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Unified Patent Court

‘Efficient and effective’: Takeaways from UPC’s first ruling on the merits

The Unified Patent Court’s first final decision includes noteworthy takeaways on prior use, indirect infringement and the calculation of damages, explains Evelina Marchesoni of Bird & Bird.   3 July 2024

Trademarks

'Dewberry' case may raise costs and liability for US corporates

The SCOTUS review will either chill or empower a court’s discretion to award damages from an infringer’s profits, explains Mark Sommers of Finnegan.   3 July 2024

Careers

Baker McKenzie China unit hires Beijing litigator

Ex-King & Wood Mallesons and Fangda Partners patent partner moves to FenXun | New hire’s tech sector experience “complements” FenXun’s strategy.   3 July 2024

Artificial Intelligence

WIPO: China rapidly outpacing other nations in genAI patents

Data shows China way ahead of US and other nations in patenting revolutionary tech | WIPO report reveals key industries and companies for genAI patents | India showing highest average annual growth rate | IBM only US company in top 5.   3 July 2024

Law firm news

New-look WIPR Leaders 2024 is ‘most rigorous’ yet

List features peer-reviewed IP lawyers from across six continents | 2024 edition “most comprehensive and rigorous” to date, says rankings editor | Data reveals gender ratio and practice area concentration by continent.   2 July 2024

Careers

Inventa expands Africa presence with new office in DR Congo

Maître Méridor Kongota Ndelo, who has experience in IP and corporate law, will manage the company's office in Gombe, Kinshasa.   2 July 2024

Careers

K&L Gates strengthens TM team in Melbourne with new partner

Experienced hire has worked for more than two decades as counsel to some of Australia's largest corporations.   2 July 2024

Patents

Drones, cyber defence and Ukraine war drive rise in UK national security patents

Filings for national security patents up 36% in 2022 says law firm report | Government ‘increasingly sensitive to publication of military-grade tech’.   2 July 2024

Future of IP

Earthquake Chevron: A massive shock to the system?

As SCOTUS pulls away from deference to federal agencies, the USPTO could find controversial issues such as terminal disclaimers on shaky ground, finds Muireann Bolger.   1 July 2024

Trademarks

Starbucks sues Starbuds over cannabis-smoking mermaid logo

Coffee chain claims marijuana seller copied trademark for use on products and van | ‘Strikingly’ similar Starbuds’ logo featured siren smoking a joint, Starbucks said.   1 July 2024

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