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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a victory for social media site Twitter. 15 May 2017
Trademarks
Deadmau5, a Canadian record producer whose real name is Joel Zimmerman, has hit back with a counterclaim in a trademark clash over his cat. 15 May 2017
Patents
The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board has come a long way since being branded “a death squad” for patents, and litigants should take note of several best practices to enhance their likelihood of winning there. WIPR speaks to two former judges to find out more. 15 May 2017
Patents
Artificial intelligence can have many benefits for companies specialising in IP management, even if they have been slow to adopt it, says Volker Spitz
of Brandstock in an interview with WIPR. 12 May 2017
Jurisdiction reports
On March 24, 2017, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court ruled on a case in which Apple Computer Trading (Shanghai), a subsidiary of Apple, and Beijing Zoomflight Telecommunications Equipment had sued the Beijing Intellectual Property Office and Shenzhen Baili Marketing Services as a third party. The court’s decision revoked an administrative ruling by the office and affirmed that Apple Shanghai and Zoomflight did not infringe Baili’s design patent at issue. 12 May 2017
Patents
Weight Watchers, which sells various products to help with weight loss, has sued a British couple for trademark and patent infringement over their weight loss help app. 12 May 2017
Patents
Statements made by a patent owner during an inter partes review can be used to narrow the scope of the patent in court proceedings, according to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 12 May 2017
Patents
Patent litigation in the US declined in 2016, continuing a downward trend from the high point reached in 2013, according to professional services firm PwC. 12 May 2017
Patents
The US judge overhearing a trade secrets and patent infringement clash between Waymo, formerly Google’s self-driving car division, and Uber has referred the suit to federal prosecutors. 12 May 2017
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The Milan local division of the Unified Patent Court is nearly ready to start work and, if after Brexit a central division seat of the court is taken away from London, the city could easily replace it, says Elena Martini of Martini Manna Avvocati. 11 May 2017
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