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Patents
In considering where an invention was ‘completed’ the CNIPA’s invalidation raises issues for any company carrying out R&D in China, says Jennifer Che of Eagle IP. 11 December 2024
Trade secrets
WIPR’s inaugural USA Trade Secrets Rankings build upon Global Rankings | Listing highlights firms and individuals at the top of their game | Rankings are a response to the rise of trade secrets as a practice area, especially in the US. 10 December 2024
Trademarks
These critical assets are more complex than most realise and disputes can stall a merger or acquisition, say Lauren Tracey and Colin Costello of GoDaddy Corporate Domains. 10 December 2024
Copyright
Long-running case concerned a controlled digital lending programme providing free e-books | California-based non-profit library says it respects appeals court decision finding its fair use argument “unpersuasive”. 9 December 2024
Trade secrets
The president-elect’s previous term offers clues on how the new US administration will approach and tackle IP theft, say Andrew Boutros and Jay Schleppenbach of Shook, Hardy & Bacon. 9 December 2024
Unified Patent Court
UPC litigation adds to the ongoing feud between the pair in multiple jurisdictions | Dyson suffers setback as court finds insufficient evidence to support claims against SharkNinja’s handheld vacuums | Cyclonic separation feature not infringed. 6 December 2024
Patents
News from around the world that you may have missed, including a Smashburger TM dispute, the top 100 Chinese trademark filers overseas, and Canada’s news publishers taking on OpenAI. 6 December 2024
AI
In-house counsel from Siemens and defence company Leonardo debated how best to protect AI innovations in this fast-moving arena, at WIPR’s AI & IP Europe conference in London. 5 December 2024
Artificial Intelligence
Development comes nearly a year after the previous government backtracked on plans giving AI developers broad copyright exceptions | Status quo “not working” for AI developers or rights owners, says IPO’s AI lead at WIPR conference. 5 December 2024
Unified Patent Court
A ‘best of both worlds’ litigation strategy backed by a highly capable patent assertion company could mark the beginning of more semiconductor patent claims at the UPC, says Jan Phillip Rektorschek of Taylor Wessing. 5 December 2024
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