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Unified Patent Court
Value-for-money UPC is worth it say senior corporate IP leaders | Court offers alternative to costly US litigation | GSK corporate counsel says UPC offers “strategic plank” in Europe | Advantage goes to ‘whoever can access the CMS first’. 10 October 2024
Patents
DoJ questions application of Noerr doctrine in Realtek v Mediatek I Chipmaker accused larger rival of ‘hiring patent trolls as litigation hit men’ | Move to discovery will ‘bring sunlight to patent trolls’ abusive practices’ says Realtek. 10 October 2024
Unified Patent Court
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys annual congress takes place this week I Event will explore the impact of the UPC | UK firms that have concentrated on European patent applications and oppositions are 'in a really strong position’ says CIPA president. 9 October 2024
Unified Patent Court
UPC judges 'like to test you' says CIPA Congress panel | Experienced court players from HGF, Bardehle Pagenberg, Taylor Wessing share advice and anecdotes in Edinburgh | Clients ‘ask four things of the fledgling court’. 9 October 2024
Patents
US appeals court orders Crocs to face false advertising claims | Rival is ‘laser-focused on making this trial the beginning of the end of Crocs's audacious lies’ | Ruling targets misleading assertions of patented footwear technology. 9 October 2024
Trademarks
Dispute centres on the fashion house’s distinctive monogram, which originated more than a century ago | EUIPO found ‘mental link’ between signs despite the absence of verbal and aural similarities. 8 October 2024
Patents
District court rules against Lululemon’s request to delay ongoing patent infringement case with Nike | Decision allows the trial to move forward | Judge notes advanced stage of the litigation and the direct competition between the pair. 8 October 2024
Patents
Xiaomi granted request for interim licence by UK court in telecoms dispute with Panasonic | Panasonic criticised for bad-faith conduct | Decision questions the “point” of parallel German litigation proceeding. 7 October 2024
Trademarks
Companies with trademarks for limited-edition products must take special care in ensuring that they can maintain and demonstrate adequate use, says Joana Fialho Pinto of Inventa 7 October 2024
Trademarks
Decision sets ‘important legal precedent’, says EUIPO I Trio scammed IP system users out of €200,000 with letters resembling official fee invoices. 4 October 2024
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