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Zimbabwe should simplify its IP laws to benefit inventors, a government official has said in the run-up to an IP conference in the country. 5 November 2019
Trademarks
An insurance company is trying to invalidate T-Mobile’s parent company’s claim to exclusive rights over the colour pink. 5 November 2019
Patents
The US Supreme Court yesterday passed over the opportunity to hear an appeal brought by Charter Communications division Time Warner Cable, leaving the company with a hefty damages bill for infringing five-voice over internet protocol patents. 5 November 2019
Copyright
The English High Court has ruled that hyperlinking to radio stations that are not licensed for broadcast in the UK amounts to copyright infringement. 4 November 2019
Patents
Small and medium enterprises that have registered IP rights earn almost 32% higher revenues per employee compared to SMEs that do not, a new report shows. 4 November 2019
Trademarks
Australia’s national IP office has extended its library in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s online database to trademarks and designs, in what it says is a world first. 4 November 2019
Trademarks
Bentley Motors, has lost a trademark infringement dispute with a small, family-run clothing company. 4 November 2019
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday, October 31 ruled that the appointment and oversight of the US Patent and Trademark Office patent review judges was unconstitutional, and expanded the powers of the office’s director to resolve the problem. 1 November 2019
Influential Women in IP
The US Patent and Trademark Office has asked Congress for greater data-gathering powers in order to address a “dearth of information” on the participation of minorities in the patent system. 1 November 2019
Copyright
A celebrity photography agency is suing Katy Perry for $150,000 after the US singer posted a paparazzi shot of herself dressed as Hilary Clinton to her Instagram in 2016. 1 November 2019
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