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Trademarks
New Balance’s collaboration with celebrity Jaden Smith is no longer the target of a counterfeiting complaint, but the trainers resulting from the partnership are still alleged to feature infringing trademarks. 24 December 2020
Trademarks
CITMA is celebrating a major victory on Brexit in the wake of the UKIPO’s latest “address for service” announcement. Kate O’Rourke of Mewburn Ellis reports. 24 December 2020
Patents
The US International Trade Commission has announced a section 337 investigation into Porsche, Lamborghini, Volkswagen, and Audi, following allegations of patent infringement by Jaguar. 23 December 2020
Trademarks
China is set to impose heftier criminal penalties for IP infringement, according to draft reforms submitted to legislators this week. 23 December 2020
Copyright
A $2.3 trillion spending bill passed by the US Congress yesterday will see sweeping changes to US IP law, including a controversial new law that makes unauthorised commercial streaming of copyrighted material a felony. 22 December 2020
Copyright
The full impact of Brexit will be felt when, on December 31, 2020, the transitional period of the UK’s departure from the European Union comes to an end—raising questions for IP rights owners and practitioners alike. 21 December 2020
Patents
Litigators should pay close attention to a recent decision from the US International Trade Commission, Smith Brittingham of Finnegan writes. 18 December 2020
Copyright
Online commerce platforms Alibaba, Amazon, eBay have avoided inclusion on the European Commission’s 2020 watch list of counterfeiting and piracy hotspots, despite a number of nominations from stakeholders. 16 December 2020
Trademarks
The English High Court has approved vape manufacturer Juul’s request for default judgment in its case trademark and registered design infringement suit against Smoke Nation. 15 December 2020
Influential Women in IP
Only 8% of partners in the UK’s top 50 firms come from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, representing a rise of 1% since 2014, a new report by The Law Society has revealed. 14 December 2020
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