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The member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization have approved the appointment of four deputy directors general and four assistant directors general, creating the organisation’s most diverse senior leadership team to date 4 December 2020
Patents
Apple and Intel, along with tech and IP groups, are urging the US Supreme Court to retain an administrative process for challenging patents. 4 December 2020
Copyright
AC Milan footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović has hit out at FIFA and video game developer EA Sports for allegedly profiting from his image rights without permission. 4 December 2020
Trademarks
Daimler unsuccessfully tried to block a ‘Vehicle Smart’ trademark from being registered in the UK, citing its own ‘Smart’ EU mark covering cars. 3 December 2020
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The UK government must ensure that the country does not import US-style safe harbour of fair use provisions into its copyright laws, a House of Lords committee has heard. 3 December 2020
Patents
Philips has sued Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi at the Delhi High Court, seeking a sales ban on phones which use certain patented 3G technologies. 3 December 2020
Patents
The former vice president and assistant general counsel at Starbucks has joined HP as deputy general counsel, chief of IP. 3 December 2020
Trademarks
The EU General Court has dismissed Sweden-based Forex Bank’s attempt to retain its ‘Forex’ trademark for certain goods, including bank and debit cards. 3 December 2020
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Our panel discuss the latest thinking around standard essential patents, and answer questions including: 2 December 2020
Trademarks
Global chocolate maker The Hershey Company is facing trademark infringement claims over its seasonal Vampire Kisses product, as well as questions over the quality of its chocolate. 2 December 2020
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