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Trademarks
The EU General Court has dismissed an appeal brought by Swedish luxury bed maker Hästens over a rejected fabric pattern trademark. 3 December 2019
Patents
Leaked US-UK trade documents show that the UK government “has stood up to the US” by committing to a geographical indication registration system despite pressure to drop the system, says the Chartered Institute of Trademark Attorneys Brexit negotiator. 2 December 2019
Copyright
Facebook has taken down a Conservative election advert that used BBC footage for infringing copyright after the public broadcaster complained that the material had been used out of context. 2 December 2019
Trademarks
US-based IP services provider Clarivate Analytics has acquired case law data company Darts-ip. 2 December 2019
Patents
The US auto and tech industries have urged the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold a district court’s antitrust ruling against chipmaker Qualcomm. 2 December 2019
Influential Women in IP
As well as targeting treatments for women’s health, femtech will be part of the movement towards personalised medicine for everyone, says Anna Jackson of Kirkland & Ellis. 2 December 2019
Patents
The English High Court has sided with Apple after ruling that a Conversant Wireless patent covering early smartphone capabilities is invalid as obvious. 29 November 2019
Trademarks
Most counterfeit products sold in the UK are purchased by consumers who are intentionally buying fake goods, a new report has claimed. 29 November 2019
Copyright
The lack of an ‘orphan work’ principle in Mexico’s copyright law is diluting the IP rights of the country’s unknown, lost or hidden authors, Marina Espitia Dager of Uhthoff, Gómez Vega & Uhthoff argues. 29 November 2019
Patents
Seoul Semiconductor is suing US lighting company Satco Products for allegedly infringing its LED lighting patents. 29 November 2019
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