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Copyright
Internet users should not be required to investigate the copyright status of an image found online and used in relation to teaching purposes, according to an opinion of an advocate general. 25 April 2018
Patents
Limiting the discretion of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in relation to inter partes reviews is a game-changing decision which creates a procedural “mess”, one lawyer has claimed. 25 April 2018
Patents
Three million patent applications were filed worldwide in 2016, according to statistics released by the World Intellectual Property Organization’s “Facts and Figures 2017” report, and many more millions of patents are owned by entities across the globe. WIPR reports on the world of patent renewals. 25 April 2018
Copyright
A South Africa-based designer has accused Zara of copying one of his “signature” patterns and using the design on socks. 25 April 2018
Copyright
Michael Best & Friedrich has welcomed two new additions to its IP practice group in Raleigh, North Carolina. 25 April 2018
Patents
The US Supreme Court yesterday confirmed that inter partes reviews do not violate the US Constitution, but lawyers have told WIPR that more challenges to the IPR should be expected. 25 April 2018
Patents
In a much-awaited judgment the US Supreme Court has confirmed that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) cannot choose to review only some challenged claims in an inter partes review—it must assess them all. 24 April 2018
Patents
Inter partes reviews do not violate the US Constitution and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board has authority to invalidate patents. 24 April 2018
Copyright
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) has dismissed an attempt to ban an application that blocks online advertising, confirming that the software does not fall foul of unfair competition regulations or copyright law. 24 April 2018
Trademarks
The EU General Court has affirmed decisions that the signature word mark and logo belonging to HP Hewlett Packard Group are distinctive. 24 April 2018
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