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Patents
In a win for Alaska Airlines, an app design company that accused the airline of infringement has been ordered to disclose details of previous settlements by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 5 May 2021
Copyright
The dispute over the pop star’s estate highlighted the need for a more systematic method of valuing intangible assets, argues Roya Ghafele of OxFirst. 5 May 2021
Patents
A US district court has sided with Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard in a patent infringement case brought before the judge by patent house Worlds. 4 May 2021
Copyright
The Andy Warhol Foundation has garnered the support of prestigious art institutions and IP scholars in its bid to convince a US federal court to overturn a decision that the artist’s “Prince Series” infringed copyright. 4 May 2021
Patents
SCOTUS has refused to review a constitutional challenge to reviews at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, affirming an earlier decision holding that a patent is not private property. David McCombs, Eugene Goryunov, Jonathan Bowser, and Judy He of Haynes and Boone report. 4 May 2021
Trademarks
The EU General Court has ruled that a Cyprus company’s trademark is invalid on the basis of two prior Red Bull marks. 4 May 2021
Trademarks
The chief executive of the International Trademark Association, Etienne Sanz de Acedo, has revealed that more than half of the association’s members who responded to a survey wanted a virtual Annual Meeting in 2021, with additional in-person gatherings—prompting it to upturn earlier plans. 30 April 2021
Patents
Columbia Sportswear is suing Canadian outerwear company Wuxly for infringing a design patent covering heat-reflective material. 30 April 2021
Trademarks
Reusing zips, buttons and logos from designer brands to create new clothing is a hit with consumers but it’s a risky business, find Beatrice Martinet and Natalie Bize of Sideman & Bancroft. 30 April 2021
Copyright
It has been just over a year since the world was upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, at least in the UK, we are seeing a gradual return to some semblance of normality. 29 April 2021
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