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Technology company Syntel has asked a New York judge to undo the $855 million verdict it’s facing over the misappropriation of trade secrets and copyright infringement. 7 December 2020
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A 3% decline in global patent applications, the first fall in a decade, was driven by a drop in filings by Chinese residents, according to a report from the World Intellectual Property Organization. 7 December 2020
Patents
The Department of Justice and the judiciary in the US have re-evaluated the potential implications of standard essential patents for patent owners, while international courts have upheld licensing regimes on the basis of FRAND terms. Robert Stoll of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath and former US Patent and Trademark Office commissioner for patents. 7 December 2020
Copyright
Record companies backed by the Recording Industry Association of America have secured a legal victory against the hip hop mixtape service Spinrilla, which they had accused of copyright infringement on a massive scale. 7 December 2020
Patents
Proposals to bring a proportionality test into the German Patent Act have caused controversy, but are fears warranted? Julia Schönbohm of Linklaters explores. 4 December 2020
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The member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization have approved the appointment of four deputy directors general and four assistant directors general, creating the organisation’s most diverse senior leadership team to date 4 December 2020
Patents
Apple and Intel, along with tech and IP groups, are urging the US Supreme Court to retain an administrative process for challenging patents. 4 December 2020
Copyright
AC Milan footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović has hit out at FIFA and video game developer EA Sports for allegedly profiting from his image rights without permission. 4 December 2020
Trademarks
Daimler unsuccessfully tried to block a ‘Vehicle Smart’ trademark from being registered in the UK, citing its own ‘Smart’ EU mark covering cars. 3 December 2020
Copyright
The UK government must ensure that the country does not import US-style safe harbour of fair use provisions into its copyright laws, a House of Lords committee has heard. 3 December 2020
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