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Broadcom’s reported $130 billion takeover bid for Qualcomm may depend on Qualcomm and Apple resolving their patent dispute, while the deal could have a wider IP impact, according to lawyers. 7 November 2017
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IP Europe, an alliance of small and medium-sized companies originally co-founded by Ericsson, has announced its opposition to the European Commission’s current draft of the communication on standard-essential patents. 7 November 2017
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The US Patent and Trademark Office has signed patent search agreements with both the Japan Patent Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office. 7 November 2017
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The US Supreme Court has refused to hear a smartphone patent dispute between Samsung and Apple. 7 November 2017
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IP law firm Agency Firma and patent boutique Piin have merged to create Firma, which has full patent capabilities. 7 November 2017
Copyright
The producer of “The Cosby Show”, the Carsey-Werner Company, has hit broadcaster the BBC with a copyright infringement lawsuit. 7 November 2017
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Fish & Richardson has appointed former McDermott Will & Emery partner Brian Gaff as principal of the firm’s litigation practice in its Boston office. 7 November 2017
Trademarks
A majority of WIPR readers have disagreed with the EU General Court’s finding that a trademark application for ‘Skylite’ was confusingly similar to registrations for ‘Sky’. 6 November 2017
Copyright
Internet entrepreneur and Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has reached a settlement with police in New Zealand over a raid on his home in 2012. 6 November 2017
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Last week we reported on some important court rulings from the US and the UK, including cases featuring the London black cab and an Eli Lilly blockbuster drug. Below we explain why four of them matter. 6 November 2017
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