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Michael Best hires Merchant & Gould litigator

Michael Best & Friedrich has expanded its litigation practice group with the addition of Shane Brunner as partner.   18 April 2018

Patents

More manpower required to deal with cases: EPO Boards of Appeal

Significantly more manpower will be necessary in the coming years to ensure the proper functioning of the European Patent Office’s (EPO) appeal system, a report has said.   18 April 2018

Copyright

We’re firing a warning shot against infringers: Harley-Davidson counsel

Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson scored its largest-ever trademark win yesterday, obtaining $19.2 million in statutory damages for wilful counterfeiting from t-shirt designer SunFrog.   18 April 2018

Trademarks

General Court backs rejection of ice cream TM opposition

The EU General Court has ruled against a Turkish chocolate company which had opposed a trademark application for an ice cream cornet.   17 April 2018

Patents

US and UK team up to fight Russian IP theft

The US and the UK have joined forces in an effort to fight “worldwide cyber exploitation of network infrastructure devices” from Russian-sponsored hackers.   17 April 2018

Patents

Dodgy data: national patent records

There are large gaps in the data available on global patents, and countries signed up to the Patent Cooperation Treaty are not being active in addressing the problem, as Willem Lagemaat of Lighthouse IP reports.   17 April 2018

Patents

SCOTUS: patent case sparks concerns over international relations

US Supreme Court justices voiced their concerns over recovery of damages in multiple countries during oral arguments in a case concerning lost patent profits outside the US.   17 April 2018

Copyright

Harley-Davidson secures biggest-ever TM infringement win

Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson has secured $19.2 million in statutory damages in a trademark clash with t-shirt designer SunFrog, in what is Harley-Davidson’s largest-ever trademark infringement win.   17 April 2018

Copyright

Sheppard Mullin opens Dallas office

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton has opened its eleventh US office—in Dallas, Texas.   17 April 2018

Patents

Taking care with CRISPR

Attorneys drafting CRISPR patent applications in Europe may need to ensure there is relevant data to support the application if patentability relies on a specific technical effect associated with the CRISPR system used. Cath Coombes of HGF reports.   17 April 2018

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