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With the help of statistics and client comments, WIPR profiles some of the major players in the patent search industry and examines what makes them stand out. 15 October 2018
Patents
The European Patent Office yesterday announced the appointment of three new vice presidents. 12 October 2018
Trademarks
Women’s sportwear brand Fabletics, which was co-founded by actress Kate Hudson, has accused California-based competitor Fabcrate of trademark infringement. 12 October 2018
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China has claimed that the US’s allegations of weak IP protection in China are “groundless and untenable”. 12 October 2018
Patents
Microsoft appears to have made peace with open source software after this week joining the Open Invention Network, a shared “defensive patent pool” with the mission to protect Linux. 12 October 2018
Trademarks
Three recent decisions involving a trademark dispute between a member and a former member of English rock band Deep Purple have created potential problems for all post-grant trademark invalidity proceedings based on bad faith, a lawyer has claimed. 12 October 2018
Patents
EU standards-setting organisations have today published six principles on the licensing of standard-essential patents in the realm of 5G and the internet of things. 11 October 2018
Trademarks
The EU General Court yesterday upheld an earlier decision to refuse a trademark opposition surrounding adhesive tape on the ground of insufficient evidence. 11 October 2018
Patents
Clinton Brannon has joined Williams Mullen as a partner after spending nearly eight years at Mayer Brown. 11 October 2018
Patents
The Phillips claim construction rule will replace the “broadest reasonable interpretation” standard in America Invents Act proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, it has been confirmed. 11 October 2018
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