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Patents
Benoît Battistelli, the president of the European Patent Office, has proposed an employment plan to recruit staff on renewable contracts of five years. 15 November 2017
Patents
The US International Trade Commission has instituted a probe into Apple over its Mac computers, iPhones, iPads, iPods and Apple TVs. 15 November 2017
Copyright
A dispute between American actor, comedian and producer Alec Baldwin and a New York art gallery owner over an allegedly fake painting has been resolved with a reported seven-figure settlement. 14 November 2017
Trademarks
The UK Intellectual Property Office has granted a partial win to the National Football League, which had opposed a trademark application covering tenpin bowling. 14 November 2017
Copyright
Crowell & Moring has appointed IP litigator Gabriel Ramsey as a partner in the firm’s litigation, privacy and cyber security practice groups in San Francisco. 14 November 2017
Patents
Improved harmonisation of the European patent system could drive a €14.6 billion ($17.1 billion) increase in trade across high-tech sectors. 14 November 2017
Trademarks
This morning, the Court of Justice of the European Union is hearing arguments over whether Christian Louboutin should be able to trademark red soles on high-heeled shoes. 14 November 2017
Copyright
A group of 11 countries has agreed to push ahead with the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement despite the US’s withdrawal, but has suspended some IP provisions. 14 November 2017
Trademarks
A ruling from the English Court of Appeal which said that the design of London’s famous black cabs lacks distinctive character shows that registering shapes as trademarks in the UK is becoming increasingly difficult. 13 November 2017
Trademarks
As many countries paid their respects this weekend to those who lost their lives in the First World War, the UK Border Force announced it had seized a range of counterfeit poppy merchandise. 13 November 2017
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