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Former KC & the Sunshine Band member Richard Finch has sued Sony-owned music publisher EMI Longitude, asking a California court to reinstate his copyrights for nearly 100 of the band’s songs. 11 October 2021
Patents
Telecommunications rivals Sharp and Oppo have cemented an agreement covering global cross-patent licences for communications technologies, ending all ongoing litigation between the two companies. 11 October 2021
Influential Women in IP
Rapid technological advances have exerted positive and negative effects on our mental health, so how can the law and IP help swing the pendulum in favour of the former, asks Alex Gardiner of EIP. 11 October 2021
Copyright
Saudi Arabia is set to lift its four-year ban on Qatari broadcaster beIN Sports, bringing an end to a drawn-out dispute over illegal streaming of Premier League football matches. 8 October 2021
Copyright
Musicians Chris Brown and Aubrey Graham, who is better known as Drake, have been accused of “stealing” their 2019 hit single “No Guidance” from another R&B singer. 8 October 2021
Patents
A non-disclosure agreement containing a forum selection clause does not prevent Samsung from challenging the validity of the other party’s patents in inter partes review proceedings, according to a decision delivered by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday. 8 October 2021
Patents
Google’s smart home system Nest does not infringe Profectus Technology’s digital picture frame patent, a Texas jury has ruled. 7 October 2021
Copyright
Universal Media Group has secured a default judgment against two YouTube video-ripping services and is seeking more than $82 million in damages, according to documents published by a Virginia federal court. 7 October 2021
Trademarks
The EU General Court yesterday annulled a decision by the European Union Intellectual Property Office in a case centring on basmati rice. 7 October 2021
Patents
Ericsson has asked a Texas district court to declare that its 5G patent licensing rates are fair and reasonable in order to clear negotiations with Apple. 6 October 2021
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