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Influential Women in IP
In the US, 100 law firms have earned a Mansfield Rule certification after completing a year-long programme aimed at promoting D&I, recruitment specialist Diversity Lab has revealed. 16 September 2020
Copyright
The usage of stream-ripping services—which allow users to illegally create permanent offline copies of streams from platforms—has dramatically increased between 2016 and 2019 in the UK, with YouTube being the most exploited legitimate service, according to a new study. 16 September 2020
Patents
The discovery of quantum technology was a path-breaking development. Elizabeth Hynes of NLO explores the history of the field and what patenting trends tell us about its future. 16 September 2020
Patents
The US Patent and Trademark Office has launched an initiative to promote diversity and inclusion in innovation by expanding the scope of invention and entrepreneurship in the US. 15 September 2020
Influential Women in IP
In a victory for the US whiskey brand, Sazerac, the English High Court has ruled that its trademark for its whiskey brand was infringed. 15 September 2020
Trademarks
The European Union Intellectual Property Office yesterday, September 14, cancelled street artist Banksy’s ‘flower bomber’ trademark after concluding that it had been filed in bad faith. 15 September 2020
Trademarks
Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric has secured victory against three factory-automation product counterfeiters in Guangzhou, China in a trademark infringement dispute. 15 September 2020
Trademarks
France's National Institute of Industrial Property sided with Invicta Watch Group earlier this month, in its bid to have a trademark applied for by Societe Parisienne de Parfums Et Cosmetiques rejected. 14 September 2020
Patents
In a victory for patent pool operator Avanci, a Texas judge dismissed German automotive parts maker Continental’s antitrust claims late last week. 14 September 2020
Patents
While applicants put a lot of care into drafting a PCT application, the choice of international search authority can be an afterthought. But this choice might have a significant impact on costs and other strategic considerations, as Maeve O’ Flynn and Victoria Barker of Finnegan London explain. 14 September 2020
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