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Trademarks
Facebook will repatriate most of its IP from the Republic of Ireland back to the US by liquidating three companies at the centre of a tax dispute about offshore profit shifting, the social media company has confirmed. 4 January 2021
Copyright
Rihanna has found herself at the centre of a copyright lawsuit which revolves around an Instagram post advertising the singer’s fashion brand, Fenty. 24 December 2020
Trademarks
New Balance’s collaboration with celebrity Jaden Smith is no longer the target of a counterfeiting complaint, but the trainers resulting from the partnership are still alleged to feature infringing trademarks. 24 December 2020
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has cancelled a win for Raytheon over General Electric in a now sealed opinion, originally published yesterday, December 23. 24 December 2020
Trademarks
CITMA is celebrating a major victory on Brexit in the wake of the UKIPO’s latest “address for service” announcement. Kate O’Rourke of Mewburn Ellis reports. 24 December 2020
Trademarks
While the number of patent applications at the USPTO has slowed considerably since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, trademark filings appear to be on a record-breaking track. Shanti Sadtler Conway and Aaron Schroeder of Kirkland & Ellis report. 24 December 2020
Patents
The US International Trade Commission has announced a section 337 investigation into Porsche, Lamborghini, Volkswagen, and Audi, following allegations of patent infringement by Jaguar. 23 December 2020
Trademarks
China is set to impose heftier criminal penalties for IP infringement, according to draft reforms submitted to legislators this week. 23 December 2020
Copyright
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday sided with Boeing in a dispute with the US Air Force over data disclosure. 23 December 2020
Patents
Two leading music publishers have unveiled a new, free data platform that displays ownership information for the “vast majority” of licensed music in the US. 23 December 2020
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