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Trademarks
Lawyers must unlearn some of their adversarial thinking to ensure they play a role in human society in the future, says Mladen Vukmir of the European Communities Trade Mark Association. 9 July 2020
Trademarks
China-based IP firm SIPS has promoted Shanghai-based Joshua Miller to partner. 8 July 2020
Trademarks
A Lithuanian company has been blocked by the EU General Court from registering its logo as an EU trademark, in a victory for French reinsurance company Scor. 8 July 2020
Copyright
Disney is facing the potential revival of a copyright infringement suit accusing it of copying elements of the screenplay for the first “Pirates of the Caribbean” film. 8 July 2020
Copyright
Foreign software companies often enjoy high win rates and significant damages awards when enforcing their copyright in China, according to new data from IP firm Rouse. 8 July 2020
Patents
The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) can put forward its own grounds for halting a petitioner’s bid to amend its patent during a validity trial, according to an agency leadership panel. 7 July 2020
Trademarks
During the pandemic lockdown and while teams are working remotely it is vital for new employees to have access to all the information and support they need. Andrea Conde of MF Brands Group provides an update on the International Trademark Association’s young practitioners committee’s first virtual discussion. 7 July 2020
Patents
An Indiana federal court has granted an Alberta engine maker’s motion to dismiss a patent infringement suit, on the grounds that the case should be heard in Canada. 7 July 2020
Copyright
Big tech firms including Facebook, Google, and Amazon want US-style safe harbour protections from copyright liability enshrined in any US-UK free trade agreement. 7 July 2020
Trademarks
Romania has edged closer to EU financial sanctions, after failing to transpose measures of the Trade Mark Directive. 6 July 2020
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