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The European Union Intellectual Property Office has a lot on its plate, especially as a new batch of trademark reforms are set to come into force later this year, as Luis Berenguer, Member of the Executive Director’s Cabinet and Spokesperson of the Office, tells Sarah Morgan. 23 May 2017
Jurisdiction reports
Rulings of the Italian Supreme Court on patentability of intermediate products and infringement by equivalence in the chemical field are infrequent. These two topics were brought under the spotlight in a decision by the court on December 2, 2016 in Industriale Chimica v Bayer Pharma. 23 May 2017
Patents
The US Supreme Court has tightened the rules on where a patent lawsuit can be filed, in a decision handed down today. 22 May 2017
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The majority of WIPR readers have hailed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), which recently turned one year old, as a success. 22 May 2017
Patents
American football helmet manufacturer Schutt Sports and has sued rival Riddell for patent infringement. 22 May 2017
Patents
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) will investigate nine companies, including vacuum makers Hoover and Black and Decker, following a complaint by technology company iRobot Corporation. 22 May 2017
Trademarks
Online payment platform PayPal has taken aim at internet radio station Pandora Media, claiming the company has deliberately modelled its new logo on PayPal’s ‘P’ trademark. 22 May 2017
Patents
A former Waymo executive currently embroiled in a clash between his old company and Uber has claimed that a judge’s order is unlawfully forcing Uber to fire him. 22 May 2017
Trademarks
Foreign trademark attorneys should follow a number of best filing practices when working in China, as Lynn Wang of NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys, Catherine Wang of Dayup Intellectual Property and Allen Baden of Edge Law Group explain. 22 May 2017
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Plain tobacco packaging legislation has been implemented in countries including Australia and the United Kingdom, and while India has made moves to follow suit, there is as yet no sign of any such laws. Naomi Jeffreys reports ahead of a special session at the Annual Meeting. 22 May 2017
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