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Influential Women in IP
WIPR brings you all the latest diversity and inclusion news affecting the IP world, including the advancement of Tiffany Cunningham’s historic nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 15 July 2021
Trademarks
A Moroccan businessman has finally lost the right to use the name of the iconic Cuban cigar brand. Miguel Bibe of Inventa International explores the history of the dispute, and what it means for brand owners. 15 July 2021
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For new inventions, companies generally have the choice between filing a patent application and keeping the invention as a trade secret. Although the general factors for making that decision are well known, there are some nuances when the invention uses artificial intelligence. 13 July 2021
Patents
The Biden administration has issued a sweeping executive order to spur competition in the US economy, which provides a significant boost to the licensees of standard-essential patents. 12 July 2021
Trademarks
The US International Trade Commission will launch an investigation into almost two dozen companies for allegedly infringing on trademarked shoe designs owned by Crocs. 7 July 2021
Trademarks
The Trademark Act of 1946 has changed over the decades but remains a bedrock of US trademark law, says Cindy Walden of Fish & Richardson. 5 July 2021
Trademarks
DC Comics has lost its bid to prevent Unilever from registering the trademark ‘Wonder Mum’, after failing to persuade the UK Intellectual Property Office that it would infringe its ‘Wonder Woman’ mark. 29 June 2021
Trademarks
Oatly is taking legal action against fellow oat-based drink brand, PureOaty, for trademark infringement, a move that underlines the importance of big thinking on IP when a brand is in its infancy, say Mark Kramer and Sarah Talland of Potter Clarkson. 29 June 2021
Trademarks
UK shoe company C & J Clark has failed to convince the UK Intellectual Property Office to block luxury children’s clothing company Clark & Beau from trademarking its logo. 28 June 2021
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EU law firm MPR Partners has announced the opening of its first UK-based office in London. 23 June 2021
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