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A Texas jury has told Apple to pay $502.8 million to VirnetX in a decade-long clash over network security patents. 2 November 2020
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An unprecedented growth in trademark applications at the USPTO, largely driven by Chinese filers, has been welcomed as a positive sign of economic recovery amid the pandemic. But it raises questions around the future legitimacy of US trademarks and brands. Muireann Bolger reports. 2 November 2020
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The European Intellectual Property Office suffered a loss on Wednesday, 28 October, at the EU General Court, which ruled that it had erred in upholding a trademark registered by a German venture capital fund. 2 November 2020
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To celebrate Black History Month, EIP’s Sharon St Louis unearthed fascinating and overlooked black inventors and shared them with her firm. 30 October 2020
Patents
TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance have sued video app company Triller, requesting that a US court issue a declaratory judgment stating that it did not infringe a patent. 30 October 2020
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While Halloween may be held behind closed doors this year, in the world of IP there is still plenty to keep us up at night. Disputes over costumes, horror films, and vampire wine are just some of the killer stories we spotted. Read on if you dare... 30 October 2020
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Less than half of lawyers believe that the senior leaders at their firm or company are inclusive, according to a new study from the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. 30 October 2020
Jurisdiction reports
For international patent applications filed before July 1, 2020, the only way to obtain patent protection in Italy was to pass through a European patent application. 29 October 2020
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Patent Filing Trends in the Blockchain Arena. What are Companies Doing to Address the Risks of PAEs? 29 October 2020
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The UK Intellectual Property Office has published an overview of the key changes to IP law that will take place from January 1, 2021, when the UK’s Brexit transition period ends. 29 October 2020
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