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Patents
Retailer Walmart has reaffirmed its interest in blockchain technology, with the filing of a patent covering drone communications that use blockchain. 16 August 2019
Copyright
Virgin America has settled a copyright infringement suit with voice-over actress Noemi Del Rio, after she accused the airline of using her voice without a licence. 15 August 2019
Trademarks
The UK Intellectual Property Office has sided with Uber after the ride-hailing app opposed a trademark that it said would likely be confused with its own. 15 August 2019
Copyright
Pirate ship photographer Frederick Allen has received a welcome boost in his lawsuit before the US Supreme Court, with the filing of numerous amicus briefs from copyright groups. 15 August 2019
Trademarks
The Ohio State University hit headlines this week, after attempting to register the word ‘The’, perhaps the most common word in the English language, as a trademark. 15 August 2019
Copyright
A number of music publishers have filed a status report accusing internet service provider Cox Communications of obstruction, delay and gamesmanship in a dispute over its monitoring of pirated content across its networks. 14 August 2019
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has invited the US Patent and Trademark Office’s chief to tell the court what deference should be afforded to the newly-formed Precedential Opinion Panel. 14 August 2019
Patents
Non-practising entities are a relatively new phenomenon in China, but are likely to make headway in the next few years, says Guanyang Yao of Liu, Shen and Associates. 14 August 2019
Patents
The US International Trade Commission has instituted an investigation into mobile phones and smartwatches sold by Samsung. 14 August 2019
Trademarks
US rock band Guns N’ Roses have settled a trademark claim it filed earlier this year against a Colorado-based brewery. 14 August 2019
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