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Patents
The European Patent Office has ruled that only humans can invent, dismissing appeals looking to list an artificial intelligence as a named inventor on a patent. 22 December 2021
Copyright
Malaysia has passed amendments to its Copyright Act that outlines harsher punishments for illegal streaming pirates. 21 December 2021
Patents
Apple has sued Ericsson in a Texas Federal court, claiming that the telecom giant used “strong-arm tactics” to impede Apple ahead of negotiations to renew standard-essential patent licencing deals. 20 December 2021
Patents
Online grocery group Ocado’s robotics products do not infringe on any valid AutoStore patents, a US International Trade Commission chief judge has ruled. 14 December 2021
Trademarks
As innovative businesses embrace new technologies, it is vital that IP practitioners have the skillset to ensure clients have adequate protection and clearance, says Manisha Singh of LexOrbis. 13 December 2021
Patents
Merchant & Gould has launched a new US International Trade Commission litigation group specialising in Section 337 investigations. 9 December 2021
Jurisdiction reports
As a well-planned strategy, joint defence is popular among large patent-holding companies to file patent infringement lawsuits that involve multiple defendants. This is particularly true in cases where a patent holder in the pharmaceutical field seeks to enforce its rights against many generic manufacturers. 9 December 2021
Patents
Nike has filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission asking the agency to block Adidas from importing its “Primeknit” sneakers into the US. 9 December 2021
Copyright
The continent’s patchwork of IP systems can seem like the Wild West, but Africa has plenty of protection if you know where to look, explains Mariëtte du Plessis, Simon Brown, Nicky Garnett, and Nthabiseng Phaswana of Adams & Adams. 9 December 2021
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An Australian computer scientist and self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin has been cleared of majority of claims in an IP dispute, but will have to pay $100 million to a venture he founded with his deceased business partner. 7 December 2021
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