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Blockchain has become a buzzword in recent years, but is the technology walking the walk as well as talking the talk? Sarah Morgan reports. 16 November 2020
Trademarks
Progress on implementing the Madrid System for international trademark registration around the world presents a mixed picture, as Sarah Morgan reports. 16 November 2020
Copyright
The world’s largest trade agreement was signed yesterday, November 15, but the deal has been dogged by concerns over provisions covering pharma patents, traditional knowledge, and copyright. 16 November 2020
Trademarks
Technology company Zapier has settled its suit with video conferencing platform Zoom, which it accused of infringing its ‘Zap’ trademark after Zoom launched a new app function in October. 16 November 2020
Patents
Google has failed to convince the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board erred in rejecting its patent application covering video streaming technology. 16 November 2020
Patents
As the race between the US and China to patent blockchain heats up, Elizabeth Lam of Minesoft outlines how innovation and research and development insights can be drawn from patent data. 13 November 2020
Patents
The semiconductor industry’s approach to IP has largely been shaped by the rapidly developing technology. Arabinda Das of TechInsights charts how patent strategies have evolved. 13 November 2020
Trademarks
Disruptive technology creates productive lawyers, business growth and stability, so it’s time for law firms to embrace its potential rather than fearing it, as Charles Hill and Daniel Comerford of TrademarkNow argue. 13 November 2020
Copyright
The company representing grunge band Nirvana has sued graphic designer Robert Fisher to clarify who owns the rights to its iconic ‘smiley face’ logo. 13 November 2020
Trademarks
The UK Intellectual Property Office has turned down easyGroup’s application to register ‘easy’ as a trademark after an opposition from American restaurant chain Big Easy. 13 November 2020
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