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Influential Women in IP
The three initiatives involve tie-ups with organisations that focus on the retention and advancement of black attorneys at law firms; increasing the pipeline of students of colour pursuing legal careers; and promoting equity in education. 22 December 2020
Copyright
A $2.3 trillion spending bill passed by the US Congress yesterday will see sweeping changes to US IP law, including a controversial new law that makes unauthorised commercial streaming of copyrighted material a felony. 22 December 2020
Copyright
Streaming platform Netflix has settled a copyright dispute which centred on the emotional changes of fictional character Sherlock Holmes. 22 December 2020
Patents
The digital streaming company will not have to re-litigate MV3's patent infringement suit that had gone in Roku's favour at trial. 22 December 2020
Copyright
Austrian shoe company Giesswein Walkwaren infringed a registered community design held by sustainable fashion brand Rothy’s but did not copy its unregistered community design, in a dispute over Giesswein's “pointy flat” range. 21 December 2020
Patents
Nokia must pay €1.67 billion ($2bn) to impose an injunction against Daimler, according to a German appeals court—more than 90 times higher than the amount ($22m) suggested by a lower court earlier this year. 21 December 2020
Copyright
The full impact of Brexit will be felt when, on December 31, 2020, the transitional period of the UK’s departure from the European Union comes to an end—raising questions for IP rights owners and practitioners alike. 21 December 2020
Patents
Koninklijke Philips NV filed a spate of suits against six companies at the District Court for the District of Delaware yesterday, December 17, accusing them of infringing its 3G and 4G wireless standard-essential patents. 18 December 2020
Copyright
An advocate general of the Court of Justice of the European Union yesterday opined in a copyright dispute involving erotic films being shared via peer-to-peer file sharing software BitTorrent. 18 December 2020
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