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Patents
Intel has filed an antitrust lawsuit against a SoftBank Group-owned investment firm, which allegedly stockpiles “meritless patents” to use in litigation against technology companies. 23 October 2019
Trademarks
Kanye West has been unsuccessful in his attempt to register the phrase ‘Sunday Service’ as a trademark at the US Patent and Trademark Office, because the trademark is already taken. 23 October 2019
Copyright
The US House of Representatives has approved a controversial reform to copyright law that creates a new body to deal with small claims. 23 October 2019
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Popular YouTuber PewDiePie’s content has been banned in China after he reacted to a meme which compared the country’s leader to Winnie the Pooh. 22 October 2019
Patents
Shoemaker Skechers has branded Nike’s latest infringement suit against it as ‘bullying’ in a statement on Twitter. 22 October 2019
Trademarks
The number of trademarks registered for spirits soared 58% over the past two years in the UK, driven by a boom in ‘craft’ spirits, according to professional services firm RPC. 22 October 2019
Trademarks
Amazon has been successful in its bid to stop the registration of a trademark that it said would infringe earlier trademarks for its Amazon Spark mobile application. 22 October 2019
Copyright
The US National Music Publishers Association has called for greater scrutiny of Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok amid concerns over copyright infringement. 22 October 2019
Influential Women in IP
Crying at work and whether the work/life balance truly exists were just two of the topics discussed last week at WIPR’s Influential Women in IP in San Francisco. 22 October 2019
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Up to two-thirds of results returned by search engines, such as Google, lead consumers to websites that sell fake or possibly dangerous goods, according to a new report. 21 October 2019
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