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White men dominate the lower federal courts, while women and people of colour remain severely underrepresented at the US Court of Appeals and the US district courts levels, according to a new diversity report. 18 February 2020
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EIP has hired Colin Lobban, who joins from an in-house role at Dyson, as a partner. 18 February 2020
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The International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition has cancelled its upcoming annual conference in Singapore, as the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak continues to disrupt IP conference season. 17 February 2020
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Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet has fallen short in a trademark dispute with a Chinese company over its luxury ‘Royal Oak’ brand at the UK Intellectual Property Office. 17 February 2020
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South Korean battery maker LG Chem has been handed an early victory in its dispute with rival SK Innovation over battery technology for electric vehicles. 17 February 2020
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An Illinois jury has awarded communications company Motorola Solutions $764.6 million in its trade secret and copyright infringement case against China-based Hytera Communications. 17 February 2020
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The International Trademark Association’s 2020 annual meeting will not go ahead in Singapore, and will be instead be held in a US venue in “May or June”, the organisation has announced. 15 February 2020
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Huawei and its chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou have been hit by racketeering and theft of trade secrets charges, as the US expands and intensifies its attacks on the Chinese telecoms giant. 14 February 2020
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There is a greater breadth of IP rights available in the cannabis sector than many businesses potentially realise, said the co-chairs of Chicago IP firm McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff’s new specialised cannabis practice. 14 February 2020
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Google has escaped a patent infringement lawsuit after the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that data servers do not constitute a “place of business” in the district where the complaint was filed. 14 February 2020
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