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Careers
Partner brings extensive Patent Trial and Appeal Board experience to the firm | Expertise in inter partes reviews in industries including data communications, semiconductor devices machine learning, and electronic commerce. 21 March 2024
Future of IP
The bloc’s Data Act is the latest to reference the familiar Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory principle—but SEPs serve as a warning against its proliferation, ask Katie Coltart and Bolko Ehlgen of Linklaters. 21 March 2024
Copyright
Disney and Marvel hit with copyright infringement suit over graphic artwork | Claims the pair used the art without consent in a TV special promotion | Adds to Marvel and Disney’s existing legal disputes with writers and artists. 21 March 2024
Future of IP
UKIPO announces measures to raise profile of IP financing | UK banks start to offer IP-backed loans but ‘much further to go’ before option becomes mainstream. 21 March 2024
Trademarks
In the supermarket battle, Lidl proved that enough consumers think Tesco’s Clubcard logo held a price-matching message. WIPR gauges reaction from lawyers—including counsel for both parties. 20 March 2024
Future of IP
As the debate sparked by the rise of advanced technology continues, how exactly are lawyers using AI tools and what are the challenges? Marisa Woutersen finds out. 20 March 2024
Trademarks
Witnesses, surveys and consumer reactions were among evidence that helped convince courts that Tesco’s sign conveyed a false price-matching message and a change in economic behaviour, explain Bird & Bird’s winning team. 20 March 2024
Careers
IP-focused firm's new chair-elect follows Henry Walker’s decade-long leadership | New leader has chaired the IP department for 11 years | Started as an associate in 2000 and brings litigation, strategy, and management of tech issues to the role. 19 March 2024
Copyright
British Phonographic Industry issues legal warning in what could be the UK’s first case involving AI deepfake music technology | AI company faces allegations of replicating artists' voices to create songs | Concerns grow over unauthorised use of AI to mimic human works. 19 March 2024
Patents
Significant changes announced to Rules which took effect last week | Amendments include reduced timeframes and reporting obligations | India’s Patent Office granted over 100k patents in the last 12 months. 19 March 2024
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