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The UK’s exit from the EU, its ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement, and Donald’s Trump presidency are the most important intellectual property developments expected in 2017. 9 January 2017
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A US district judge has dismissed a long-running copyright dispute concerning music artists Justin Bieber and Usher, centring on their hit song “Somebody to Love”. 9 January 2017
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Footwear designer Deckers Outdoor Corporation has taken on retailer H&M in a patent and trade dress infringement claim centring on UGG boots. 9 January 2017
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The US International Trade Commission has voted to investigate whether certain flash memory devices infringe patents owned by Memory Technologies, a subsidiary of non-practising entity Pendrell Corporation. 9 January 2017
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Law firm Alston & Bird has promoted Shri Abhyankar, Xavier Brandwajn, Christopher Douglas and Matthew Howell in the firm’s intellectual property litigation and IP patent prosecution groups. 9 January 2017
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On August 1, 2016, amendments to the Austrian Patent Act and Trademark Act (and related IP acts) were published concerning an additional institution that had been attached to the Austrian Patent Office (APO). This partial legal body was created in 1992 to assist the APO with some matters. However, the body now ceases to exist and all services (eg, providing similarity searches in the course of a trademark application) are again provided by the APO as a sovereign administration. 8 January 2017
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An investigation by the London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit has seen a UK man sentenced for selling counterfeit goods online. 6 January 2017
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The director of the US Patent and Trademark Office has praised the intellectual property initiatives of President Barack Obama’s administration in a report released by the organisation. 6 January 2017
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US media companies Paramount Pictures and CBS Studios are preparing to argue a copyright infringement case centring on a crowdfunded “Star Trek” film before a jury, after a judge set the hearing in motion. 6 January 2017
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China’s intellectual property courts have accepted 30,309 cases in the two years since their establishment, according to China-based IPRAction. 6 January 2017
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