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Patents
Patent Box legislation has been very much in vogue over the last few years. At their heart, such schemes provide tax incentives to companies selling patented products. But there are questions around whether the Patent Box is achieving its lofty goals, says Matthew Smith of Mewburn Ellis. 12 October 2020
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Broadcom has been forced to alter the way it does business to appease the European Commission’s concerns about the agreements it sets for companies that use its technology, including alleged “abusive IP strategies”. 9 October 2020
Copyright
One of the world’s most famous artists experimented with trademark law to try and protect his work. Tom Oliver, Callum Beamish, and Vita Hink of Powell Gilbert explain what lessons can be learned. 9 October 2020
Copyright
It’s been an eventful year for IP in the music industry, with cases that have embroiled some of the world’s biggest musicians regularly hitting the headlines. 9 October 2020
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A new system that digitally time-stamps intangible assets is not only ideal for startups, it’s good for everyone, says Carlos Pérez of ECIJA. 9 October 2020
Trademarks
The EU’s top court has said that trademarks intended to be applied to specific goods don’t need to be examined in light of standard commercial practices in a particular industry. 8 October 2020
Copyright
Google is facing an uphill battle in its software copyright dispute against Oracle at the US Supreme Court, lawyers have told WIPR. 8 October 2020
Trademarks
India-based drinks company MagFast Beverages has secured a victory against Pepsico in a long-running dispute over the trademark ‘Mountain Dew’. 8 October 2020
Trademarks
A French cosmetics company has convinced the EU General Court to overturn a decision refusing trademark protection for its Naturanove shampoo brand. 8 October 2020
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Swiss and French cheesemakers want a US federal judge to overturn an order denying them trademark protection for Gruyère. 7 October 2020
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