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Microsoft has sued a Delaware-based computer software company for allegedly pirating its software and distributing it without permission. 20 October 2017
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In a landmark decision on July 11, 2017, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) for the first time confirmed the grant of a compulsory licence under the German Patent Act (docket no. X ZB 2/17). 20 October 2017
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German law firm Maiwald has announced that Axel Neidlein has joined the firm’s Dusseldorf office as a partner. 19 October 2017
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has followed the Supreme Court’s landmark Alice v CLS Bank judgment to affirm a lower court ruling that had invalidated four patents allegedly infringed by Chicago’s transport authority. 19 October 2017
Trademarks
The German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) has annulled two decisions by the Federal Patent Court (Bundespatentgericht) that had blocked 3D trademarks for chocolate packaging. 19 October 2017
Patents
A bitter row over the licensing of standard-essential patents in the internet of things is continuing ahead of expected guidance from the European Commission. 19 October 2017
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld a decision by the US International Trade Commission which banned technology company Arista from importing products using three patents relating to network devices. 19 October 2017
Copyright
Following IP Week @ SG, an event hosted by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore in August, the office’s CEO Daren Tang tells WIPR about the key developments and challenges in a technologically advanced city-state. 19 October 2017
Jurisdiction reports
To improve the handling of patent infringement cases by judges and to provide a uniform standard, the Beijing High People’s Court amended its 2013 “Guidelines for Patent Infringement Determination” and issued a new version on April 20, 2017. 19 October 2017
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation and 56 other civil society groups have demanded the deletion of an EU copyright reform because they say it would require illegal practices. 18 October 2017
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