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Members of an association of French publishers will receive remuneration from Google when their content is re-used, according to an agreement announced on Google France’s blog on Thursday, January 21. 25 January 2021
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The legal sector has been mulling the legacy of Andrei Iancu as he confirmed this week that his three-year term as head of the world’s biggest national IP office had come to an end. 22 January 2021
Patents
Chevron has prevailed in an oil lubricant patent dispute with a joint subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell and ExxonMobil, which unsuccessfully tried to raise an Arthrex-based challenge to the invalidation of its patent. 22 January 2021
Patents
The US Patent and Trademark Office engaged in “impermissible and unequal discussions” with information technology company Epsilon before awarding it a $47 million contract, according to the Government Accountability Office. 22 January 2021
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An 8 New Square barrister who specialises in IP has been appointed as a High Court judge in England and Wales. 21 January 2021
Trademarks
An association of Cypriot Halloumi producers has lost a long-running trademark battle at the EU General Court, which upheld a decision by the EU Intellectual Property Office allowing a rival to trademark a cheese product. 21 January 2021
Trademarks
The Second Chamber of the EU General Court yesterday, January 20, upheld a trademark appeal brought by vegan food brand Oatly, overturning an earlier decision by the European Union Intellection Property Office. 21 January 2021
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For many law firms, reciprocal arrangements with firms in other jurisdictions are a vital element of their IP business. 21 January 2021
Patents
US Patent and Trademark Office director Andrei Iancu confirmed his resignation with a rallying call for an end to state-sponsored theft and reform of patent eligibility. 20 January 2021
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The outgoing Trump administration has granted a full pardon to Anthony Levandowski, the former head of Google’s self-driving vehicle division, who was sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing trade secrets last year. 20 January 2021
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