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Lawyers have aired their concerns in the wake of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, with one saying the uptake of the unitary patent may be reduced and the system itself delayed. 24 June 2016
Patents
The UK has voted to leave the EU today but UK-based intellectual property organisations are telling rights owners not to panic. 24 June 2016
Trademarks
The maker of a space exploration game called “No Man’s Sky” has said he faced a trademark challenge by broadcaster Sky that threatened the game’s name. 22 June 2016
Patents
Law firm Foley & Lardner has appointed William Robinson as chair of the firm’s intellectual property litigation group. 21 June 2016
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The ultimate practical implications of the US Defend Trade Secrets Act will probably take years to understand, but if trade secret owners can work out its interplay with state trade secret laws, it will prove to be another effective tool to safeguard IP. Allan Gabriel and Aaron Charfoos of Dykema report. 21 June 2016
Trademarks
The associations representing Cornish pasties and Scotch whisky have backed the campaign for the UK to remain in the EU, saying a vote to leave would threaten intellectual property protection they receive through EU legislation. 20 June 2016
Trademarks
Given that an EU trademark proprietor’s rights extend throughout the whole of the EU, are its obligations to prove genuine use of the mark equally far-reaching? Mary Bagnall of Charles Russell Speechlys investigates. 20 June 2016
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Fresh from the implementation of several EU trademark reforms this year, the European Communities Trade Mark Association is focusing on their impact at its 2016 annual conference in Dubrovnik, Croatia, from June 22 to 25. 17 June 2016
Patents
Google has been sued for patent and trade secrets infringement by US-based wireless telecommunications company Space Data. 17 June 2016
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US Customs and Border Protection officers and the West Palm Beach Trade Enforcement Team have seized $2 million worth of counterfeit handbags, headsets and footwear from the West Palm Beach port in Florida. 17 June 2016
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