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Patents
The US Supreme Court yesterday confirmed that inter partes reviews do not violate the US Constitution, but lawyers have told WIPR that more challenges to the IPR should be expected. 25 April 2018
Patents
In a much-awaited judgment the US Supreme Court has confirmed that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) cannot choose to review only some challenged claims in an inter partes review—it must assess them all. 24 April 2018
Patents
Inter partes reviews do not violate the US Constitution and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board has authority to invalidate patents. 24 April 2018
Copyright
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) has dismissed an attempt to ban an application that blocks online advertising, confirming that the software does not fall foul of unfair competition regulations or copyright law. 24 April 2018
Trademarks
The EU General Court has affirmed decisions that the signature word mark and logo belonging to HP Hewlett Packard Group are distinctive. 24 April 2018
Trademarks
Is Adidas blurring the lines of trademark protection in its quest to enforce its three stripes? Eric Fingerhut and Scott Yackey of Dykema investigate. 24 April 2018
Trademarks
Sportswear brand Under Armour has succeeded in its opposition of two trademarks at the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO). 24 April 2018
Copyright
Naruto, a Macaque monkey, lacks standing to sue for copyright infringement, according to a ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 24 April 2018
Patents
Despite attempts to clear up the rules around FRAND licensing in Europe and the US, there is still much complexity and dispute, as WIPR reports. 24 April 2018
Patents
Mewburn Ellis has appointed Paul Dunne, a patent attorney in the firm’s Bristol office, as partner. 24 April 2018
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