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Much-anticipated decision expected to define UK’s post-Brexit position on ‘bad faith’ | Seven TM decisions, including one related to Banksy, stalled due to pending decision | Case may specify law on what goods and services brands’ TMs can and can’t cover.   8 November 2024
Artificial Intelligence
New York judge dismisses lawsuit brought by two media outlets | Complaint claimed OpenAI used their articles to train ChatGPT | Court ruled that plaintiffs failed to show concrete harm.   8 November 2024
Trademarks
UK speed record breaker Donald Campbell’s nephew showed in a successful opposition how the lack of paper trail can count against you, explains Charlotte Duly of Charles Russell Speechlys.   8 November 2024
Trade secrets
As competition intensifies in the cosmetics sector, IP owned by Revlon, L’Oreal and Starbucks has come under the trade secrets spotlight, says Muireann Bolger.   7 November 2024
Patents
European Patent Office upholds coffee maker’s instant coffee patent | Nestlé's appeal rejected | Process enhances coffee flavour and texture | Claims of insufficient innovation and disclosure dismissed.   7 November 2024
Trade secrets
Well-drafted contracts and ironclad tech security can save time and money when an ex-employee steals IP ‘like sugar packets in Starbucks’, finds Tom Phillips.   6 November 2024
Future of IP
As Donald Trump celebrates a second term, WIPR looks at how key IP areas could be affected ahead of his return to the Oval Office.   6 November 2024
Trade secrets
Theft of IP assets by employees is a homegrown and international problem the new US leader can’t ignore.   5 November 2024
Law firm news
What can UK rightsholders and potential defendants do to protect themselves from criticism later if a dispute ends up in court? Martin Noble of Freeths offers some tips.   5 November 2024
Trade secrets
With competitive industries fighting for employees, changes in legislation and damages regularly in the hundreds of millions, trade secrets is box office, says Tom Phillips.   4 November 2024

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