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Where’s the line between creative experimentation and theft? That’s the question at the heart of a lawsuit between Tracy Chapman and Nicki Minaj over whether the act of sampling a song in the studio constitutes copyright infringement.   17 September 2020
Patents
The UK Supreme Court’s judgment in Unwired Planet will have huge ramifications for SEP licensing. Yohan Liyanage of Linklaters unpacks the decision and explains what it will mean for patent owners and implementers alike.   17 September 2020
Trademarks
In a win for French champagne producers, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore has ruled against the registration of a competitor’s trademark.   16 September 2020
Influential Women in IP
In the US, 100 law firms have earned a Mansfield Rule certification after completing a year-long programme aimed at promoting D&I, recruitment specialist Diversity Lab has revealed.   16 September 2020
Copyright
The usage of stream-ripping services—which allow users to illegally create permanent offline copies of streams from platforms—has dramatically increased between 2016 and 2019 in the UK, with YouTube being the most exploited legitimate service, according to a new study.   16 September 2020
Patents
The discovery of quantum technology was a path-breaking development. Elizabeth Hynes of NLO explores the history of the field and what patenting trends tell us about its future.   16 September 2020
Patents
The US Patent and Trademark Office has launched an initiative to promote diversity and inclusion in innovation by expanding the scope of invention and entrepreneurship in the US.   15 September 2020
Influential Women in IP
In a victory for the US whiskey brand, Sazerac, the English High Court has ruled that its trademark for its whiskey brand was infringed.   15 September 2020
Trademarks
The European Union Intellectual Property Office yesterday, September 14, cancelled street artist Banksy’s ‘flower bomber’ trademark after concluding that it had been filed in bad faith.   15 September 2020
Trademarks
Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric has secured victory against three factory-automation product counterfeiters in Guangzhou, China in a trademark infringement dispute.   15 September 2020

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