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Copyright

US Navy violated software licence, Fed Circuit finds

The US Navy must pay damages to a software developer after the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found it violated a licence for 3D visualisation software.   26 February 2021

Trademarks

Pakistan joins WIPO’s Madrid System

Pakistan has formally joined the Madrid System for international trademark registrations, administered by the World Intellectual Property Organisation.   26 February 2021

Trademarks

Taylor Swift’s rights holders countersues Evermore theme park

Taylor Swift’s rights holders TAS Rights Management has launched a countersuit against Utah theme park Evermore Park, following the park’s accusation that Swift infringed its trademarks.   26 February 2021

Trademarks

BeIN sues Fenerbahçe over ‘remarkable’ bias claims

The owner of BeIN Sports is suing Turkish football club Fenerbahçe after it used a distorted version of the Qatari broadcaster’s logo to protest against alleged bias in its coverage.   26 February 2021

Patents

AI lacks ‘legal personality’ to invent, argues USPTO

The US Patent and Trademark Office has urged a federal court to uphold its finding that patents cannot cover inventions by artificial intelligence, and dismiss a suit challenging its position.   25 February 2021

Copyright

Supreme faces copyright action over monk’s image

US streetwear company Supreme could face legal action over a shirt that displays an image of a Buddhist monk allegedly without permission.   25 February 2021

Trademarks

Bezos non-profit loses trademark case at EU court

The Bezos Family Foundation, a non-profit organisation run by the family of Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, has lost its appeal against a trademark invalidation at the EU General Court.   25 February 2021

Patents

Which? files £480m consumer case against Qualcomm

Which? Has launched a £480 million collective claim against chipset manufacturer Qualcomm on behalf of 29 million UK consumers.   25 February 2021

Patents

The ‘then and now’ of PTAB

After the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board was first formed in 2012, it soon gained a reputation as the ‘patent killer’ for knocking out patents via inter partes review.   24 February 2021

Trademarks

Olympic Committee sues Puma over ‘war’ on TMs

The US Olympic Committee has sued Puma for trademark infringement, alleging the sportswear company has ‘declared war’ on Olympic trademarks.   24 February 2021

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