Latest News & Features
Patents
A US jury has ordered LG Electronics to pay $45 million in damages for wilful infringement of a patent owned by UK-based Mondis Technology and Japanese company Maxell Holdings. 15 April 2019
Trademarks
Chanel has been successful in its bid to stop a trademark registration which it said would be confusing against one of its earlier marks. 15 April 2019
Trademarks
The US Supreme Court will today, April 15, hear arguments over whether it should permit the registration of “scandalous” or profane trademarks, a move which critics say would be unconstitutional. 15 April 2019
Copyright
The European Council has adopted the proposed copyright directive, which was given the go-ahead by EU parliament and lawmakers last month. 15 April 2019
article
US-based law firm Cole Schotz has added four lawyers to its IP team in Texas. 12 April 2019
Trademarks
The Court of Justice of the European Union has backed Fujifilm and the European Union Intellectual Property Office in a trademark appeal from a German printing company. 12 April 2019
Copyright
A Chinese stock images provider, Visual China Group has closed down its website after it was criticised for falsely claiming copyright on the first photograph of a black hole. 12 April 2019
Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has overruled a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in three separate patent rulings. 12 April 2019
Trademarks
Amazon is suing an Illinois-based web marketing company and an Israeli businessman, alleging that they falsely offered “work at home opportunities” with the tech corporation. 12 April 2019
Copyright
In the wake of Fourth Estate, copyright owners will need to be more proactive in registering their copyright before infringement occurs. WIPR examines the issues. 12 April 2019
Not finding what you're looking for, please try resetting your applied search and filters,
or try the full site search.