Intellectual Property Magazine

EPO rejects AI-invented patents

Ben Wodecki

IPOS hires managing director of new International subsidiary

Ben Wodecki

Former Cozen O’Connor partner joins Barnes & Thornburg

Ben Wodecki

New associate for Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

YouTube launches tools to ‘easily’ resolve copyright claims

Ben Wodecki

Apple ‘cracking down’ on jailbreakers

Ben Wodecki

Peppa Pig makers secure Chinese court victory

Ben Wodecki

Infringement and taxes

Google moves its IP back to the US and attempts to fight off its long-running copyright dispute with Oracle

USPTO names full time CFO

CNIPA announces tech patent examination changes

Ben Wodecki

Nintendo Switch hacker barred from future infringements

Ben Wodecki

Rolling Stones documentary makers sued

Ben Wodecki

Miley Cyrus copyright dispute settled

Ben Wodecki

Rouse appoints new country manager in Russia

Huawei-backed semiconductor maker sued by rival

Ben Wodecki

Gerben Law appoints new partner

Polsinelli Houston Office adds IP counsel

Anaqua’s ideaPoint and SAS announce partnership

USPTO TM filings up by 5.8% in 2019

Ben Wodecki

Potter Clarkson adds two partners to its London office

Chinese court sides with BBC over unamortised logo use

Ben Wodecki

Meryl Hershkowitz appointed USPTO acting TM commissioner

‘Attention’ needed to design rights post-Brexit

Ben Wodecki

WIPO confirms 10 candidates for DG role

Ben Wodecki

TikTok received over 3,000 copyright takedowns in 2019

Ben Wodecki

Oracle ruling ‘upends’ software practices, Google claims

Ben Wodecki

UK IPO allows Hot Lips mark to stand

Ben Wodecki

Omni Design joins TSMC IP alliance scheme

Chinese scientist extradited over alleged GSK IP thefts

Ben Wodecki

Former IPIC president named Bereskin & Parr managing partner

Huawei; ZTE infringed Conversant SEPs

Ben Wodecki, Catherine White

South American football piracy being monitored by Iredto

Ben Wodecki

Musicologist brief in Katy Perry retrial accused of ‘bias’

Ben Wodecki

CNIPA reveal 2019 IP filing increases

Ben Wodecki

USPTO doubles down against .com marks in SCOTUS brief

Ben Wodecki

ClarkeModet hires Maria Cruz Garcia

Over 80% of EU imported fakes come from China, says study

Ben Wodecki

BT partners with ATEME to combat Premier League piracy

Apple accused of appropriating medical device trade secrets

Secrets of the trade

Ben Wodecki

CMS expands Hong Kong presence with new IP team

Chinese court finds AI created work eligible for protection

Ben Wodecki

UK mark challenges reached 3,611 in 2019

Ben Wodecki

Ukrainian broadcaster filed over 60 anti-piracy actions in 2019

Ben Wodecki

Marks, set, ready to go?

Executive EPO members claim the office isready for the UPC, despite the ongoing hold up over a constitutional challengein Germany

Dixons Carphone Warehouse fined over ‘careless data loss’

Ben Wodecki

Wells Fargo loses second patent case against USAA

Ben Wodecki

King & Spalding bolster Austin office with partner hire

SCOTUS reversal of Lucky Brand ruling ‘likely’

Ben Wodecki

EPO’s CRISPR hearing: day one

Dr Emma Longland, HGF

SCOTUS denies three patent cases

Ben Wodecki

Sideman & Bancroft launches Europe platform

Over 80% of brands experiencing TM infringement

Ben Wodecki

Justices wrangle with Romag v Fossil

Ben Wodecki

Kia among fastest growing patent filers in 2019

Ben Wodecki

EPO’s CRISPR hearing: day three, part one

Dr Emma Longland, HGF

EPO’s CRISPR hearing: day two

Dr Emma Longland, HGF

Counterfeit manufacturer sentenced to jail in UK

Ben Wodecki

Oblon named 2019’s top US utility patent filer

Ben Wodecki

Apple’s ‘Servant’ show accused of ‘appropriating’ 2013 thriller

Ben Wodecki

Video piracy platforms to be worth $67bn by 2023

Ben Wodecki

New life-sciences partner at Haseltine Lake Kempner

Hoyng Rokh Monegier promotes pair to partner

Former INTA president joins Bird & Bird

Ben Wodecki

EPO’s CRISPR hearing: day three, part two

Dr Emma Longland, HGF

EPO’s CRISPR hearing: patent revoked

Dr Emma Longland, HGF

Fake College football playoff goods worth $300,000 seized

European Commission urged to tackle patent trolls

Ben Wodecki

IP Inclusive to ‘do more to persuade sceptics’

Ben Wodecki

Withers KhattarWong hires Technology and IP partner

Saudi courts to begin hearing IP cases

Ben Wodecki

KOEI Tecmo sues Chinese game maker over music use

Ben Wodecki

Monster Energy opposes Monster Truck trademark

Ben Wodecki

Shanghai Congress receives IP proposals

Ben Wodecki

Google did not infringe photo rights, court rules

Ben Wodecki

Harness Dickey appoints former Ford counsel as CEO

IP5 discuss new approaches to emerging tech

UK IPO says there’s ‘more to do’ for inclusion and diversity

Catherine White

LOT Network expands with new member

EU patent troll ‘myth’ dispelled by IP Europe

Ben Wodecki

Latham & Watkins brings in life sciences partner

Ben Wodecki

GSK deal with generics may ‘abuse’ EU competition laws

Ben Wodecki

District court invalidates asserted Wii patent

Ben Wodecki

Lego secures Lepin victory in China

Ben Wodecki

Gowling WLG expands into China following foreign filer law change

Belmore Neidrauer partner joins Fasken

Finnegan promotes seven to partner

Morrison & Foerster hires expert mass tort IP partner

Over 30% of businesses unsure about post-Brexit TM filings

Ben Wodecki

Viavi settles patent dispute with LG; files against Optrontec

Ben Wodecki

Alibaba took down 96% of counterfeit listings in 2019

Ben Wodecki

USPTO announces PPAC and TPAC appointments

EIP team members become qualified mental health first aiders

UK IPO reveals 21% pay gap

Ben Wodecki

UK has ‘no plans’ to transpose EU Copyright Directive into law

Ben Wodecki

Zara sued for $3m in alleged ‘knock off’ jeans suit

Ben Wodecki

EPO publishes academic research scheme reports

Ben Wodecki

Shop owner’s Singh’sbury store name ‘just a coincidence’

Ben Wodecki

IPM's Making Waves: Beth S Brinkmann

IPM’s Making wavesrecognises attorneys who are, in some way, shape or form, making waves in their respective roles

Early SCOTUS TM focus

The SupremeCourt of the US heard two trademark cases at the start of the year, with onetrickier to call than the other

Huawei’s hurdles

It’s been acomplex start to 2020 for Huawei as it lost another battle in its long-runningpatent war with Conversant, while facing a fresh semiconductor infringementsuit

Booking cancelled

The USPTO takes aim at a trademarkapplication attempting to feature .com ahead of a SCOTUS dispute, arguing themove is anti-competitive

Copyright challenge

BenWodecki exploresthe recent developments surrounding beoutQ, the pirate platform, and asks will there ever be justice?

E-commerce in India

V Mohini and Udayvir Ranaanalyse consumer protection in India

Process due

As social media platforms struggleagainst the tide of copyright infringements and counterfeit goods, due processmay help stem the flow

Taking ownership

KathrynRogers considers who owns the IP in content created by artificial intelligence

CRISPR picture

In the firstof a two-part series, Daniel Lim examines the gene-editing tool CRISPR, highlighting developments and trends to look out for in this exciting technology

The patent snatcher

Can the US president ‘snatch’ patents from companies who fail to comply with the government’s demands? Ben Wodecki discusses

TikTok goes the counterfeit clock

IPM’s BenWodecki explains how a popular short video platform could be the next big target for counterfeiters