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Internet service providers ordered to shutter access to cyberlocker site | Movies pirated include “The Lego Movie”, “Cinderella” and “Transformers: Age of Extinction” | Move follows similar orders in the UK and India. 28 November 2022
Patents
Commission halts imports after patent infringement allegation | Online retailer’s Fire tablets among products affected | Walt Disney | DivX | Vizio. 25 November 2022
Patents
Oral proceedings to take place by online except “in certain circumstances” | COVID-19 cited as a catalyst for change | CIPA hails move as positive, while others lambast “disgraceful” decision. 25 November 2022
Patents
Lawsuit focuses on patents related to cellular systems | Latest ruling is part of a global litigation battle over licensing terms | Nokia | Oppo. 25 November 2022
Trademarks
Italians can look forward to a faster, simpler trademark dispute resolution system by the start of 2023, explains Sigrid Lily of Bugnion. 24 November 2022
Copyright
Public call for comments urged by Congress now open | Joint study focuses on laws and policies covering NFTs | Move welcomed by IP lawyers | Morgan Lewis | Finnegan | Perkins Coie | CDAS. 24 November 2022
Trademarks
Eco brand sold pocket design for more than 30 years | Patagonia claims ‘copy’ was designed as though it was in collaboration with global retailer | Customer review allegedly called it an "obvious Patagonia ripoff". 24 November 2022
Patents
Kathi Vidal’s explosive intervention in OpenSky v VLSI saw dormant concerns over the director review process resurface. Did she go too far, will she change tack, and what might a new-look process look like? Muireann Bolger speaks to lawyers from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Haynes Boone, and Finnegan to find out more. 23 November 2022
Copyright
With a similar time zone to Europe and a skilled workforce, outsourcing IP work to South Africa offers value for money, argues Darren Olivier of Adams & Adams. 23 November 2022
Trademarks
Justices to chew over ‘Bad Spaniels Silly Squeaker’ dog toy | Free expression and parody at issue | TM owners facing “mass confusion” claims the whiskey maker. 23 November 2022
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