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South Africa has become the first country to grant a patent to an artificial intelligence, recognising AI solution DABUS as an inventor. 28 July 2021
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision to invalidate a Qualcomm patent for not giving the company the chance to respond to key claims in an oral hearing. 28 July 2021
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General Motors (GM) has sued Ford, alleging that Ford’s “BlueCruise” hands-free driver technology infringes its own system, Super Cruise. 28 July 2021
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We’re now seeing the first batch of decisions implementing the EPO’s 2020 rules on the admittance of new evidence during appeal proceedings. Diego Alonso-Martinez and Wannes Weymiens of NLO report on what patent owners and opponents need to know. 27 July 2021
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Cloud management company SkyKick will take an English Court of Appeal judgment in favour of UK broadcast giant Sky to the Supreme Court. 27 July 2021
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Wearable fitness-tracker company Fitbit has defeated a patent challenge from Philips North America, a maker of connected-health technologies. 27 July 2021
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Following decades of pressure and criticism from the Native American community, a major US league baseball team has confirmed that it will change its name from Cleveland Indians to Cleveland Guardians 26 July 2021
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Amid mounting speculation over the uncertainty caused by the US Supreme Court decision’s landmark decision in US v Arthrex, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has posted several updates issuing guidance. But lawyers tell WIPR that some key questions remain. 26 July 2021
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed two prior patent invalidation rulings from the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) owned by chemical company Chemours. 26 July 2021
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Tencent-owned mobile developer Supercell Games and Japanese games company Gree have agreed to settle all matters in an ongoing patent infringement dispute. 23 July 2021
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