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Trademarks
Opposition Division concludes that luxury fashion brand has not acquired trademark reputation in Europe | Thom Browne had objected to mark owned by China-based company in 2022 | Distinctiveness in the EU argument fails to win over examiners. 23 February 2024
Copyright
Top court in the US addresses circuit split over Copyright Act statute | Music producer wants damages from Warner to be backdated more than 10 years, during which time he was jailed for drug dealing | Damages issue is ‘critical’ for copyright damages, say lawyers. 22 February 2024
Copyright
Actor Barry Tubb files lawsuit against Paramount Pictures over photo shown in movie | Accuses the film company of knowingly using his image without permission in the sequel | Claims of misappropriation and economic loss. 22 February 2024
Careers
Joshua Pond is eighth partner to join IP litigation practice since start of last year | Former Crowell & Moring partner is known for ITC Section 337 investigations. 22 February 2024
Patents
South Korean tech company avoids the largest damages claim in US history | Jury decision ends four-year dispute over semiconductor tech patents | Wilful damages bid could have landed Samsung with damages of more than $12bn. 21 February 2024
Patents
Automaker is latest to sign up to Avanci’s 5G Vehicle programme | All Volkswagen brands will have access to patented technologies essential for 5G connectivity | Patent pool now claims 25 car brands as members, including GM, BMW and Hyundai. 21 February 2024
Copyright
Decision follows attempts by the ISP to reverse what it described as “a travesty” and a “miscarriage of justice” | Controversial award was reported to be the largest ever against an infringer in a similar situation to Cox—by a factor of 40. 21 February 2024
Patents
Report finds declarations to ETSI increase ‘exponentially’ in four years, but number of truly essential 5G granted patents are limited | Huawei and Qualcomm top list of 5G declared families | Average quality of owned patents varies ‘significantly’. 20 February 2024
Artificial Intelligence
Office intends to sign five-year contract with Accenture Federal Services | Deal includes maintenance of patent search AI capabilities and enhancements to system. 20 February 2024
Trademarks
A dispute between cleaning companies saw the Court of Appeal depart from CJEU jurisprudence to clarify when acquiescence starts to run, say Andrea Carrera and Jennifer Bryant of Fieldfisher. 20 February 2024
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