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Patents
Applications for patents in the automotive industry have jumped by more than 20% in four years with big names including BMW and Peugeot Citroen leading the way, research has shown. 21 August 2017
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has backed a district court ruling that travel company Expedia is not liable for patent infringement. 18 August 2017
Copyright
Latham & Watkins has announced that the acting deputy director of the Federal Trade Commission’s bureau of competition has rejoined the firm. 18 August 2017
Patents
A company that sued both Apple and Samsung for patent infringement has announced that it has reached a settlement with Samsung. 18 August 2017
Copyright
Confectionery company Nestlé has landed in hot water with Atari, a pioneer in arcade games, over Nestlé’s “blatant invasion and misappropriation” of Atari’s IP rights to the game “Breakout”. 18 August 2017
Trademarks
Two men are trying to take a case to the US Supreme Court to prove that Google has become a generic term that can’t be protected under trademark law. 18 August 2017
Patents
There are many unanswered questions about exactly how the disruptive technology blockchain will work in practice, but there are likely to be implications for IP, as WIPR finds out. 18 August 2017
Trademarks
UK retailer Poundland has gone to war against Mondelēz International over the sale of a Toblerone chocolate bar lookalike. 17 August 2017
Trademarks
The organisers of the Coachella music festival have filed a lawsuit against a Californian resident running a film festival called ‘Filmchella’. 17 August 2017
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a district court decision ordering engineering company Holland to pay $2.5 million to Georgetown Rail Equipment Company for patent infringement. 17 August 2017
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