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Trademarks
US company Heartland Consumer Products has targeted Dunkin’ Donuts and its owner Dunkin’ Brands in a trademark infringement suit based on Splenda, a sweetener. 10 November 2016
Copyright
UK-based trade organisation the Federation Against Copyright Theft has revealed that it is expanding its intellectual property protection services outside of the audio-visual industry. 9 November 2016
Copyright
The UK and India have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation on a range of intellectual property-related activities. 9 November 2016
Trademarks
Kate O’Rourke, the president of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, is set to join government, industry and research leaders in India to promote the UK’s intellectual property profession. 9 November 2016
Copyright
US-based law firm Thompson Hine has expanded its business litigation practice in Washington, DC by hiring Thomas Southard and Brian Seal as partner and senior counsel. 9 November 2016
Copyright
As US voters head to the polls to decide between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, WIPR looks at the most interesting intellectual property issues that have been brought up during the 2016 presidential election. 8 November 2016
Patents
Since the adoption of the America Invents Act and the institution of the inter partes review (IPR) proceeding, the question of how a real party in interest to an IPR is defined has presented challenges for petitioners, and opportunities for patent owners, as Amanda Tessar, Bing Ai and Elizabeth Banzhoff of Perkins Coie explain. 8 November 2016
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A US-based content delivery network has responded to letters sent by the Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Industry Association of America that suggested the CND be included on the US Trade Representative’s Notorious Markets list. 7 November 2016
Patents
Canadian patent licensing firm Wi-LAN has taken a swipe at Sony with the filing of a patent infringement lawsuit in China. 7 November 2016
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A number of US music organisations have sent a letter to the US government, asking it to “support the interests of its creative music community” by backing article 13 of the EU copyright directive proposals. 4 November 2016
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