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Tyre maker Michelin has accused a former employee of 13 years of stealing “enormously valuable” trade secrets and taking them to a competitor. 26 March 2020
Patents
South Korea has launched a “patent information navigation” system to provide accurate information on the latest inventions and treatments aimed at tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. 25 March 2020
Trademarks
The Delhi High Court has granted BMW an injunction against ‘DMW’, a local electronic rickshaw manufacturer. 25 March 2020
Copyright
The estate of the late “The Wizard of Oz” songwriter Harold Arlen has dropped a lawsuit that claimed Apple had streamed and sold bootleg copies of songs including “Over The Rainbow”. 25 March 2020
Influential Women in IP
The US Patent and Trademark Office has launched a new platform aimed at encouraging greater participation in the patent system, as part of its effort to inspire a more diverse innovation economy. 25 March 2020
Patents
Earlier today, the German Federal Constitutional Court concluded that the country’s Act of Approval to the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court is void, seemingly ringing the death knell for the system. But could this decision be a boon for UK patent litigation? WIPR investigates. 20 March 2020
Patents
Anthony Levandowski, the former head of Uber’s self-driving unit, has agreed to plead guilty to stealing trade secrets from his former employer Google before joining Uber and kickstarting the ride-sharing company’s self-driving car development. 20 March 2020
Trademarks
World Wrestling Entertainment and video game maker Take-Two Interactive Software have failed to escape a suit brought by a tattoo artist who claimed that her copyright was being infringed in a video game series. 20 March 2020
Patents
The German Federal Constitutional Court has upheld the constitutional complaint filed against the country’s Unified Patent Court legislation, less than one month after the UK said it would not be seeking involvement in the system. 20 March 2020
Patents
Canada has finally passed legislation implementing the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada free trade deal, which includes new IP provisions regarding patents and counterfeits. 18 March 2020
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