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Justice Anthony Besanko of the Federal Court of Australia has rejected two applications seeking to disqualify him from a case involving a mining tool patent. 16 June 2020
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In a major win for LGBT workers, the US Supreme Court has ruled that gay, lesbian and transgender employees are protected by federal civil rights laws. 16 June 2020
Patents
Apple will have to pay $85 million for infringing patents owned by Canadian IP licensing company WiLAN after a California federal court upheld the penalty. 16 June 2020
Patents
Baker McKenzie has appointed a Hong Kong-based partner as its new Asia Pacific chair of the IP and technology practice, amid a reshuffling of its leadership. 16 June 2020
Trademarks
Simon Clark, Lucie Fortune and Elisa Lindemann of Bristows unpick the English High Court’s ruling in Sky v SkyKick, one of the most significant trademark decisions of the year. 15 June 2020
Trademarks
One of China’s largest financial institutions has won a trademark victory over a French banking network at the EU’s top court. 15 June 2020
Patents
The German government has submitted new draft legislation to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement, three months after the country’s Federal Constitutional Court annulled the ratification. 15 June 2020
Copyright
The Internet Archive has ended its national emergency library earlier than planned, following a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by four publishers. 15 June 2020
Trademarks
EU investigations have linked IP theft to other crimes including forced labour, manslaughter, and illegal weapons possession, says a new report from the European Union Intellectual Property Office. 12 June 2020
Copyright
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced IP associations around the world to postpone their conferences this year, either cancelling them entirely or making the move online. The International Trademark Association is no exception, but as CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo says, it’s been planning a digital transformation for some time—the pandemic has just forced its hand. 12 June 2020
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