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Copyright
The US Supreme Court has delivered a splintered ruling against Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) in a major copyright case with Unicolors over the fast-fashion company’s use of a sweater pattern. 25 February 2022
Patents
Asian companies dominated Clarivate’s 2022 “Top 100 Global Innovators list”, making up 54 of the companies who filed the most patents last year, with US companies falling far short of their lead last year. 25 February 2022
Trademarks
Mattel has prevailed in its lawsuit with Chinese vendors selling counterfeit “Thomas the Tank Engine” toys on e-commerce sites Alibaba and AliExpress, scoring a $1.45 million default judgment. 24 February 2022
Patents
The country’s latest five-year plan for patent and trademark examinations focuses on quality, explain George Chan, Ricky Xing, and Judy Liu of Simmons & Simmons Intellectual Property Agency. 24 February 2022
Trademarks
The government of Andorra has failed to persuade an EU court that the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) erred in refusing to trademark a sign with the principality's name. 24 February 2022
Patents
The US Supreme Court has asked the Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar for her views on the grounds to appeal a decision of patent validity in patent litigation between Apple and Qualcomm. 23 February 2022
Patents
Activision Blizzard has settled a patent suit alleging that its popular games such as “World of Warcraft” and “Diablo” infringe on a company’s data patents. 23 February 2022
Copyright
TV networks including NBC and Comcast and an ice-skating duo have been accused of infringement over the use of a version of “The House of the Rising Sun” in a Beijing 2022 Olympic routine. 23 February 2022
Copyright
The Dehli High Court has rejected a bid from three researchers looking to intervene in a lawsuit that could see free academic research website Sci-Hub blocked in India. 22 February 2022
Influential Women in IP
As February marks LGBTQ History Month in the UK and parts of Europe, firms and companies must champion an inclusive environment, says Michael Hawkins of Noerr 22 February 2022
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