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Unified Patent Court
A recent ruling involving Novartis has major implications for determining jurisdiction, claim interpretation and imminent infringement, as Jan Phillip Rektorschek and Matthew Royle of Taylor Wessing explain. 18 September 2024
Trade secrets
Boeing off the hook for damages awarded to investee Zunum Aero in earlier jury verdict | Washington district judge concludes that the startup had both failed to define and prove its trade secrets. 15 August 2024
Patents
Enforcement of IP is sparse in the beauty industry but one company has its eye on the ball. Lawyers from Fenwick tell Sarah Speight how they led their client to a patent victory over eyelash extension tech. 13 September 2024
Trademarks
UK High Court upholds UKIPO decision to reject Cyprus’ Halloumi Foundation
appeal | Swedish cheese maker can go ahead with ‘Grilloumi’ and ‘Grilloumaki’ marks | Decision will be significant for future trademark cases considering collective marks. 11 September 2024
Trademarks
London court dismisses easyGroup’s trademark infringement claims against easyfundraising | Judge rules no “likelihood of confusion” between the brands | Defendant says easyGroup's claims were "ridiculous". 12 September 2024
Careers
New San Francisco partner has previously acted for Google, Nvidia and Samsung | Brings ‘strong track record’ in high-stakes IP and commercial disputes | Expertise in patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and trademark issues for tech clients. 27 August 2024
Trade secrets
FTC would be “foolish” to appeal decision that halts controversial ban across the US | Texas district court ruling called ban "arbitrary and capricious" | Decision “gives IP owners a breather” as commission’s plan continues likely path to SCOTUS. 23 August 2024
Trade secrets
California-based company known for its coffee-flavoured lip balms, files suit against Starbucks alleging trade secrets theft | Complaint claims that Starbucks used confidential information shared during a meeting to produce competing products. 19 August 2024
Artificial Intelligence
SAG-AFTRA and Narrativ reach new agreement allowing actors to manage and set their own rates for the use of their voices in AI-generated content | Deal addresses actors' concerns about unauthorised voice replication. 15 August 2024
Trade secrets
Startup files motion to dismiss insurance giant’s lawsuit | Motion argues claims should be barred due to AIG’s earlier dismissal of similar charges against former executives | Dellwood said AIG’s lawsuit is flawed and should be dismissed with prejudice. 5 August 2024
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