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Artist sues Disney, Pixar over unicorn van character in new movie
A Californian artist is suing Disney and Pixar for the allegedly unlawful copying of her “tremendously cool” unicorn-emblazoned van for a character in the soon-to-appear animation “Onward”.   29 January 2020
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Hershey accuses former health snack chief of trade secret theft
Confectionery group The Hershey Company has taken the former president of its healthy snack brand Amplify to court over the alleged theft of trade secrets.   29 January 2020
Trademarks
Breaking: SkyKick ruling a ‘big win’ for brand owners
This morning’s Court of Justice of the European Union ruling in Sky v SkyKick is a “big win for brand owners” and a positive result for Sky, lawyers have said.   29 January 2020
Copyright
TikTok, Merlin sign global licensing deal
Short-form mobile video sharer TikTok and digital music licensing hub Merlin have entered a global licensing deal that will see TikTok given access to the music agency’s musical portfolio.   28 January 2020
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Philip Kerr joins Quinn Emanuel as senior patent counsel
Leading patent lawyer Philip Kerr has joined Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan as senior patent counsel and will work in its Sydney office.   28 January 2020
Patents
Axinn adds three patent litigators in San Francisco
IP law firm Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider has hired three patent litigators to its San Francisco office.   28 January 2020
Patents
US green card maker wins attorneys’ fees over ‘weak’ patent suit
US government supplier HID Global last week won its attorneys’ fees after a German rival claimed that US permanent resident cards, or ‘green cards’, infringed its patent.   28 January 2020
Copyright
Artist groups attack UK govt's decision to ignore article 13
Artistic protection groups have expressed dismay over the UK government’s decision not to implement article 13 of the EU Copyright Directive after the UK leaves the EU, fearing the move will erode the rights and earning power of content creators.   28 January 2020
Influential Women in IP
UKIPO’s gender pay gap reflects lack of women in STEM, office says
The UK Intellectual Property Office has reported a 32% gender pay gap in favour of men.   28 January 2020
Influential Women in IP
Ageism: the old taboo
If businesses want to get the best out of their workers, it’s time the insidious influence of bias against older employees was exposed, discussed and overcome, says Nadia Whittley of Arquer Diagnostics.   28 January 2020

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