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Percentage of submissions made via the UKIPO’s ‘Green Channel’ outpace total number of patent applications | Upward trend likely to continue in 2024, with the potential for another record-breaking year of green patent approvals.   30 July 2024
Copyright
Basketball association’s ‘surprise’ exit from 35-year licensing partnership triggers Turner and Warner Bros. Discovery lawsuits | League allegedly bypassed Turner’s right to match a offer from Amazon, NBCUniversal, and Disney | Simultaneously, 14 NBA teams were sued by music publishers for alleged copyright violations involving use of popular songs.   29 July 2024
Artificial Intelligence
Europe’s landmark AI legislation is ambitious but not all-encompassing—and risks being outpaced by the technology, say Paul Kavanagh and Dylan Balbirnie of Dechert.   29 July 2024
Unified Patent Court
UPC and EPO sign a cooperation agreement to revamp the court’s case management system | Agreement aims to have a more efficient and user-friendly platform by mid-2025 | Despite initial court successes, the CMS faced significant criticism.   26 July 2024
Trademarks
Report co-authored by WIPR reveals key insights into gender parity among trademark professionals | Women are well represented in the sector but still face substantial challenges.   26 July 2024
Trademarks
Weighing up the impact on society with freedom of expression across 27 member states is a delicate task for the EUIPO when considering ‘offensive’ marks, says Joana Fialho Pinto of Inventa.   26 July 2024
Trade secrets
District court partially upheld Beijing Meishe's suit against social media platform | TikTok fails in bid to dismiss copyright infringement and trade dress misappropriation claims | Ruling notes substantial similarities between Meishe's and TikTok's source codes.   25 July 2024
Patents
Platform Science found to have used Omnitracs technology to develop competing product | Omnitracs said rival leveraged former employees’ knowledge of its IP.   25 July 2024
Careers
The appointee has managed spacecraft and jetpack portfolios and will now lead the firm’s California offices.   25 July 2024
Trademarks
Website owner seeks declaratory judgment to affirm its compliance with a settlement agreement | International Olympic Committee and US Olympic and Paralympic Committee agreed deal in 2017 over non-commercial use of www.Paris2024.com domain.   24 July 2024

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