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The UK’s ratification of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement will have to wait until after the election of the next government. 2 May 2017
Patents
ASML, a manufacturer of semiconductor lithography systems, has bitten back at Japan-based Nikon with a series of patent infringement claims. 2 May 2017
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the invalidation of a patent under the Alice standard, resulting in a win for Nintendo of America, the US subsidiary of games maker Nintendo. 2 May 2017
Copyright
IP enforcement is lacking in “virtually” all of the countries on the US’s priority watch list, according to the Office of the US Trade Representative in its "2017 Special 301 Report". 2 May 2017
Copyright
Khloé Kardashian has become tangled up in a copyright row over a photo she posted on Instagram. 28 April 2017
Copyright
China’s police solved 17,000 cases involving IP infringement in 2016, according to Shen Changyu, head of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO). 28 April 2017
Trademarks
Battery producer Duracell has accused a Missouri-based wholesaler of illegally importing and distributing grey market versions of its well-known copper-top alkaline batteries. 28 April 2017
Copyright
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has launched a S$1 billion ($716.6 million) innovation fund with private equity firm Makara Capital. 28 April 2017
Patents
Goldberg Segalla has appointed Chandran Iyer as chair of its IP practice group. 28 April 2017
Jurisdiction reports
When a company receives a letter accusing it of patent infringement, or has been named as a defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit, the reactions of its management can be quite varied. Some will express emotional reactions such as “that patent is invalid and should never have been granted” or “there is no way that we infringe”. While there may ultimately be truth in such beliefs, they provide little value overall. 28 April 2017
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