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Patents
There are large gaps in the data available on global patents, and countries signed up to the Patent Cooperation Treaty are not being active in addressing the problem, as Willem Lagemaat of Lighthouse IP reports. 17 April 2018
Patents
US Supreme Court justices voiced their concerns over recovery of damages in multiple countries during oral arguments in a case concerning lost patent profits outside the US. 17 April 2018
Copyright
Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson has secured $19.2 million in statutory damages in a trademark clash with t-shirt designer SunFrog, in what is Harley-Davidson’s largest-ever trademark infringement win. 17 April 2018
Copyright
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton has opened its eleventh US office—in Dallas, Texas. 17 April 2018
Patents
Attorneys drafting CRISPR patent applications in Europe may need to ensure there is relevant data to support the application if patentability relies on a specific technical effect associated with the CRISPR system used. Cath Coombes of HGF reports. 17 April 2018
Trademarks
Brewery MillerCoors has filed a counterclaim against competitor Stone Brewing’s allegations of trademark infringement, arguing that it was the first company to use the word ‘Stone’ in the beer market. 16 April 2018
Patents
The fingerprint authentication methods featured in some of Samsung’s phones contain software that infringes patents owned by a data encryption firm, according to a claim filed earlier this month. 16 April 2018
Copyright
Akerman has strengthened its Chicago office with IP litigators Timothy Sendek, the former leader of Lathrop Gage’s IP litigation team, and Darrick Hooker from Lewis Brisbois. 16 April 2018
Patents
Today, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in WesternGeco v Ion Geophysical, a case concerning lost patent profits occurring outside the US. WIPR outlines the key issues and what’s at stake. 16 April 2018
Copyright
Singer Bruno Mars and record producer Mark Ronson have agreed with the representatives of 1980s electro-funk band Collage to dismiss a copyright dispute. 16 April 2018
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