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Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concluded that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board adopted a statutory definition of covered business method patents that went too far. 23 February 2017
Jurisdiction reports
From its humble beginnings as the global system for interconnected computer networks that used a specific protocol—the internet protocol (IP)—the internet has become a symbol of how much the modern world is driven by technology. 23 February 2017
Jurisdiction reports
Olive oil is one of the most renowned Italian food products and Italy is an important international stakeholder in the olive oil trade. 23 February 2017
Trademarks
A US-based apparel company has filed a lawsuit at the US Patent and Trademark Office seeking to cancel two trademarks owned by Havana Club. 22 February 2017
Copyright
Law firms Norton Rose Fulbright and Chadbourne & Parke have announced that they will merge in the second quarter of this year. 22 February 2017
Trademarks
Luxury goods group Richemont has obtained a permanent injunction against a number of online counterfeiters. 22 February 2017
Patents
Technology companies AT&T and Broadcom have been targeted in patent lawsuits brought by a Texas-based business called Plectrum. 22 February 2017
Copyright
A Microsoft lawsuit against a California-based software seller has been dismissed. 22 February 2017
Jurisdiction reports
Most infringement cases in Germany, whether based on a patent, trademark or design, involve the assertion of a claim for a restraining order telling the defendant to cease and desist from offering, selling and/or manufacturing the products in question. 22 February 2017
Jurisdiction reports
An action brought by the Laguiole local authority in southern France against the owners of trademarks containing the term ‘Laguiole’ has proved controversial. These trademarks were licensed internationally for products of all kinds, although most of them are manufactured in China and do not come from the Laguiole area. 22 February 2017
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