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Sidley Austin has strengthened its Dallas office with the addition of two partners into the firm’s global IP litigation practice. 6 November 2020
Trademarks
Hexo, a Canadian-based cannabis company, has settled a trademark infringement suit against a Californian business it accused of selling CBD products using the Hexo name. 6 November 2020
Patents
Lawyers for Conversant Wireless are claiming a “significant victory” over German automobile manufacturer Daimler in a connected cars patent dispute in Munich. 5 November 2020
Patents
The English High Court has struck out part of a damages claim in a telecommunications patent suit, in a reprieve for Taiwanese phone maker HTC. 5 November 2020
Copyright
The fate of Kim Dotcom is uncertain after New Zealand’s Supreme Court ruled that the FBI can extradite him to the US to face long-standing copyright charges, but that he also has the right to appeal the decision. 5 November 2020
Influential Women in IP
Some of the UK’s largest law firms have joined recruiters by signing a charter that aims to provide equal access to job opportunities within the legal sector. 5 November 2020
Influential Women in IP
Deep-rooted prejudices continue to blight the legal sector and its D&I efforts. But while many firms have introduced training programmes to tackle unconscious bias, it will take more than quick-fixes to change entrenched behaviour. Muireann Bolger reports. 4 November 2020
Patents
Ahead of her participation in an LSPN Connect session, In-house attorneys share day-to- day challenges and explore solutions on Thursday, November 5, Ypsita Demunshi, patent agent at Pendulum Therapeutics, shares insights on the issues facing patent practitioners amid COVID-19. 4 November 2020
Trademarks
Fashion designer Marc Jacobs has claimed that the company representing grunge band Nirvana should lose its “smiley face” trademark and also face sanctions for discovery infractions. 4 November 2020
Patents
Standard-essential patent owner Conversant Wireless has reached an agreement with RPX Corporation, that will give some RPX members a licence to patents formerly owned by Nokia. 4 November 2020
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