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The English High Court has sided with Apple after ruling that a Conversant Wireless patent covering early smartphone capabilities is invalid as obvious. 29 November 2019
Trademarks
Most counterfeit products sold in the UK are purchased by consumers who are intentionally buying fake goods, a new report has claimed. 29 November 2019
Copyright
The lack of an ‘orphan work’ principle in Mexico’s copyright law is diluting the IP rights of the country’s unknown, lost or hidden authors, Marina Espitia Dager of Uhthoff, Gómez Vega & Uhthoff argues. 29 November 2019
Patents
Seoul Semiconductor is suing US lighting company Satco Products for allegedly infringing its LED lighting patents. 29 November 2019
Patents
Business method and software claim patents are often seen unfavourably in the US, but it’s a different story in Japan. James Korenchan and Michael Anderson of McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff and Yukio Oishi of TMI Associates outline the importance of understanding where the Japanese Patent Office stands on subject matter eligibility. 29 November 2019
Trademarks
Bird & Bird has hired a trademark specialist and senior counsel into its Hamburg, Germany office. 29 November 2019
Trademarks
An Advocate General for the EU General Court has held that if a company is “actively involved” in the commercial distribution of products, it should take steps to ensure the products do not infringe a third party’s IP rights. 29 November 2019
Trademarks
Nintendo’s successful blocking injunction against websites distributing infringing devices may open the door for similar orders in non-IP cases, as Anna Ward and David Rose of Mishcon de Reya explain. 28 November 2019
Patents
The Maghreb region, comprising Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya, offers opportunities for investors and IP rights owners. Pascal Haddad and Namir Sioufi of Saba IP report. 28 November 2019
Copyright
A trademark lawyer met some IT specialists, and they created a company aiming to put the entire world’s IP decisions at lawyers’ fingertips. Tom Phillips met Evrard van Zuylen of Darts-ip to find out more. 28 November 2019
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