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Trademarks
A trademark suit between two law firms over the use of the name ‘Emergent’ has come to a close at courts in California and South Carolina. 24 February 2020
Trademarks
Domain-owners group the Internet Commerce Association has urged the US Supreme Court to protect trademarks such as ‘booking.com’, which the US Patent and Trademark Office says are generic. 21 February 2020
Trademarks
A UK law which likely requires the Queen’s consent to register ‘Sussex Royal’ as a trademark may leave Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with little choice but to drop the brand, lawyers have told WIPR. 21 February 2020
Copyright
Perkins Coie has strengthened its Portland, Oregon office with the addition of Renée Rothauge, who joins from Markowitz Herbold. 21 February 2020
Influential Women in IP
A Virginia judge has handed victory to the US Patent and Trademark Office, granting the office’s motion for summary judgment in a discrimination suit brought by a former patent examiner. 21 February 2020
Trademarks
In the fast-moving, tech-focused world of startups, choosing a trademark requires flexible thinking, as Jeffrey Greene and Salsa Ahmed of Cooley explain. 21 February 2020
Patents
An Ohio jury has awarded $32.3 million in damages to laser technology company RevoLaze against law firm Dentons in a medical malpractice suit. 21 February 2020
Patents
Snowmobile manufacturer Arctic Cat cannot claim patent damages of $28 million from Bombardier for the period before it filed its lawsuit, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled. 20 February 2020
Trademarks
US media personality Kylie Jenner has been held up in her attempt to trademark ‘Stormi World’, after opposition from a New Orleans-based clothing company and multiple trademark owner. 20 February 2020
Trademarks
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s ‘Sussex Royal’ brand is reportedly under threat, and one stumbling block could come in the form of the UK’s law covering use of the term ‘royal’ in trademarks. 20 February 2020
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