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Patents
Wind turbine operators reach ‘amicable’ agreement | Confidential truce ends patent stand-offs in US and Europe from 2020. 3 April 2023
Patents
Two VirnetX network security patents found to be invalid | Decision is latest instalment in a 13-year court saga between the firms. 3 April 2023
Patents
Grocery delivery company’s fierce dispute with Norwegian company sees major win in London | Litigation was a ‘complete waste of time’ | Ocado | AutoStore | Powell Gilbert. 31 March 2023
Patents
Winning litigator in Unwired Planet case takes up chairman position | New co-heads of UK litigation practice named | Move is a ‘natural evolution’ for the firm, says CEO Magnus Hallin. 31 March 2023
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Commission aims to make licensing of standard-essential patents more transparent and ‘fair’ | EUIPO to oversee new process, which will be mandatory for patent holders | Nokia | Pinsent Masons. 30 March 2023
Trademarks
Sportswear brand retracts opposition to mark within 48 hours | Adidas had said Black Lives Matter’s mark was “confusingly similar” to its own | Gerben Intellectual Property. 30 March 2023
Copyright
Judge says online library’s lending of eBooks not covered by ‘fair use’ | Four publishers alleged infringement of 127 books | Full details on judge’s reasoning | Morrison Foerster | Association of American Publishers. 29 March 2023
Copyright
Platform issues subpoena demanding identity of user who leaked code | Security breach coincides with drop in value by more than 50% | Lawyers speculate on employee revenge as motivation following mass layoffs. 29 March 2023
Patents
Report shows that 2022 saw “astonishing” boom in clean energy and batteries | “Relentless” growth in patent applications in digital tech and semiconductors reflect a trend towards a “smarter future” | Overall record growth in patent filings of 2.5% includes growing share by countries outside Europe. 28 March 2023
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Court provides fixes to problems with its CMS | Answers common questions about country abbreviations, authentication, entitlement errors | Over 1,800 opt-out applications have been filed. 28 March 2023
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