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Patents
The acting director of the US Patent and Trademark Office Drew Hirshfeld has agreed for the first time to review a final written decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) after being given oversight over the board’s rulings in the Supreme Court’s Arthrex decision. 4 November 2021
Trademarks
In 2011, ICM Registry launched a groundbreaking domain blocking service that allowed trademark owners to defensively block their marks from public registration in the .xxx namespace, commonly referred to as ‘Sunrise B’ registrations. 4 November 2021
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American big cat rights activist Carole Baskin has lost a bid to halt the launch of “Tiger King 2” on Netflix over the “unauthorised” use of footage of her in the upcoming documentary. 3 November 2021
Copyright
Spain is the latest country to adopt the EU’s new copyright directive, which allows publishers to negotiate rates to rehost their news on search engines and social media websites. 3 November 2021
Patents
The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board's dependency on trial dates to help it determine whether to apply the controversial NHK-Fintiv rule to inter partes review petitions is flawed, according to research. 3 November 2021
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Spruson & Ferguson Australia and Shelston IP have combined to create the largest IP firm in Australia. 2 November 2021
Patents
The Delhi High Court in India has extended its deadline for inviting opinions on proposed rules concerning its new IP division, in the wake of the dismantling of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board. 2 November 2021
Trademarks
The US Supreme Court won’t reconsider a precedential ruling on trade dress protection against the makers of Pocky biscuits. 2 November 2021
Copyright
Japanese Manga publisher Shueisha has asked technology company Google and internet service provider Hurricane Electric to disclose information about alleged copyright infringers to assist it in bringing a lawsuit against the perpetrators in Japan. 2 November 2021
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Uncovering the demographics of diversity trends within UK and US law firms. To what extent have financial compensation, credit and policies on utilisation rates boosted racial and gender equity? What is the current disparity between entry and partnership levels? Despite all the push for change, what are law firms still lacking? What measures still need to be put in place to drive race and gender equality? 2 November 2021
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