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Ikea’s legal action raises debate over IP in video games

The company’s concern over alleged infringements in The Store Is Closed reveals tensions over realism in games, says Phillip Monteiro of Inventa.   25 April 2023

Patents

SCOTUS refuses Thaler’s appeal to patent AI inventions

Supreme Court dismisses scientist’s challenge to lower court’s ruling | Decision marks the end of the road for Thaler’s DABUS campaign in the US—at least for now.   25 April 2023

Patents

EC’s controversial FRAND plan could 'create legal barriers'

Bureaucratic burdens ‘could force patent owners to accept lower licence fees’ | Legal experts concerned about ‘loss of competitiveness’ in Europe ahead of draft’s publication.   24 April 2023

Trademarks

Mercedes-Benz gears up for logo showdown

A dispute over the luxury brand’s 114-year-old logo has led to questions concerning the strength of such marks when it comes to alleged crossover products in new markets, finds Muireann Bolger.   24 April 2023

Copyright

AI strikes back: the ongoing wrangle between developers and creators

As Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt retaliate against a lawsuit as well as their critics, Muireann Bolger delves into the febrile debate surrounding this technology and IP rights.   21 April 2023

Patents

Green energy innovation: how the UK is placed be a leader

Ahead of Earth Day on April 22, lawyers at Marks & Clerk examine the IP incentives in place to enable innovation in technologies that could help drive the green energy revolution.   21 April 2023

Copyright

Q&A: counsel for Lidl on its trademark victory over Tesco

In a trademark and copyright battle between two supermarket brands, discount store Lidl took on ‘big gun’ Tesco and won. Counsel for Lidl, Ewan Grist of Bird & Bird, tells us more.   20 April 2023

Copyright

Taylor English adds IP partner in New York

New addition was previously a partner in the New York office of an AmLaw 50 law firm.   20 April 2023

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The Patentability of AI-Driven Technologies

As more patent applications are put in worldwide for AI-driven inventions, is the law keeping up with the patentability of these inventions?   20 April 2023

Trademarks

Lidl triumphs over Tesco in UK logo clash

Tesco’s Clubcard logo infringes Lidl’s, judge rules | Lidl claimed that Tesco was “riding on the coattails”of its reputation as a budget supermarket | But Tesco wins counterclaim that Lidl’s wordless mark was in bad faith.   19 April 2023

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