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Patents
The European Patent Office has stood firm in the face of speculation surrounding the implementation of the unitary patent by publishing a guide for future patent owners. 23 August 2017
Patents
The US International Trade Commission has announced it will launch a patent infringement investigation into engineering company Caterpillar over road milling machines and components. 23 August 2017
Trademarks
Alcoholic drinks maker Jägermeister has been sued for trademark infringement by an outdoor wear company over an advert featuring the word “Kühl”. 22 August 2017
Trademarks
Sri Lanka’s accession to the Madrid Protocol is to be completed by August next year, according to the country’s minister of industry and commerce Rishad Bathiudeen. 22 August 2017
Copyright
An artist at the centre of a copyright infringement dispute with the producers of the UK crime drama “Broadchurch” has rescinded her acceptance of a settlement offer worth £3,800 ($4,900). 22 August 2017
Copyright
A photographer has sued US broadcaster ABC and internet company Yahoo claiming they used his image of billionaire entertainment mogul Sumner Redstone without permission. 22 August 2017
Patents
Thompson Hine has hired E J Joswick as a partner in the firm’s IP practice in Atlanta. 21 August 2017
Patents
More than 70% of respondents to a WIPR survey last week agreed with a protest by an inventors’ group earlier this month. 21 August 2017
Jurisdiction reports
The US Patent Act, including sections 271 and 154(a) of 35 USC, grants the owners of patents the lawful monopoly right, during the term of the patents, to prevent others from infringing, such as by making, using, selling, and/or offering for sale in the US the patented invention(s). 21 August 2017
Trademarks
With Brexit set to take effect in March 2019, the UK Intellectual Property Office is working hard to avoid a ‘cliff-edge’ for IP owners and provide businesses with legal certainty, as the office’s deputy CEO Sean Dennehey tells WIPR. 21 August 2017
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