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Patents
The adoption of videoconferencing for oral proceedings in opposition hearings by the European Patent Office is viewed favourably by the majority of its users, according to a new report. 30 November 2021
Trademarks
It is hardly surprising that protracted litigation has arisen out of attempts by established household brands to register colours as trademarks, explain Alex Borthwick and Dominic Reilly of Powell Gilbert. 29 November 2021
Patents
Samsung has convinced the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board to invalidate claims in three processor and memory patents held by Arbor Global Strategies. 29 November 2021
Patents
Exercise bike manufacturer Peloton Interactive has taken Lululemon Athletica to court after the athletic apparel maker allegedly threatened its own lawsuit over Peloton’s new apparel line. 29 November 2021
Jurisdiction reports
The Eurasian Patent Office started accepting Eurasian design patent applications in June this year, adding another route for applicants seeking protection in the region, explain Irmeli Nokkanen and Mariya Beltyukova of Papula-Nevinpat. 28 November 2021
Patents
Semiconductor companies United Microelectronics Corporation and Micron Technology have agreed to settle their years-long dispute over semiconductor IP. 26 November 2021
Patents
In the latest round of litigation between Apple and Optis, the court has sided with Apple and found three of Optis’ patents obvious and uninventive. 26 November 2021
Copyright
Instagram has filed a motion to dismiss an amended infringement complaint filed by a pair of photographers centring on posts that appeared on sites including Buzzfeed and Time. 25 November 2021
Copyright
The Welsh government has settled a copyright infringement lawsuit involving its use of images of the poet Dylan Thomas in a tourism campaign and other marketing materials. 25 November 2021
Patents
Trade group IP2Innovate has warned that courts across Europe are failing to consider proportionality in patent cases, while urging the European Commission to promote similar reforms to those recently enacted in Germany. 25 November 2021
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