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Patents
Patent fees in the UK are set to rise from April 2018, with a new cost being charged for including excess claims. 21 November 2017
Copyright
A copyright dispute between the estate of late photographer Brian Duffy and Hard Rock Café over an image of British singer David Bowie, who died in 2016, has been discontinued. 21 November 2017
Patents
Baker Botts has announced the promotion of three IP partners, effective from the start of 2018. 21 November 2017
Patents
The UK government will make an extra investment of £2.3 billion in research and development in 2021/22, increasing total public investment in R&D to £12.5 billion that year. 21 November 2017
Trademarks
Retailer Forever 21 has hit back in its dispute with Gucci, claiming that the luxury brand doesn’t own a monopoly on certain coloured stripes. 21 November 2017
Copyright
Speakers from Microsoft, Cisco and the European Commission make up a distinguished line-up at the IP Summit 2017, which will be held on December 7 and 8 in Brussels, as WIPR finds out 21 November 2017
Jurisdiction reports
Apple must have celebrated for days after a federal court jury on November 6, 2012 awarded it nearly $400 million in damages against its arch enemy
Samsung in the ongoing smartphone wars. 21 November 2017
Copyright
Last week we reported on three rulings from the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and covered the oral hearing in a trademark case involving Christian Louboutin. Below we explain why they matter. 20 November 2017
Trademarks
Marques, the association of European trademark owners, has raised serious concerns over the lack of IP negotiations surrounding Brexit. 20 November 2017
Trademarks
The US International Trade Commission has confirmed it will institute an investigation into Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba regarding the importing of containers for cooling beverages. 20 November 2017
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