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Patents
The fingerprint authentication methods featured in some of Samsung’s phones contain software that infringes patents owned by a data encryption firm, according to a claim filed earlier this month. 16 April 2018
Copyright
Akerman has strengthened its Chicago office with IP litigators Timothy Sendek, the former leader of Lathrop Gage’s IP litigation team, and Darrick Hooker from Lewis Brisbois. 16 April 2018
Patents
Today, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in WesternGeco v Ion Geophysical, a case concerning lost patent profits occurring outside the US. WIPR outlines the key issues and what’s at stake. 16 April 2018
Copyright
Singer Bruno Mars and record producer Mark Ronson have agreed with the representatives of 1980s electro-funk band Collage to dismiss a copyright dispute. 16 April 2018
Patents
Disagreements over FRAND licensing must be settled by telecoms experts and arbitrators, not judges and regulators, says Bill Merritt, CEO of InterDigital, in an interview with WIPR. 16 April 2018
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While the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement has signalled a step forward in certainty, the future of IP in the UK and the Unified Patent Court after Brexit is still murky. WIPR investigates. 16 April 2018
Copyright
A US court has handed a group of music publishers a victory in their battle with a music concert streaming service. 13 April 2018
Copyright
Whether graffiti art can be protected by copyright law is not usually discussed, but alleged unauthorised use by H&M has brought the matter to the surface. Barbara Hoffman of The Hoffman Law Firm reports. 13 April 2018
Trademarks
The German Patent and Trademark Office has concluded that the term ‘Black Friday’ lacks distinctiveness, in a trademark dispute involving PayPal and a Hong Kong-based company. 13 April 2018
Patents
Hybrid vehicle technology company Paice has settled its patent battle with Ford as part of a licence agreement between the parties. 13 April 2018
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