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Bullying, a dearth of opportunities and lower pay are just some of the reasons why the legal profession is bleeding its minority groups. Sarah Morgan investigates. 4 June 2020
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Australian internet service provider Telstra has persuaded the country’s Federal Court to modify a site-blocking injunction the ISP feared would put it at a competitive disadvantage, in a test case for Australia’s updated site-blocking regime. 4 June 2020
Patents
While Germany remains the strongest European patent power, it is losing ground worldwide and the international balance of power in innovation is shifting, according to a report from German foundation Bertelsmann Stiftung. 4 June 2020
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A former police officer has been jailed for selling illegal devices that bypassed paid-for TV content and cost legitimate service providers more than £2 million. 4 June 2020
Patents
An association of app developers wants the US Supreme Court to reverse a Federal Circuit ruling in favour of Ericsson over TCL. 4 June 2020
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Borghildur Erlingsdóttir, director general of the Icelandic Intellectual Property Office, sees massive opportunities at a time when Iceland’s economy is at a turning point, drawing on its old industries to drive innovation, as she tells Sarah Morgan. 3 June 2020
Trademarks
Last year the UK Intellectual Property Office ran into the same problem that its US counterpart faced three years ago: what happens when the meaning of traditionally offensive or abusive terms changes, and how should IP offices react? Rory O’Neill reports. 3 June 2020
Influential Women in IP
Diversity initiatives are gaining traction across the legal profession, but one characteristic has been left behind: disability. Disabilities of all kinds are rarely talked about in legal circles, and much less seen. Sarah Morgan investigates what can be done. 3 June 2020
Patents
UK patent attorneys are demanding greater clarity over the patentability of technology invented by artificial intelligence. 3 June 2020
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Judges at a New York federal court appear split on whether Instagram’s user agreement grants publishers a sub-licence to reproduce photographs uploaded to the social media platform. 3 June 2020
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