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Trademarks

Startup asks for relief from Hulu TM claims

Humu, a human resources startup founded by three former Google employees has filed for declaratory relief from American streaming services provider Hulu.   23 January 2019

Patents

SCOTUS ruling on confidential sales: lawyers comment

A decision by the US Supreme Court yesterday will mean no change to the long-standing rules that apply to the “on-sale” bar, but may reduce the incentive for inventors to carry out confidential sales of their inventions, lawyers have told WIPR.   23 January 2019

Patents

Adobe appeal sent back to district court in licensing row

Software company Adobe has suffered a setback in its bid to win costs and fees in an IP licensing dispute with Princeton Digital Image Corporation.   23 January 2019

Patents

WIPR Leaders 2019: Russia Patents Practice Update

There have been several legislative updates to the patent law in Russia. Nikolay Bogdanov of Gorodissky & Partners provides an overview of the patent regime.   23 January 2019

Patents

US Supreme Court says confidential sales can invoke on-sale bar

Companies that sell their inventions to third parties under confidential agreements may still end up invalidating their own patents based on the “on-sale” provision, the US Supreme Court said today.   22 January 2019

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Reddit forum inactive following copyright complaint

Online forum Reddit Soccer Streams has been forced to abandon its streaming of live football over concerns about copyright infringement.   22 January 2019

Patents

WIPR Leaders 2019: Germany Patents Practice Update

Jens Künzel of Krieger Mes & Graf v der Groeben provides a selection of decisions by Germany’s courts on patent infringement in 2017 and 2018.   22 January 2019

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Number of US patents granted in 2018 down by 3.3%: research

The number of patent applications approved by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) fell by 3.3% in 2018, a new analysis shows.   22 January 2019

Copyright

European copyright reforms face delay

Major reforms to EU copyright law have been delayed after talks to discuss the proposals were called off yesterday, January 21.   22 January 2019

Copyright

IP Pages 2019: Message from the Kyosei president

Since our establishment as an IP law firm in 1970, we at Kyosei International Patent Office have been providing individuals and a variety of companies and other organisations with professional services to protect and enhance their IP rights.   22 January 2019

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