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Swedish telecoms company Ericsson has taken Samsung to court, alleging that the South Korean company has breached its Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory obligations. 14 December 2020
Patents
Nokia has challenged the Düsseldorf Regional Court’s decision to refer a standard-essential patent licensing dispute between Nokia and Daimler to the EU’s highest court. 14 December 2020
Copyright
The incoming US presidential administration has made it clear that it will prioritise trade policy and undo a number of Trump’s decisions in this area, which could lead to significant ramifications for IP. Michael Nesheiwat and Jess Collen of law firm Collen IP report. 14 December 2020
Trademarks
The City of London Distillery has temporarily prevented a competitor from registering a ‘City of London’ trademark in the US, at the US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. 11 December 2020
Copyright
Technology company Syntel has asked a New York judge to undo the $855 million verdict it’s facing over the misappropriation of trade secrets and copyright infringement. 7 December 2020
Influential Women in IP
A 3% decline in global patent applications, the first fall in a decade, was driven by a drop in filings by Chinese residents, according to a report from the World Intellectual Property Organization. 7 December 2020
Patents
The Department of Justice and the judiciary in the US have re-evaluated the potential implications of standard essential patents for patent owners, while international courts have upheld licensing regimes on the basis of FRAND terms. Robert Stoll of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath and former US Patent and Trademark Office commissioner for patents. 7 December 2020
Copyright
Record companies backed by the Recording Industry Association of America have secured a legal victory against the hip hop mixtape service Spinrilla, which they had accused of copyright infringement on a massive scale. 7 December 2020
Copyright
The UK government must ensure that the country does not import US-style safe harbour of fair use provisions into its copyright laws, a House of Lords committee has heard. 3 December 2020
Patents
Philips has sued Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi at the Delhi High Court, seeking a sales ban on phones which use certain patented 3G technologies. 3 December 2020
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