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Amazon has acquired MGM Studios and its “treasure trove of IP”, including the “James Bond” and “Rocky” series, for $8.45 billion. 27 May 2021
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The International Trademark Association has announced which four cities it plans to hold onsite, one-day mini-conferences throughout the week of its Annual Meeting in November. 27 May 2021
Trademarks
European brands lead the way in robust IP protection, according to a new report. 26 May 2021
Copyright
Netflix and the creators of its "Outer Banks" television show have prevailed against an IP suit after a US federal court dismissed claims that the writers copied content from a novel about seafaring adventures. 26 May 2021
Jurisdiction reports
There is a fair amount of confusion surrounding patent-related searches. This article attempts to clarify the nature of patent searches so that inventors and managers of IP will be better prepared to base their business decisions upon reliable information. 26 May 2021
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For nearly 30 years, the Swedish Intellectual Property Office has cooperated with the government’s agency for development cooperation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). 26 May 2021
Jurisdiction reports
The total number of trademark applications increased again in Russia in 2020. The number of trademark filings increased last year by more than 6,000 filings compared to 2019, with 93,926 applications in total. 26 May 2021
Jurisdiction reports
It has now been over a year since the most recent restructuring of Polish IP law. One of the aims of the update was closer harmonisation with regulations in other EU countries and with the European Patent Convention. Despite these efforts, however, many differences in procedure, and perhaps more importantly, in substantive matters, persist. 25 May 2021
Patents
The US International Trade Commission will launch an investigation into Apple over potential infringement of electrocardiogram patents by Apple. 25 May 2021
Trademarks
The English High Court has refused to strike out a lawsuit between UK bootmaker John Lobb and a subsidiary of Paris fashion company Hermès concerning the ownership of trademarks. 25 May 2021
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