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Patents

IP dignitaries herald UPC launch with virtual ceremony

Antonio Campinos and Klaus Grabinski discussed innovation, accessibility, and the future during a live celebratory event.   2 June 2023

Trademarks

Ashurst hires former BBC IP lawyer in digital economy team

IP transactions expert is appointed head of UK IP to strengthen the firm’s digital economy practice.   2 June 2023

Patents

Fending off: how a giant guitar-shaped hotel struck a chord

An iconic hotel shaped like a guitar can be registered in the US as a three-dimensional trademark, despite initially being rejected as non-distinctive. The case proves that a striking design doesn’t guarantee trademark rights for building shapes, discovers Sarah Speight.   2 June 2023

Patents

UPC in the news: The court's most-read stories

With years of breaking developments, interviews and analysis to draw from, here are some of WIPR’s most-read UPC stories.   1 June 2023

Patents

‘A new dawn for patents’: the UPC opens its doors

A project decades in the making, the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent promise to change the European IP landscape, writes Marisa Woutersen.   1 June 2023

Copyright

Judge orders attorneys to declare non-use of AI

Texas judge issues order requiring all briefs to have not been created using generative AI tools | Platforms such as ChatGPT ‘make stuff up’ and are ‘unbound by any sense of duty, honour, or justice’, he said | EU hints at AI code of conduct 'within weeks'.   1 June 2023

Patents

UK patent litigation firm opens Dublin office to cater for UPC work

The move by the respected UK firm “consolidates the firm’s role” in the Unified Patent Court | All 14 partners admitted to practise in Ireland.   1 June 2023

Trademarks

Will the Washington Commanders make its mark?

The American football team has been rebuffed by the USPTO for its trademark application, following a series of reputation and branding issues. Can it make a comeback? It looks likely, finds Sarah Speight.   31 May 2023

Patents

Baker McKenzie bolsters IP practice with tech partner

The ex-Linklaters counsel with broad experience of IP-related acquisitions, including trademark and patent infringement litigation, joins the firm's London office.   31 May 2023

Patents

Enlarged Board of Appeal tackles entitlement to priority

Oral hearings on the EPO’s competency to assess an issue suggest that the board is unlikely to upset the apple cart, explain Jamie Atkins and Abi Heath of Kilburn & Strode.   31 May 2023

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