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Former US Patent and Trademark Office director Andrei Iancu has rejoined Californian firm Irell & Manella as a partner. 7 April 2021
Patents
Securing rights for fintech inventions is a notoriously tricky task, with a path to patentability made less obvious with common rejections. 7 April 2021
Copyright
The US Supreme Court put its weight behind fair use, leaving the protection of software for another day, says Victor Johnson of Dykema. 7 April 2021
Influential Women in IP
The dearth of women in senior positions in law continues to be a pressing issue throughout Latin America, but positive strides are being made in Argentina. Raquel Flanzbaum of Ojam Bullrich Flanzbaum reports. 7 April 2021
Influential Women in IP
Jill Goldman, vice president and senior counsel II, IP & contracts at the American Bankers Association, explains how an open mind and acceptance of change can lead to a rewarding career. 7 April 2021
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Innovating companies need a robust system that prevents misuse of trade secrets and responds quickly when a breach is discovered, says Hannah Netherton, partner in employment law at CMS. 6 April 2021
Copyright
By leaning on unusual analogies the US Supreme Court has created unsettling precedents for software developers, argues Bill Frankel of Brinks Gilson & Lione. 6 April 2021
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Withers & Rogers has appointed Fiona McBride as its new chair and Zoe Bailey as its head of strategic operations. 6 April 2021
Trademarks
Nike has succeeded in halting the sale of Brooklyn art collective MSCHF’s ‘Satan Shoes’. 6 April 2021
Copyright
Google has emerged victorious from its long-running copyright dispute with Oracle after the US Supreme Court ruled that the tech company’s use of a computer code constituted “fair use”. 6 April 2021
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