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Patents
Online retailer Amazon has been granted a patent on a system to deliver packages via parachutes. 5 June 2017
Patents
The world’s biggest IP offices have pledged to focus on patent harmonisation and launch a collaborative pilot project under the Patent Cooperation Treaty. 5 June 2017
Copyright
Jewellery company Tiffany has become embroiled in a copyright infringement claim brought by a photographer. 5 June 2017
Patents
In an interview before the Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court 2017 conference in Munich on July 5, Richard Hacon, presiding judge at the UK Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, discusses the UPC and why the system will not be ready for December 2017. 5 June 2017
Trademarks
Several high-profile cases show that trademark owners in China can succeed in removing squatters. Marie Ferey and Fabio Giacopello of HFG report. 4 June 2017
Trademarks
Businesses that use original equipment manufacturers in China should follow several tips to avoid any trademark infringement difficulties, as
Yue Zheng and Lei Fu of CCPIT Patent & Trademark Law Office explain. 4 June 2017
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Designs might not receive as much attention as other areas of IP, but they should not be forgotten, especially in light of recent case law developments, says Anne Marie Verschuur of AIPPI. 3 June 2017
Trademarks
A Federal Circuit decision in Mexico has made it easier for trademark infringers to fend off non-use counterclaims from alleged infringers, as Jonathan Rangel and Esly Dorantes of Dumont Bergman Bider & Co report. 3 June 2017
Jurisdiction reports
Uploading films and music to file-sharing networks is an infringement of copyright pertaining to those films and music, and rights owners still vigorously pursue claims against people who they believe have committed infringement. 3 June 2017
Patents
The US Supreme Court’s recent decision in TC Heartland v Kraft Foods could drive a 69% drop in patent filings in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in 2017, according to Unified Patents. 2 June 2017
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