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European court upholds decision in favour of Lego following invalidity action from German toymaker | Judges said Lego’s design covered by exception in EU law for modular systems. 25 January 2024
Careers
Firm welcomes back experienced DoJ trial attorney | Litigator has managed cases before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Court of Federal Claims, and Court of International Trade. 24 January 2024
Patents
Mobile communication firms make peace with multi-year agreement | Covers cellular tech, including 5G SEPs | Nokia says agreement will provide stability to its licensing business | Deal could reopen European market to Oppo after sales halted. 24 January 2024
Patents
Articles published last year uncovered the alleged misappropriation from more than 20 years ago | Financial company claims Paypal had inauspicious origins but then built its successful business model through improper means. 24 January 2024
Standard essential patents
European Parliament prepares to vote on controversial proposals | Critics vent over ‘own goal’ and ‘failed’ attempts to improve ‘fundamentally flawed’ plans to regulate standard-essential patents. 23 January 2024
Copyright
Whether Disney can continue protecting early versions of Mickey Mouse will test the fundamental aspects of US copyright, predicts Gavin Strube of Greenspoon Marder. 23 January 2024
AI
Granted US patents rose slightly following decline in 2022 | Samsung had the most patents granted in the country with over 10,000 | EV-related tech drops out of top ten. 23 January 2024
Patents
En banc petition concerning obviousness-type double-patenting rejected by the Court of Appeals | Decision on patent term adjustment has been closely followed by pharma companies, NYIPLA, and AIPLA. 22 January 2024
Copyright
The Mechanical Licensing Collective will conduct audits of music streaming activity and payments under blanket licence from 2021 to 2023 | Any underpayments discovered in audits of nearly 50 service providers will be distributed to rights holders. 22 January 2024
Trademarks
A trial involving Chanel highlights the application of the ‘nominative fair use’ doctrine, a key defence in the realm of second hand reselling, says Zach Briers of Munger, Tolles & Olson. 22 January 2024
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