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Google and Uber’s trade secrets collision: a cautionary tale for IP owners
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The saga of former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski’s imprisonment for trade secrets theft has highlighted the need for all businesses to be vigilant when it comes to safeguarding confidential information, as Oliver Laing and Christie Batty of Potter Clarkson argue.   21 August 2020
HSF unveils new disability mentoring scheme
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Law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has launched a disability mentoring programme in collaboration with diversity talent development organisation Aspiring Solicitors, it announced yesterday.   21 August 2020
Clint Eastwood wins injunction over CBD retailers
Trademarks
A California federal judge has granted Clint Eastwood an injunction against two CBD retailers, blocking them from using his name or likeness in advertising their products.   21 August 2020
Patents
A patent owner who sought a review of the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board 's decision to invalidate parts of its patent in a federal district court should not have taken this action, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has said.   21 August 2020
Copyright
A copyright dispute over rival knitting tutorials has ended up in Japanese court, in a “rare” dispute between YouTube content creators, according to local media reports.   20 August 2020
Copyright
Attorney Richard Liebowitz could be barred from practising at the US District Court for the Northern District of New York, following the court’s recommendation.   20 August 2020
Patents
Brown Rudnick has strengthened its Orange County office with the addition of David Stein as a partner in the firm’s IP and commercial litigation practice group.   20 August 2020
Trademarks
Artwork by David Bowie used on footwear doesn’t infringe trademarks owned by the musician’s estate, a company has claimed in a lawsuit.   20 August 2020
Patents
The US Patent and Trademark Office has clarified that challenged patents cannot form the basis of inter partes review proceedings.   20 August 2020
Copyright
In a win for singer songwriter Lizzo, the United States District Court for the District of California has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit against her   19 August 2020

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