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Copyright
The recently-leaked EU copyright directive contains provisions on neighbouring rights for news publishers that go one step too far, WIPR readers have said. 12 September 2016
Trademarks
The UK Intellectual Property Office has partially granted Swatch’s opposition to Apple’s trademark application for ‘iWatch’. 12 September 2016
Copyright
An advocate general at Europe’s highest court has said that legislation allowing the cable retransmission of broadcasts without the consent of copyright owners does not fall within the scope of the copyright directive. 12 September 2016
Copyright
Law firm Bird & Bird has moved its London office in what is the culmination of a project commissioned in 2008. 12 September 2016
Patents
Seoul Semiconductor, a South Korean LED producer, has filed a complaint against US retailer Kmart for allegedly infringing its patented technologies by selling illegally manufactured products. 12 September 2016
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US cosmetics company Revlon has successfully won a domain name dispute at the World Intellectual Property Organization. 9 September 2016
Copyright
Following the Court of Justice of the European Union’s decision on hyperlinking and copyright yesterday, intellectual property lawyers have told WIPR that the ruling leaves “considerable uncertainty for legitimate businesses”. 9 September 2016
Patents
The return of Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe, UK minister of state for energy and intellectual property, from China has brought new plans for the countries to encourage further IP collaboration. 9 September 2016
Patents
Cambodia’s accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty was confirmed yesterday. 9 September 2016
Patents
Technology company Google has filed a patent at the US Patent and Trademark Office for a self-driving car that can detect emergency vehicles on the road and respond to them. 9 September 2016
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