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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has handed a victory to US wireless communication technology company SIPCO after it ruled that the US Patent and Trademark Office had reached an “arbitrary and capricious” ruling on the company’s patent. 26 September 2019
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Almost two thirds of large companies have been involved in IP litigation at some point, yet less than a quarter have created a formal IP strategy, a new survey said yesterday. 26 September 2019
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Industries that make above-average use of IP rights contribute more than €6.6 trillion to the EU’s gross domestic product and account for more than 63 million jobs in the union. 26 September 2019
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Google has won a major victory at the Court of Justice of the European Union, after Europe’s top court ruled that the so-called “right to be forgotten” does not extend to search results on non-EU versions of Google. 25 September 2019
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South Korean carmaker Hyundai will combine its financial and technological resources with a Dublin-headquartered company’s IP in a bid to establish itself in the self-driving car market. 25 September 2019
Influential Women in IP
There have always been talented women, but the decisions they’ve had to make in the past at law firms have meant that sometimes they leave the standard partnership track, never to return. 25 September 2019
Trademarks
A Manchester-based brewery is rebranding its alcohol-free soda after what it calls “heavy handed tactics” from Heineken, which said the “Good Call” brand infringed a marketing slogan it had used in the past. 25 September 2019
Copyright
The producers of a “Hamilton”-themed exhibition, based on the life of the titular US president, are embroiled in a copyright battle with a production company which was sacked from the project due to rising costs. 25 September 2019
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US apple brand Pink Lady America has failed in its bid to have an Australian-owned community plant variety registration overturned at the EU General Court. 24 September 2019
Copyright
Video game developer and publisher Bandai Namco has filed a complaint in California alleging that rival developer AtGames infringed its IP covering the classic Ms. Pac-Man character. 24 September 2019
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