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A US cryptocurrency developer has been blocked from operating a "Lord of the Rings" digital token after JRR Tolkien’s estate took action. 23 November 2021
Copyright
Singapore’s Copyright Act came into force on Sunday, 21 November, updating the country’s copyright regime to take into account technological developments in recent years. 23 November 2021
Influential Women in IP
Efforts to increase diversity at the patent bar reflect common sense, say Angela Oliver, Joe Matal and Jeff Wolfson of Haynes Boone. 22 November 2021
Copyright
A British citizen has admitted his involvement in the Sparks Group, an international piracy ring that illegally distributed films and television shows online, in a US district court. 22 November 2021
Copyright
Google has signed a licensing agreement with news agency Agence France-Presse that will see the tech company paying to host its news content. 22 November 2021
Patents
Getting a licensing agreement against the backdrop of a patent opposition requires a deft touch, explains Terry Instone of Appleyard Lees. 22 November 2021
Patents
The Federal Court of Australia has ruled that an electronic gaming machine invention does not constitute patentable subject matter. 19 November 2021
Copyright
The US District Court for the Southern District of Texas has awarded US television producer Dish Network $31 million in damages, after finding that IPTV provider ChitramTV had wilfully infringed 207 of Dish’s copyrighted works. 19 November 2021
Patents
Seattle-based haptics company HaptX has accused Facebook’s parent company, Meta, of releasing a prototype glove featuring touch technology that appears to be “substantively identical to HaptX’s patented technology”. 19 November 2021
Trademarks
Nestlé has secured a win in a trademark suit against pet products company Amigüitos Pets & Life, with the EU General Court ruling that a EU Intellectual Property Office appeal board “misread” an earlier judgment. 18 November 2021
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