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Law firms praised by Stonewall for LGBT+ inclusion efforts

Nine law firms including Allen & Overy, Dentons and Hogan Lovells have been recognised in Stonewall’s Top Global Employers list for 2020, which ranks 17 leading companies for their efforts in advancing LGBT+ inclusion in the workplace.   24 September 2020

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WIPO publishes free court rulings database

The World Intellectual Property Organization has unveiled a free database of major IP decisions from around the world.   24 September 2020

Patents

CIA unveils first federal lab to protect IP

The US Central Intelligence Agency has launched its own federal lab and research and development branch.   24 September 2020

Trademarks

Aldi’s BBQ trademark rejected by EU court

German supermarket Aldi can’t claim exclusive trademark rights for a “BBQ Barbecue Season” logo, an EU court has ruled.   24 September 2020

Patents

Orrick boosts tech transactions team

Orrick has strengthened its tech transactions team with the addition of an Arnold & Porter partner in Washington, DC.   24 September 2020

Trademarks

INTA unveils WIPO and Disney keynotes for annual meeting

The World Intellectual Property Organization’s incoming director general and a former Disney vice president will deliver keynote addresses during the International Trademark Association’s annual meeting later this year.   23 September 2020

Patents

Dabus creator loses AI inventor patent appeal

Physicist Stephen Thaler has failed in his bid to establish his creativity machine, Dabus, as an inventor under the Patent Act, following the dismissal of his appeal by the English High Court.   23 September 2020

Trademarks

‘Toy Story 4’ character infringes Evil Knievel IP: suit

Keanu Reeves’ stuntman character Duke Caboom in Disney’s “Toy Story 4” has appropriated the late Evel Knievel’s likeness and trademarks, according to a new suit.   23 September 2020

Patents

Developments in patent venue law in the aftermath of TC Heartland

The US Supreme Court’s groundbreaking three-year-old ruling on patent venues has led to increasing challenges to legal requirements from creative defendants, as Jonathan Rubenstein and Patrick Plassio of Baker Botts explain.   23 September 2020

Copyright

USPTO official named as new Copyright Office head

The US Library of Congress has appointed top US Patent and Trademark Office official Shira Perlmutter as the new register of copyrights.   22 September 2020

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