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Rights owner of Back to the Future car wins claim that film studio NBCUniversal infringed its trademarks | California judge finds no grounds for breach of contract between the pair but suggests further opportunity for DeLorean Estate to prove infringement at trial. 23 February 2024
Careers
Joshua Pond is eighth partner to join IP litigation practice since start of last year | Former Crowell & Moring partner is known for ITC Section 337 investigations. 22 February 2024
Trademarks
Two individuals, including a gaming YouTuber, filed a complaint against the gaming giant accusing it of violating antitrust laws | Allegations of creating a “100% monopoly”, stifling competition, and restricting economic opportunities. 19 February 2024
Trademarks
A dispute between cleaning companies saw the Court of Appeal depart from CJEU jurisprudence to clarify when acquiescence starts to run, say Andrea Carrera and Jennifer Bryant of Fieldfisher. 20 February 2024
Copyright
Setback for US author Sarah Silverman and others as judge grants in part OpenAI’s motion to dismiss their claims | ChatGPT owner must still face direct copyright allegations | Move follows Meta’s success in part-dismissal of Silverman’s separate complaint. 14 February 2024
Trademarks
The creation of the Intellectual Property Prosecution signals tougher stance on IP crime | Cases likely to cover patents, schematic designs of integrated circuits, plant varieties, and industrial models | Move comes after the country faced years of criticism over allegations that it enabled pirated sports broadcasting. 15 February 2024
Trademarks
Warren Buffett-owned company takes aim at Build-A-Bear Workshop over best-selling range of toys | Dispute revolves around Build-A-Bear's new ‘Skoosherz’ line of plush toys and allegations of trade dress infringement and copyright infringement. 13 February 2024
Patents
As BMW secures its third straight win in a semiconductor patent dispute, Lionel Lavenue of Finnegan tells Muireann Bolger how his team led its client to victory. 12 February 2024
Artificial Intelligence
New figures show which companies are securing most patents in this fast-growing technology field | IBM filed 500+ more patents than Google in past five years. 8 February 2024
Careers
Firm expands team in California and Texas with pair of patent litigators from Orrick | Both bring expertise in technologies, energy, and life sciences | The partners serve clients in Asia and the US. 9 February 2024
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