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Applications for trademarks and registered designs increased last year in the UK, while patent applications dropped slightly. 16 August 2017
Patents
Ropes & Gray has announced that Scott McKeown will join its IP practice in Washington, DC as partner and chair of the firm’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) practice. 16 August 2017
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has overturned a judge’s finding of patent ineligibility under Alice v CLS Bank. 16 August 2017
Trademarks
US President Donald Trump has a lost a trademark tussle against the maker of an app designed to teach people how to play the trumpet. 16 August 2017
Copyright
The exclusive owner of the US TV broadcasting rights of the Conor McGregor v Floyd Mayweather boxing match has applied to shut down 45 sites allegedly hosting illegal streams. 16 August 2017
Trademarks
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement is likely to have a significant impact on geographical indications in Canada, and rights owners need to be prepared for the new regime, say Suzanne Antal and Micheline Dessureault of Joli-Coeur Lacasse Avocats. 16 August 2017
Trademarks
Canada’s IP system is undergoing a number of changes, from the impact of a new trade deal to the effects of a Supreme Court ruling, as WIPR finds out. 16 August 2017
Patents
From a ground-breaking patent ruling in the English High Court to investigations into licensing practices, the FRAND area is hotting up, as WIPR finds out. 15 August 2017
Patents
The US Patent and Trademark Office has invalidated a design patent owned by moulded footwear company Crocs for its famous clog. 15 August 2017
Trademarks
Wholesaler Costco has been told it must pay an initial sum of $8.2 million to jewellery company Tiffany for unlawfully using its trademark on rings. 15 August 2017
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