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Patents
Apple has sought to have 18 patents registered by Qualcomm invalidated, in the latest development to their legal battle over royalty payments. 21 June 2017
Patents
With PatBase, an online patent database created by Minesoft, users can generate patent landscape reports to enhance their searches.
Rob Poolman and Tim Campbell of Minesoft explain more. 21 June 2017
Trademarks
Canada’s Federal Court has ruled in favour of drinks maker Diageo, saying that Heaven Hill’s Admiral Nelson rum directly infringes its Captain Morgan brand and awarding injunctive relief. 20 June 2017
Trademarks
The Washington Redskins, a National Football League (NFL) team, are also winners in a ruling handed down by the US Supreme Court, according to lawyers. 20 June 2017
Copyright
The American Chemical Society’s exam board has sued an online study help site for copyright violations, alleging “widescale and systemic infringement”. 20 June 2017
Trademarks
Toy maker Mattel has filed a trademark opposition notice at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board over the mark ‘Bronzed Barbie’. 20 June 2017
Copyright
The US Supreme Court has refused to hear the ‘Dancing baby’ copyright dispute, a case centring on a video of a child dancing to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” that was uploaded to YouTube. 20 June 2017
Trademarks
The US Supreme Court has deemed the government’s ban on disparaging trademarks unconstitutional, handing a win to rock band The Slants and overturning more than 70 years of legal practice. 19 June 2017
Trademarks
Chanel has sued two individuals for allegedly selling infringing bags online, demanding the defendants pay $2 million per trademark infringed. 19 June 2017
Trademarks
Ohio State University has sued one of its former student basketball players for trademark infringement. 19 June 2017
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