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Australian Federal Court judges are prepared to expedite patent disputes when they are satisfied that the commercial reality requires it, and to use case management strategies to avoid foreseeable litigation quagmires. While there is no “rocket docket” in Australia, we have seen complex pharma patent disputes set down for hearing within five, ten and 11 months of filing in the New South Wales and Victorian registries. 10 November 2021
Copyright
Yesterday, November 9, lawyers for the Mail on Sunday argued that a personal letter at the centre of Meghan Markle’s privacy and copyright case against the UK newspaper had been written “with publication in mind.” 10 November 2021
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This session will explore how the UK court exercises its discretion to find creative solutions in patent disputes: 9 November 2021
Copyright
The US Supreme Court has scrutinised a major copyright dispute between H&M and Unicolors, after finding faults with a judgment handed down by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit last year. 9 November 2021
Trademarks
Amendments to Mexico’s IP laws came into force on August 10, 2018, and made declarations of use mandatory upon renewing all trademark registrations. 9 November 2021
Patents
Chinese lighting company Zhejiang Super Lighting Electric Appliance has been awarded more than $14 million over the infringement of three patents related to its LED lighting tube patents. 9 November 2021
Copyright
Video game maker Atari has lost its copyright infringement suit with online marketplace, Redbubble, over clothing that featured a logo and art from classic video games. 8 November 2021
Trademarks
Facebook enabled the infringement of the trademarks of Diego Maradona, by failing to remove an Instagram page dedicated to the late soccer legend, a lawsuit filed in Florida has alleged. 8 November 2021
Trademarks
On July 7, 2021, the General Court ruled for the first time on an EU sound trademark in the form of an audio file, submitted by Ardagh Metal Beverage Holdings. 8 November 2021
Patents
The English High Court has dismissed a bid from several Chinese mobile companies arguing that litigation over standard-essential patents brought by Nokia should be stayed due to parallel proceedings in China. 5 November 2021
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