia-Pacific region, according to research. 14 February 2020
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The theme of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) Spring Conference will be “Beyond trademarks: a global perspective”, at the IET London, March 18–20, 2020. 14 February 2020
Copyright
The Australian province of New South Wales has settled a long-running dispute with the country’s Copyright Agency over the use of copyright-protected works in internal government files. 13 February 2020
Patents
Dutch multinational conglomerate Philips sued TCL yesterday, February 12, accusing the Chinese manufacturer of infringing three patents through the sale of its 4K TVs. 13 February 2020
Influential Women in IP
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis is demanding that its external counsel ensure that a minimum of 30% of billable associate time and 20% of partner time will be provided by women, or members of the ethnic or LGBT communities, as part of its just-announced preferred firm programme for legal services. 13 February 2020
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