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The EU Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee is voting on proposed reforms of trademark, trade secrets and copyright law today, June 16. 16 June 2015
Copyright
US law firm Patterson + Sheridan has hired Jayme Partridge as a partner to its Houston office. 16 June 2015
Trademarks
The European Council has formally endorsed a series of reforms to the EU trademark system. 15 June 2015
Copyright
The US House of Representatives has approved a trade bill but rejected a programme aimed at US workers, meaning the fast tracking of two proposed agreements covering intellectual property would be slowed down. 15 June 2015
Trademarks
Nestlé’s attempt to register the shape of its four-finger Kit Kat chocolate bar as a trademark did not comply with EU law, an adviser at Europe’s highest court has said. 11 June 2015
Trademarks
Alcohol manufacturer The Absolut Company has filed a trademark claim against a New York-based business, stating that its coffee liqueur product is a “knockoff” of the company’s own Kahlúa brand. 10 June 2015
Patents
Law firm Foley & Lardner has hired patent and trade secret specialist Eley Thompson as a partner in its Chicago office. 10 June 2015
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Nike has settled a trade secrets dispute in which it accused three ex-employees of passing on confidential information about a footwear design studio to its rival Adidas. 9 June 2015
Patents
The UK Intellectual Property Office has released its filing statistics for 2014, revealing an increase in patent and trademark registrations since 2013 but a dip in international applications designating the UK. 9 June 2015
Patents
Law firm McDermott Will & Emery has hired intellectual property litigators Charles McMahon and Jay Reiziss to its Washington, DC and Chicago offices. 4 June 2015
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