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Battery producer Duracell has accused a Missouri-based wholesaler of illegally importing and distributing grey market versions of its well-known copper-top alkaline batteries. 28 April 2017
Copyright
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has launched a S$1 billion ($716.6 million) innovation fund with private equity firm Makara Capital. 28 April 2017
Patents
Goldberg Segalla has appointed Chandran Iyer as chair of its IP practice group. 28 April 2017
Jurisdiction reports
When a company receives a letter accusing it of patent infringement, or has been named as a defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit, the reactions of its management can be quite varied. Some will express emotional reactions such as “that patent is invalid and should never have been granted” or “there is no way that we infringe”. While there may ultimately be truth in such beliefs, they provide little value overall. 28 April 2017
Patents
Google and Intertrust, a provider of computing products, have launched a new programme to assist
start-ups in defending against patent litigation threats. 27 April 2017
Patents
US-based law firm Alston & Bird has hired Paul Tanck as a partner in the firm’s IP litigation group in its New York office. 27 April 2017
Trademarks
Walid Jamil, a member of an operation that sold counterfeit versions of energy drink 5-Hour Energy, was sentenced to seven years in prison yesterday. 27 April 2017
Patents
US-based Dow Chemical has won a patent case against Nova Chemicals at the Supreme Court of Canada. 27 April 2017
Patents
More than 50 associations, including Facebook, Amazon and Google, have signed a letter to President Donald Trump backing Michelle Lee’s continued leadership at the US Patent and Trademark Office. 27 April 2017
Copyright
The US House of Representatives approved a bipartisan bill yesterday making the register of copyrights a presidential appointee. 27 April 2017
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