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Trademarks
Snap, the owner of video-sharing app, Snapchat, has sued the US Patent and Trademark Office in a bid to overturn a decision refusing a trademark for the word ‘spectacles’. 10 January 2022
Patents
The US International Trade Commission has handed a victory to Sonos, after it barred Alphabet’s Google from importing some smart home devices and audio systems produced in China into the US. 10 January 2022
Copyright
Singer Taylor Swift’s inability to shake off an infringement suit over her chart-topping anthem reflects the complex copyright issues facing musicians, say Edward Weisz and Keren Goldberger of Cozen O’Connor. 7 January 2022
Patents
The England and Wales High Court has invalidated an InterDigital standard-essential patent related to 3G technology, the latest high court ruling in the company’s ongoing dispute with Chinese tech company Lenovo. 7 January 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic threw a spotlight on the best practices for building a successful online presence. WIPR spoke with Haydn Simpson of BrandShelter, a CentralNIC company, to find out more. 7 January 2022
Copyright
As the videogame industry has emerged as the most-profitable entertainment medium, it is now more important than ever for IP professionals to be clued into the zeitgeist. 7 January 2022
Patents
The most extensive training programme that the European Patent Office has run with non-European offices is set to make a difference, explains Marisol Cardoso of Inventa. 6 January 2022
Copyright
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will receive an undisclosed amount from Associated Newspapers Limited after the publisher was found to have infringed her copyright. 6 January 2022
Copyright
Film director Quentin Tarantino has confirmed auction dates for the sale of non-fungible tokens of his landmark film, Pulp Fiction, despite facing a copyright infringement suit by movie studio, Miramax, over these plans. 6 January 2022
Patents
Nike has accused competitor Lululemon Athletica of infringing six fitness tech patents by making and selling an at-home “Mirror Gym” and an accompanying mobile app. 6 January 2022
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