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The European Union Intellectual Property Office has extended its deadlines until May 1 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. 16 March 2020
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Microsoft’s LinkedIn has asked the US Supreme Court to allow the networking platform to block third-parties from “scraping” data publicly available on its users’ profiles. 16 March 2020
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Technology company Broadcom has accused Netflix of causing a decline in the demand for traditional cable services requiring set-top boxes, in a patent infringement lawsuit filed late last week. 16 March 2020
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Microsoft is suing unnamed actors for using and creating the “Necurs botnet,” a large network of computers deliberately infecting millions of devices and then sending spam emails, which the software giant claims damages its reputation. 16 March 2020
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The International Trademark Association will hold its 2020 annual meeting at a US venue in November. 13 March 2020
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The Wikimedia Foundation and the global online library Internet Archive are seeking a declaration in a California court that their websites do not infringe several predictive text-related patents held by software developer WordLogic. 13 March 2020
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Several UK law enforcement bodies working in collaboration have seized counterfeit goods worth over £7.5 million during a huge operation in Manchester, northern England, leading to the arrest of 15 people. 13 March 2020
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As the world enters the 5G era, fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory access to the patents behind the revolutionary technology will become one of the most important issues in IP. 13 March 2020
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The Bank of Oklahoma has hit cannabis dispensary Dank of Oklahoma with a trademark infringement suit, accusing the dispensary of intending to “play on and capture the good will of” the bank. 13 March 2020
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One of the world’s leading fashion brands has been castigated by a British comedian for enforcing its trademarks too aggressively. Rebecca Anderson-Smith of Mewburn Ellis explores the lessons for brands. 12 March 2020
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