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Trademarks
The owner of the “Call of Duty” video game franchise, Activision, has been granted more time to oppose a trademark filed by a dog waste removal company. 27 November 2017
Trademarks
An EU court has backed the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in dismissing a trademark application from a music company relating to downloadable music files and software. 27 November 2017
Patents
With the US Supreme Court today hearing a constitutional argument that could reshape the patent system by eliminating inter partes review, WIPR explains how we got here and which way the court might rule. 27 November 2017
Trademarks
With the help of tracking technology, it is increasingly difficult for online IP infringers to go undetected, as Rafael Lacaz Amaral of Kasznar Leonardos explains. 27 November 2017
Patents
Antibody products, compositions and methods are patent-eligible in the US, as long as applicants follow some clear guidelines, say Gerald Murphy and John Heithaus of Birch Stewart Kolasch Birch. 27 November 2017
Jurisdiction reports
In Germany, claims for passing off may be successfully asserted where the original product concerned consists of technical and design features and the technical features contribute to the product’s “originality”. 27 November 2017
Trademarks
An advocate general has advised the Court of Justice of the European Union to reject an appeal from Mobile.de, a German online marketplace for vehicles, over a decision on the validity of its ‘mobile.de’ trademark. 24 November 2017
Patents
Mayer Brown has appointed two lawyers with IP experience to partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office. 24 November 2017
Patents
The European Patent Office and China’s State Intellectual Property Office reinforced their collaboration yesterday with the signing of a strategic partnership agreement. 24 November 2017
Copyright
The World Trade Organization has established a dispute consultation panel to hear Qatar’s complaint against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over a trade blockade which helped to spark a diplomatic crisis. 24 November 2017
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