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Trademarks
US court finds fault with PTO decision that mark is generic I Snapchat owner granted supplemental registration for ‘Spectacles’ initially. 1 October 2024
Trademarks
Experts from WIPO’s Hague Registry and in-house counsel shared tips on design rights best practice at Marques in Stockholm, writes Marisa Woutersen. 1 October 2024
Trademarks
Jennifer Godorn Wessman is leading efforts to protect the medtech company’s key assets. She sat down with WIPR to discuss her team’s challenges, expanding into new markets, and why lawyers are salespeople too. 1 October 2024
Artificial Intelligence
Hamburg Regional Court dismissed copyright case against LAION I Non-profit covered by provision that allows data mining for scientific purposes | Broader issue of images used for training genAI models remains open. 30 September 2024
Trademarks
The Marques conference saw senior counsel from the retail platform and the jeweller Pandora sharing a stage to discuss the counterfeits problem, reports Marisa Woutersen. 30 September 2024
Patents
A request by CRISPR scientists to withdraw their patents over allegations of mishandling by the EPO’s Boards of Appeals has thrust a ‘fundamentally unfair, uncertain system’ into sharp focus, finds Sarah Speight. 27 September 2024
Trademarks
Science can go to places that trademark attorneys won’t otherwise reach, discovers Marisa Woutersen at the Marques event in Sweden. 27 September 2024
Unified Patent Court
It has caused arguments, forced collaborations, and created new roles—is the Unified Patent Court behind the biggest shake-up of European patent firms ever? Muireann Bolger hears from lawyers at Vossius, EIP Amar, Kathar Augenstein, and others to find out. 27 September 2024
Careers
Firm hires former Dorsey & Whitney partner with expertise in branding and advertising for IP practice 27 September 2024
Unified Patent Court
Dispute between textile manufacturers hones in on court’s approach to damages and costs | Infringing act allegedly involves brief display of a machine at a trade show | Indian defendant says costs sum would ‘far exceed’ any damages. 26 September 2024
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