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Trademarks
The European Union Intellectual Property Office has won a trademark case, after the EU General Court upheld its decision to reject an appeal against the registration of a mark by a French clothing company yesterday, October 15. 16 October 2020
Patents
The question of who should be listed as an inventor or co-inventor on a patent comes up regularly. It is one of the more emotionally fraught issues a patent attorney may regularly face. 16 October 2020
Patents
With a new EU trading relationship and the Unified Patent Court a memory, UK patent litigators have plenty of reasons to be positive, argue Dominic Adair and Edward Nodder of Bristows. 16 October 2020
Trademarks
Canada-based TD Bank is suing Plaid, a financial services company set to be acquired by Visa, accusing it of duping customers into entering their financial details using TD’s trademarks. 15 October 2020
Copyright
An Australian Senate committee has warned the country’s government against seizing the copyright for the Aboriginal flag, saying it would create a “dangerous precedent”. 15 October 2020
Patents
US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has added her voice to calls for more clarity regarding patent eligibility following a spate of controversial rulings by the US courts, and has said that Congress would be best placed to assess how copyright law should be applied to new technology. 15 October 2020
Trademarks
Batman, Dracula and Spiderman are the top three most commonly used franchise characters in movies and video games, a new report has revealed. 15 October 2020
Patents
The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit's finding that Pocky chocolate-dipped sticks are ineligible for trade dress protection could herald the end of trade dress claims within the circuit. Julia Anne Matheson of Potomac Law reports. 15 October 2020
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Ireland has introduced a surprise change to its IP tax regime as part of its annual budget, which was unveiled by the country’s coalition government yesterday, October 13. 14 October 2020
Patents
The US Supreme Court’s decision to grant certiorari in US v Arthrex sets the stage for one of the most highly anticipated IP decisions of 2021, lawyers and stakeholders have told WIPR. 14 October 2020
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