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Law firm DLA Piper has hired Mark McKeen as a partner in the firm’s litigation practice in San Francisco. 22 October 2015
Copyright
A US restaurant owner’s copyright claim centring on a recipe book has fallen flat at a US appeals court because it was deemed not original enough to deserve protection under US law. 22 October 2015
Trademarks
Ford has secured well-known status for its trademark in Russia, despite its application being initially rejected for not being famous enough among Russian consumers. 21 October 2015
Patents
Law firm Covington & Burling has reappointed a former GE counsel as a partner in its intellectual property practice in Washington, DC. 21 October 2015
Patents
A five-year period of data exclusivity available for biological drugs, as proposed in the Trans-Pacific Partnership is long enough to encourage investment in the field, readers have said. 19 October 2015
Copyright
Law firm White & Case has promoted Markus Mette to a partner in the firm’s global intellectual property practice in Hamburg. 19 October 2015
Copyright
Law firm Duane Morris has hired Megan Olesek as partner in its intellectual property group in Silicon Valley. 19 October 2015
Patents
Law firm Latham & Watkins has hired Charles Sanders as partner in the firm’s litigation department in Boston. 15 October 2015
Copyright
Journalistic organisation WikiLeaks has released the full intellectual property chapter of the final Trans-Pacific Partnership deal. 13 October 2015
Trademarks
Oil company Shell has previously said that taking “the softer approach” to tackling IP infringement yields positive results, but that actually means Shell adopts a practical business strategy, as David Koris, general counsel for intellectual property, explains to WIPR. 12 October 2015
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