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China boasts IP success, pledges harsher penalties

China has pledged to streamline patent cases and impose harsher penalties for infringers next year, as the country looks to improve its reputation on IP protection.   22 April 2020

Copyright

Sound decisions: have the courts found harmony on music copyright?

Artists complain that past rulings leave them at risk of lawsuits, but are courts starting to listen?   22 April 2020

Copyright

Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft join Open COVID Pledge amid pandemic

The “Open COVID Pledge”, an initiative urging companies to free their IP to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, has attracted several technology innovators following Intel’s lead.   22 April 2020

Trademarks

Czech bakery TM rejected over champagne complaint

A Czech bakery has been blocked from registering an EU trademark because it is too similar to ‘champagne’.   21 April 2020

Patents

SCOTUS expands PTAB’s ‘unchecked’ power over patent reviews

The US Supreme Court’s ruling in Thryv v Click-to-Call effectively leaves the Patent Trial and Appeal Board with “unchecked authority” over decisions to institute patent reviews.   21 April 2020

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Employment law firm Littler Mendelson dominates trade secret filings

Trade secret case filings remained stable last year, after a jump in filings following the implementation of the Defend Trade Secrets Act, according to a newly-released report from Lex Machina.   21 April 2020

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Protecting trade secrets at home: the risks of remote working through COVID-19

Because of the very nature of trade secrets, it is prudent to prioritise and invest in preventive measures to protect them, rather than hoping for a cure after the event as in the current pandemic, say Rebecca Swindells and Andrew Aistrup of Jones Day.   21 April 2020

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EPO extends deadlines until May over COVID-19

The European Patent Office has further extended deadlines until May 4 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.   20 April 2020

Copyright

Pantera guitarist’s estate fends off copyright claims

The estate of Pantera guitarist ‘Dimebag’ Darrell Abbott has prevailed in a copyright dispute with a guitar designer over the lightning bolt design associated with the late musician.   20 April 2020

Trademarks

Europol records surge in fake pharma goods during COVID-19 crisis

Demand for counterfeit products, particularly fake pharmaceutical and healthcare products, has surged and will continue throughout the current COVID-19 crisis, despite potentially harmful effects on consumers, according to Europol.   20 April 2020

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