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Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed a finding of patent infringement in a case which resulted in more than $8 million being awarded to a wireless technology company. 7 January 2021
Trademarks
An association of Cypriot Halloumi producers clashed with the EUIPO over its validation of the mark ‘BBQloumi’, but a decision by the CJEU has given it cause to celebrate. Michael Tennant of Tennant IP reports. 7 January 2021
Trademarks
An Amazon subsidiary, Amazon Connect Technology Services, has been hit with 76,723,000 RMB after the Beijing Higher People’s Court found the company had infringed trademarks for Chinese cloud computing services. 6 January 2021
Patents
A patent dispute between Intel and VLSI Technology will now be heard in Waco, Texas, after US District Judge Alan Albright decided that the case should be moved from Austin. 6 January 2021
Influential Women in IP
As we start 2021, WIPR asked IP lawyers for their thoughts on the legal sector’s progress in the area of diversity and inclusion, as well as the impact of the pandemic and the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement on these initiatives. Cecilia Sanabria, partner at law firm Finnegan, shares her thoughts. 6 January 2021
Copyright
Major record labels have prevailed against an internet service provider, after the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida dismissed a complaint on December 29, which alleged the music companies targeted subscribers with false and deceptive piracy notices. 5 January 2021
Trademarks
French luxury brand Hermès has won a case in Japan against a local manufacturer of imitation Birkin bags. 5 January 2021
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China has approved the creation of the country’s fourth specialist IP court in the new Hainan Free Trade Port. 5 January 2021
Patents
The demand for more efficient, cost-effective, and innovative ways of managing IP advice and routine administrative tasks has transformed the IP services industry. The COVID-19 pandemic will only accelerate this trend, as Reinhard Ottway of NovumIP explains. 4 January 2021
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