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Unified Patent Court
Court confirms its tally of filings and actions since June opening | German location remains by far the most popular venue for litigation | Local Milan division receives three actions. 4 March 2024
Copyright
East Africa’s largest country has developed IP guidelines for judges and magistrates to improve efficiency as investors eye economic growth, explains Miguel Bibe of Inventa. 4 March 2024
Unified Patent Court
Well-resourced NPEs looking to play the injunction card are eyeing up the court—companies with European operations should prepare, say Tom Oliver and Jessica Rosethorn of Powell Gilbert. 4 March 2024
Trademarks
As fashion brands explore blockchain, AI tools, and NFTs, it is tech-savvy lawyers who steer them in the right direction. Muireann Bolger speaks to counsel working the seam of apparel and tech. 4 March 2024
Patents
EUIPO wins appeal to reverse General Court decision | Court of Justice ‘concludes there are no loopholes’ in community design regulation | ‘Protect designs from the beginning’, say lawyers. 1 March 2024
Copyright
Writer of 1989 original claims Amazon infringed copyright and used AI for actors’ voices | Amazon says allegations about remake, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor, set for March 21 release are ‘categorically false’. 1 March 2024
Careers
Partner joins the IP and technology practice in Palo Alto | Brings expertise in electronics, software technology, and AI and machine learning | Latest addition follows the arrival of another tech counsel in Ohio. 1 March 2024
Patents
Controversial regulation is approved despite backlash from rightsholders | Rules aim to stimulate innovation within the EU and address concerns around SEP and FRAND licensing | UK focuses on educating SMEs via an information hub with technical consultation this year. 29 February 2024
Patents
A vote on controversial proposals to stop patent protection for plants derived from ‘New Genomic Technologies’ will have a big impact on agritech, explains Richard Maclennan of Appleyard Lees. 29 February 2024
Copyright
Lawsuit claims West sampled the hit 1970s song for a new track after permission was denied on moral grounds | Summer estate ‘wanted no association with West’s controversial history’. 29 February 2024
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