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Patents
FitBit has hit back at Philips, which is currently suing the wearable health technology company, with patent infringement claims of its own. 9 April 2020
Trademarks
In a precedential ruling, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has overturned a decision on the protection of colour under trademark law. 9 April 2020
Trademarks
A business that claims its heritage from the historic East India Company has been rebuffed in its efforts to block a series of trademarks related to the name. 7 April 2020
Influential Women in IP
Laura Schoppe of technology transfer consultant Fuentek tells WIPR about her earlier work at GE Aerospace, why she founded her own firm, and about serving up clam chowder to geniuses. 6 April 2020
Trademarks
Delta Airlines has partially blocked the registration of a ‘Sky Club’ trademark by a UK private travel concierge service on the grounds that it would cause confusion with its own airport lounge brand. 6 April 2020
Patents
Telecoms company Verizon has ripped into patent suits filed against it by Huawei, calling them “baseless claims” and accusing the Chinese company of attempting to “take credit for American innovation”. 3 April 2020
Patents
The head of Norton Rose Fulbright’s IP disputes group has rejoined Allen & Overy in New York, five years after leaving the firm. 2 April 2020
Copyright
The US Patent and Trademark Office will waive certain trademark and patent filing and fee deadlines during the COVID-19 pandemic using its newly-acquired authority under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. 1 April 2020
Copyright
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore has appointed two professionals to its panel of IP adjudicators, as it seeks to support Singapore’s efforts to strengthen its position as the region’s alternative dispute resolution hub. 1 April 2020
Trademarks
In a loss for Italian luxury fashion house Giorgio Armani, the EU General Court rejected its attempts to file two trademarks yesterday, March 26. 27 March 2020
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