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Careers

Ex-Clifford Chance tech counsel joins White & Case

White & Case appoints tech partner in London office | In-house experience at Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Tesco, and Sony Interactive Entertainment.   3 December 2024

Artificial Intelligence

AI patent eligibility case heads to UK Supreme Court

Court agrees to hear case on patent eligibility of artificial neural networks | Appeal grant stems from earlier ruling confirming ANNs not patentable under UK law | Case marks the second time Supreme Court will address AI and patenability.   2 December 2024

Careers

Paul Hastings reinforces London office with high-tech patent litigator

Former EIP partner joins IP and technology practice | New London hire is known for high-stakes, cross-border patent litigation   2 December 2024

Trademarks

No Pho: How a public backlash saw a restaurant rescind a valuable trademark

The Vietnamese food chain serves up lessons for businesses trying to protect an undistinctive mark amid a social media pile-on, says Mauro Paiano of Shakespeare Martineau.   2 December 2024

Patents

Bitter blow for Coca-Cola as sweetener patent revoked in Europe

Danone and Norwegian firm opposition leads EPO to revoke drink formulation patent | Board rules patent for “rare” sugar D-psicose paired with sweetener Rebaudioside M lacks inventive step on appeal.   29 November 2024

Patents

On our radar…

News from around the world that you may have missed, including Tesla, a UPC opt-outs ruling, and Netflix’s Tiger King saga.   29 November 2024

Patents

Making sense of US subject matter eligibility for AI businesses

Despite the fast-moving situation, there is plenty of scope within USPTO guidance to obtain AI patents, explains Zack Higbee of Alston & Bird.   29 November 2024

Trademarks

Gibson targets ‘Trump’ guitars after separate $18m fakes bust

Iconic US guitar brand tries to block instruments sold at $11,500 with Trump’s signature | Unsigned ‘Presidential Series’ versions have ‘Donald J. Trump’ inlaid on the neck | Customs earlier made ‘largest ever’ seizure of 3,000 counterfeit Gibsons.   28 November 2024

Trade secrets

Judge grants Citi restraining order against former banker in secrets suit

California court bans former law firm banker from accessing Citi’s confidential information at new employer | Bank alleged ex-employee emailed ‘high cash client’ with purported better offer.   28 November 2024

Diversity

‘There’s real money here’: Meta, Lenovo reveal gender-based inventor stats

Quadrupling inventorship numbers and doubling women inventors could boost US GDP by 4.5% says USPTO and Diversity Pledge leader | 50 companies sign up to transparency initiative | Untapped women inventors could generate half a trillion dollars.   28 November 2024

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