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In October, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear Arthrex v Smith & Nephew. Jason Romrell, Derek McCorquindale, and Brandon Andersen of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, outline what this means. 3 November 2020
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Christian Thomae of Dumont outlines the significant amendments made to Mexico’s industrial property law following the signing of the US–Mexico–Canada Agreement. 2 November 2020
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Trademark protection in cyber space presents a unique challenge to brand owners. The possibility of registering domain names with multiple combinations of name strings, coupled with several generic and country code top-level domain name extensions, makes it practically impossible for brand owners to eliminate infringement in the domain name system. 2 November 2020
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Asia-Pacific IP services provider IPH has appointed Aaron LePoidevin as managing director of IP firm Griffith Hack. 2 November 2020
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The majority of disabled lawyers in a study by the Law Society of England and Wales have welcomed home-working in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2 November 2020
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A Texas jury has told Apple to pay $502.8 million to VirnetX in a decade-long clash over network security patents. 2 November 2020
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An unprecedented growth in trademark applications at the USPTO, largely driven by Chinese filers, has been welcomed as a positive sign of economic recovery amid the pandemic. But it raises questions around the future legitimacy of US trademarks and brands. Muireann Bolger reports. 2 November 2020
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The European Intellectual Property Office suffered a loss on Wednesday, 28 October, at the EU General Court, which ruled that it had erred in upholding a trademark registered by a German venture capital fund. 2 November 2020
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To celebrate Black History Month, EIP’s Sharon St Louis unearthed fascinating and overlooked black inventors and shared them with her firm. 30 October 2020
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TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance have sued video app company Triller, requesting that a US court issue a declaratory judgment stating that it did not infringe a patent. 30 October 2020
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