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Litigators should pay close attention to a recent decision from the US International Trade Commission, Smith Brittingham of Finnegan writes. 18 December 2020
Patents
India’s Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA) has urged the chief justice of India to appoint more women judges to the country’s high courts. 17 December 2020
Patents
A Wuhan court has upheld an anti-suit injunction granted in favour of Xiaomi against InterDigital, among the first of its kind issued by a Chinese court. 17 December 2020
Trademarks
The European Union Intellectual Property Office’s board of appeal erred by failing to accept a trademark attorney’s declaration that he missed a deadline due to a severe illness, the third chamber of the EU General Court ruled yesterday, December 16. 17 December 2020
Patents
Mainland China has become a prominent contributor to the alcoholic beverage industry, filing more alcohol-related inventions and trademark applications than any other country. 17 December 2020
Trademarks
French banking group BNP Paribas has prevailed in a UK trademark dispute with fintech start-up Cryptopay over the rights to the ‘Cpay’ brand. 16 December 2020
Copyright
Proposed EU legislative reforms would require greater transparency around the removal of illegal content online, but fall short of monitoring or filtering obligations. 16 December 2020
Influential Women in IP
US Senators have suggested that women continue to be excluded from patent bar membership due to systemic bias, and have urged the United States Patent and Trademark Office to review the requirements to sit for the bar exam. 16 December 2020
Copyright
Mayer Brown has strengthened its IP practice in New York with the addition of litigator Paul Fakler. 16 December 2020
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Online commerce platforms Alibaba, Amazon, eBay have avoided inclusion on the European Commission’s 2020 watch list of counterfeiting and piracy hotspots, despite a number of nominations from stakeholders. 16 December 2020
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