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Copyright
The UK government has extended a fund that compensates authors for loaning their works for free to public libraries. 27 February 2017
Patents
US-based electronics company Plantronics has filed an amicus brief in a patent exhaustion suit between Impression Products and Lexmark at the US Supreme Court. 27 February 2017
Patents
Law firm FisherBroyles has hired James Pohl as a partner in the firm’s IP practice group in Washington, DC. 27 February 2017
Copyright
Video games maker Nintendo has decided to clean up the streets of Tokyo by suing a Mario Kart-inspired go-karting rental company. 27 February 2017
Trademarks
As UK trademark applications increased year-on-year, companies seem to have received the message of not panicking in light of the Brexit vote. 27 February 2017
Jurisdiction reports
US patent and intellectual property attorneys face a significant challenge in guiding inventors active in the new digital economy who wish to protect their software and business method-related ideas. 27 February 2017
Jurisdiction reports
Svensson used to be the most common Swedish surname, and that is the name still attached by SCB Statistics Sweden—an administrative agency that reports on all kinds of statistics for decision making, debate and research—to the “average Swedish family”. 27 February 2017
Jurisdiction reports
The Turkish parliament finally approved the Industrial Property Rights (IPR) Law (No. 6769) on January 10, 2017. The IPR Law reconciles provisions on trademarks, patents, industrial designs and geographical indications which were previously addressed by separate pieces of secondary legislation (decree laws). 27 February 2017
Patents
Waymo, formerly Google’s self-driving car division, has targeted Uber and its subsidiary Otto over alleged patent infringement and theft of trade secrets. 24 February 2017
Patents
Samsung is gearing up to brawl again with Apple at the US Supreme Court. 24 February 2017
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