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The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has taken an online platform to court, after discovering that its Emmy award was being used to promote an award show honouring countries that refused to lock down during the pandemic. 7 September 2020
Influential Women in IP
Jayne Durden, vice president of law firm strategy at Anaqua, tells WIPR about her motivation to help companies achieve their goals in a simpler way, and her determination to mentor and encourage her younger peers. 7 September 2020
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Robert Yoches and Michelle Rice of Finnegan explore some of the recent requirements laid down by US courts. 7 September 2020
Influential Women in IP
The Bar Standards Board has unveiled a pilot reverse mentoring programme, in which student and pupil barristers from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds will mentor senior white barristers. 4 September 2020
Trademarks
In a victory for the European Union Intellectual Property Office, the Court of Justice for the European Union has upheld its refusal to trademark ‘achtung!’. 4 September 2020
Patents
A Düsseldorf court will rule in mid-November on a patent dispute between Daimler and Nokia, in a case which has raised major antitrust questions over patent licensing. 4 September 2020
Copyright
A Shanghai court has handed down prison sentences for up to six years for nine individuals found guilty of distributing imitator Lego toys. 4 September 2020
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Litigants should not be liable for submitting copyright-protected material in evidence to a court, an adviser to the EU’s top court has said. 3 September 2020
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US education provider Kaplan has settled its trade secret theft suit against competitor Dalton Education, following the sacking of certain employees. 3 September 2020
Trademarks
Myanmar’s IP office will open for business next month as part of sweeping trademark reforms, the country’s government has announced. 3 September 2020
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