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There has been a constant chipping away at the “foundation of the research-driven innovation ecosystem” following a number of US Supreme Court decisions over the last ten years. 31 October 2016
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The Unified Patent Court and unitary patent will become a reality, with or without the UK, according to a senior official at the European Patent Office. 31 October 2016
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WIPR readers agree that the Unified Patent Court system will be implemented despite the recent Brexit vote. 31 October 2016
Copyright
Singer Bruno Mars and record producer Mark Ronson have been named in a copyright infringement lawsuit centring on their hit song “Uptown Funk”. 31 October 2016
Patents
Multinational sports footwear company New Balance has been named in a patent infringement lawsuit by a US company. 31 October 2016
Copyright
In September, Gordon Harris of Gowling WLG said publicly that Brexit means chaos for IP, prompting a backlash from WIPR readers. Here he explains his reasoning for the comments and says he does not regret using the word “chaos”. 31 October 2016
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A married couple have been arrested in New York for conspiring to traffic counterfeit goods. 31 October 2016
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Multinational shared workspace company WeWork has successfully recovered 40 domain names in a dispute at the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Arbitration and Mediation Center. 31 October 2016
Patents
US patent decisions in the software and biotechnology fields will “eventually breach the US economy and our quality of life”, according to one private practitioner. 28 October 2016
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Judges at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board are not juries and shouldn’t be approached in that way. 28 October 2016
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