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Alibaba’s Anti-Counterfeiting Alliance shut down 524 manufacturing and distribution locations in 2018, the conglomerate has said. 3 April 2019
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European IP firm Withers & Rogers has promoted four attorneys to partnership in its UK offices and hired one partner in its Munich office. 3 April 2019
Trademarks
Swiss watchmaker Swatch has been handed a victory in a legal dispute with Apple, after the iPhone maker said a Swatch slogan infringed one of its trademarks. 3 April 2019
Trademarks
Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson has opposed an applied-for trademark covering charitable and social club services at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. 3 April 2019
Patents
Toyota has announced plans to grant royalty-free licences on nearly 24,000 patents covering hybrid vehicle technology, in a bid to promote the widespread use of hybrid vehicles. 3 April 2019
Copyright
France’s culture minister has said there will be “no delay” in the implementation of the European Copyright Directive into French national law ahead of the two-year deadline set by the EU. 3 April 2019
Jurisdiction reports
The patent eligibility of computer-related inventions is a hot topic worldwide. The situation is seemingly forever in flux as courts and patent offices develop case law on the subject and constantly update their official practices. 3 April 2019
Jurisdiction reports
In a 2018 decision, the Taiwan IP Court rendered a new perspective on the test of determining whether a Taiwan court has jurisdiction over a foreign defendant whose products are sold to Taiwan via its website. 3 April 2019
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IP firm Mewburn Ellis has promoted three of its attorney’s to partnership and three to its new ‘director’ role. 2 April 2019
Patents
The US International Trade Commission has announced the hiring of Cameron Elliot as an administrative law judge. 2 April 2019
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