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Patents
Amazon, Costco Wholesale and Best Buy Co are facing patent infringement claims from German battery manufacturer Varta, which claim the retailers are selling Chinese copies of Varta’s ‘CoinPower’ design for tiny power packs. 26 February 2020
Trademarks
China has published trademark opposition decisions online for the first time, the country’s trademark office has announced. 26 February 2020
Copyright
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property has inaugurated 21 IP support centres across five regions in the country, in partnership with the World Intellectual Property Organization. 26 February 2020
Trademarks
HGF has hired UK and EU trademark and patent attorneys Rigel Moss McGrath and Kerry Rees from IP prosecution and litigation firm WP Thompson. 25 February 2020
Patents
John Adkisson, a patent litigator in Fish & Richardson’s Twin Cities office, has been chosen to lead the firm as principal and CEO. 25 February 2020
Copyright
Sports organisations including FIFA, UEFA and the National Football League have urged the US to keep Saudi Arabia on its priority watch list for IP infringement. 25 February 2020
Copyright
Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar and Canadian singer The Weeknd have been named in a copyright lawsuit over their 2018 song “Pray For Me”, which featured on the soundtrack for the film “Black Panther”. 25 February 2020
Patents
The US Supreme Court yesterday, February 24 rejected Apple’s request for the court to consider the technology company’s appeal in its dispute with software developer VirnetX. 25 February 2020
Patents
Uber will face a new jury trial, and the possibility of substantial damages, after a Californian court ruled that an inventor can pursue a claim of theft and misappropriation. 25 February 2020
Copyright
E-publications and live sporting events saw above-average levels of online copyright infringement over the last two years, according to UK government research. 24 February 2020
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