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Patents
All sides in the recent Arthrex v Smith & Nephew dispute, including the US government, have urged the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to review its decision to give the US Patent and Trademark Office director the power to fire patent judges. 18 December 2019
Trademarks
Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky has lost in its bid to invalidate six trademarks that use the term ‘Loch Ness’ for alcoholic spirits. 18 December 2019
Patents
Technology companies and carmakers have appealed to the European Commission to intervene to ensure that standard-essential patents are licensed on fair terms. 18 December 2019
Copyright
Four US senators have expressed their concerns about China’s bid to lead the World Intellectual Property Organization, claiming that it will pose a threat to the integrity of international IP standards and US economic security. 18 December 2019
Copyright
Russian internet company Rambler Group has launched a $2.9 billion lawsuit against Amazon’s streaming service Twitch over unlicensed broadcasts of the English Premier League. 17 December 2019
Copyright
A celebrity photography agency has filed a copyright infringement suit against Liam Hemsworth, claiming the Australian actor used one of its photographs without a licence to promote a new film. 17 December 2019
Trademarks
The English High Court has dismissed the owner of cheese brand Babybel’s appeal in a trademark dispute over the colour of the cheese’s wax coating, in a win for UK supermarket Sainsbury's. 17 December 2019
Patents
An IP solutions company must pay the attorney fees of the companies it sued because of its “unreasonable” litigation tactics, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled. 17 December 2019
Copyright
US prosecutors are claiming victory after two computer programmers pled guilty late last week to being behind major film and TV streaming sites iStreamItAll and Jetflicks. 16 December 2019
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The makers of popular video game, Fortnite, have settled with a user experience tester who was found to have leaked trade secrets concerning the latest edition of the game. 16 December 2019
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