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Trademarks
The US Patent and Trademark Office has outlined its new administrative process for investigating “suspicious” trademark applications in a notice published today, January 5. 5 January 2022
Copyright
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has overturned a district court’s decision to certify class status for musicians and composers suing the recording archive Wolfgang’s Vault for copyright infringement. 5 January 2022
Patents
The Canadian government will be able to pursue its allegations of plant patent infringement against two US fruit companies at trial, a federal court in Washington has determined. 5 January 2022
Patents
A duo of cases from the Federal Circuit has added complexities to the drafting of patent applications for antibody inventions, explain Hailey Bureau of BSKB and Olayinka Oladele of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law. 5 January 2022
Patents
AutoStore’s claim that an Ocado robotics patent was obtained through inequitable conduct is “too vague” to stand, a US judge has ruled. 4 January 2022
Copyright
Netflix, Disney and hundreds of other media companies will join a new international anti-piracy coalition to curb the illegal distribution of anime, manga and related media. 4 January 2022
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A ruling by the EU’s highest court involving unofficial sportscar kits is good news for designers, says Margherita Banfi of Allen & Overy. 4 January 2022
Copyright
The US Copyright Office has revealed more about how the new streamlined board will operate. Jason Bloom and Michael Lambert of Haynes Boone outline the details. 4 January 2022
Patents
In a patent dispute involving LG, soon-to-retire Federal Circuit judge Kathleen O’Malley has criticised her fellow judges in a dissent, after they decided to not rehear the case. 24 December 2021
Patents
The US Department of Justice’s draft policy on standard-essential patent negotiations seems uncontroversial, but foreshadows choppier waters ahead for owners, finds Alex Baldwin. 24 December 2021
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