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Trademarks

Samsung faces ‘rare’ $170m damages claim in Swatch TM case

The UK High Court is expected to rule soon on the Swiss watchmaker’s large damages claim, after Samsung was found to have infringed a number of its marks.   29 June 2026

Copyright

US tackles World Cup piracy with 400 global streaming takedowns

Operation Offsides, aided by FIFA, Warner Bros and others, seized domains illegally streaming live matches in Europe and South America.   29 June 2026

Careers

Ashurst Perkins Coie opens its doors following landmark merger

The newly combined transatlantic firm brings together more than 950 partners across 20 countries, uniting leading patent, trade secrets, life sciences, and tech practices.   29 June 2026

AI

New York Times reframes OpenAI suit, sharpens focus on Microsoft

A revised complaint reflects the Supreme Court’s tougher test for secondary liability, leaving direct infringement at the heart of one of AI’s most scrutinised copyright disputes.   26 June 2026

Patents

WIPO: We’re reaching a ‘critical mass’ on searchable, verified SEP data

By teaming up with a second patent pool, the organisation is broadening access to verified standard essential patent information, the project lead tells WIPR.   26 June 2026

Jurisdiction reports

GLP-1 patents and Africa: The COVID-19 lessons we still have not learned

Weight loss drugs promise a diabetes breakthrough in Africa, but patent barriers stall access. What does COVID-19 tell us about how to solve the continent’s silent crisis? Sofia Araújo of Inventa explores.   26 June 2026

Trademarks

The firms FIFA uses to defend its IP

FIFA's corruption trials got all the press, but there's a quieter legal fight that never stops: protecting its brand. Craig Savitzky of Pirical collates data on some of the firms doing FIFA's intellectual property work.   25 June 2026

Trademarks

Court allows website blocking to tackle fake weight-loss drugs

A UK judge extends a blocking order aimed at ISPs including BT, EE, and Sky, allowing the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy to add infringing sites that sell counterfeits without returning to court.   25 June 2026

Careers

Winston Taylor adds former ITC attorney with complex litigation nous

Most recently at DLA Piper, the new recruit becomes chair of Winston Taylor’s International Trade Commission practice.   25 June 2026

Patents

Tata customers Apple and Tesla reportedly held to ransom after hack

Notorious ransomware group World Leaks claims it has published product specs for the tech companies on the dark web. Meanwhile, intelligence experts warn of imminent AI cyber risk to businesses.   24 June 2026

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