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Patents
Brazil has announced two measures aimed at reducing the bureaucracy, costs and duration of trademark and patent processes. 4 July 2019
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US-based law firm Cooley has hired a partner to its IP department in New York. 3 July 2019
Copyright
A ruling that a series of illustrations of late musician Prince by artist Andy Warhol are transformative and do not infringe a photographer’s copyright followed previous arguments made by the courts, said lawyers. 3 July 2019
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An electrical engineer has been convicted in the US of conspiring to illegally export semiconductor chips with guided missile applications to China. 3 July 2019
Trademarks
The European General Court erred in its determination that the trademark “Fack Ju Göhte” should not be registered by a film production company because it was too offensive, an advocate general of the Court of Justice of the European Union has said. 3 July 2019
Trademarks
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will soon require all foreign-domiciled trademark applicants to be represented by an attorney licensed to practice law in the US. 3 July 2019
Copyright
Basque internet service provider Euskatel has welcomed a ruling of a Spanish court, which dismissed a copyright infringement suit brought by film producer She Fighter. 2 July 2019
Copyright
A photographer is seeking damages from fashion house Marc Jacobs after the brand posted a copyright-protected photograph of model Bella Hadid to its Instagram page. 2 July 2019
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Lewis Silkin has announced the acquisition of patent and trademark firm Ablett & Stebbing to its brands and IP practice. 2 July 2019
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UK-based IP firm Mathys & Squire has expanded its hold in Europe with a new team in Munich. 2 July 2019
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