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Rohm Semiconductor has failed to convince the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to reverse a California court's dismissal of its patent case against licensor, MaxPower Semiconductor. 15 November 2021
Copyright
The title of this article, intentionally borrows from the opening phrase given by Prince Hamlet in William Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet”: “To be, or not to be”. 12 November 2021
Trademarks
Health and fitness company IFIT has sued Victoria’s Secret Stores for allegedly infringing its “SWEAT” trademarks. 12 November 2021
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ordered Texas judge Alan Albright to transfer yet another patent infringement case out of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas. 12 November 2021
Trademarks
The EU General Court has dismissed an appeal from Nissan challenging the registration of a word sign from Netherland’s manufacturing company VDL Groep. 11 November 2021
Patents
IP litigator Jochen Herr will be joining the firm from Baker McKenzie as a partner to lead its new Munich-based team. The office will open with a total of seven lawyers and legal professionals. 11 November 2021
Patents
A California judge has terminated a lawsuit from Apple, Cisco, Google and Intel challenging the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s practise of denying inter partes review due to parallel litigation in district courts under the NHK-Fintiv rule. 11 November 2021
Trademarks
Non-use cancellations are widely used in China but the procedure can cause headaches for trademark owners, explains Haoyu Feng of Chofn IP. 10 November 2021
Jurisdiction reports
Australian Federal Court judges are prepared to expedite patent disputes when they are satisfied that the commercial reality requires it, and to use case management strategies to avoid foreseeable litigation quagmires. While there is no “rocket docket” in Australia, we have seen complex pharma patent disputes set down for hearing within five, ten and 11 months of filing in the New South Wales and Victorian registries. 10 November 2021
Copyright
Yesterday, November 9, lawyers for the Mail on Sunday argued that a personal letter at the centre of Meghan Markle’s privacy and copyright case against the UK newspaper had been written “with publication in mind.” 10 November 2021
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