Week’s news headlines – Mar. 31st 2017
Patents Google and Amazon targeted in patent suits Uniloc, which has a subsidiary in Texas, filed its lawsuit against Google on Sunday, March 26 at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. http://www.worldipreview.com/news/google-and-amazon-targeted-in-patent-suits-13725 As the US continues on anti-patent path, lectures to others about importance of IP protection will lose […]
Week’s news headlines – Mar. 24th 2017
Trademarks Bentley Motors loses trademark invalidity action against Bentley The Bentley clothing brand, established in 1962, had registered the trademark ‘Bentley’ at the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) in 2009. http://www.worldipreview.com/news/bentley-motors-loses-trademark-invalidity-action-against-bentley-13692 Jimi Hendrix estate sues brother for trademark infringement The estate of rock musician Jimi Hendrix has filed a lawsuit against Hendrix’s brother Leon, alleging […]
Week’s news headlines – Mar. 17th 2017
Copyright Photographers appeal against NFL copyright decision Seven sports photographers have appealed against a decision that saw a judge toss copyright claims brought by the group against the National Football League (NFL) and the Associated Press. http://www.worldipreview.com/news/photographers-appeal-against-nfl-copyright-decision-13664 Forbes targeted in Harvard photo copyright Photojournalist Jodi Hilton filed her claim at the US District Court for […]
Week’s news headlines – Mar. 10th 2017
Copyright Photographer takes on BuzzFeed in copyright suit London-based Italian photojournalist has accused media website BuzzFeed of infringing his copyright in a photograph. http://www.worldipreview.com/news/photographer-takes-on-buzzfeed-in-copyright-suit-13630 UKIPO responds to Open Rights Group criticism of copyright bill The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has responded to a UK-based digital campaign organisation’s calls to change the Digital Economy Bill […]
Week’s news headlines – Mar. 3rd 2017
Patents Migraine supplement at centre of patent battle Supplements company Akeso Health Sciences has filed a complaint against organic foods distributor United Natural Foods for patent infringement over a dietary supplement for patients suffering from migraines. http://www.lifesciencesipreview.com/news/migraine-supplement-at-centre-of-patent-battle-2048 Indian tech industry desperately needs patent office clarity and support in the boardroom The IP landscape in India […]
Week’s news headlines – Feb. 10th 2017
Patents A Weak Patent System Increases Inequality, Protects Incumbent Monopolies The weakening of patent rights is coupled with a weakening of antitrust enforcement that limits control of market leaders. This combination of weaker patent rights for market entrants and limited antitrust enforcement has uniformly benefited large technology corporations and has served to distort market efficiencies. […]
Week’s news headlines – Feb. 3rd 2017
Copyright Paul McCartney fights Sony/ATV over copyright termination notices to reclaim Beatles copyrights One of the more interesting copyright stories which have played out over the past few decades took an interesting turn when British singer-songwriter Paul McCartney filed a complaint for declaratory judgement of no breach of contract in the U.S. District Court for […]
Week’s news headlines – Jan. 27th 2017
Antitrust Mallinckrodt to pay $100m in antitrust case over infant drug The FTC accused Mallinckrodt of having violated antitrust laws when it acquired the rights to a drug that threatened its monopoly in the US market for the infant drug adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). http://www.lifesciencesipreview.com/news/mallinckrodt-to-pay-100m-in-antitrust-case-over-infant-drug-1983 Patents Teva sues Mylan over Copaxone patent infringement Teva has […]
Week’s news headlines – Jan. 19th 2017
Trademarks Understanding the Geographic Scope of a Trademark Injunction: Guthrie v. Context Media On June 13, 2016, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Guthrie Healthcare System v. ContextMedia, Inc. – a trademark infringement case involving visually-similar entity logos – affirmed the Southern District Court of New York as to the district court’s finding of […]
Week’s news headlines – Jan. 13th 2017
The web of deceit: how we can combat online IP crime There are various avenues for brand owners to tackle the issue of online fraud in an attempt to make national and international legal regulation of internet commerce more effective, as John Anderson of the Global Anti-Counterfeiting Groups Network describes. http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/article/the-web-of-deceit-how-can-we-combat-online-ip-crime Asian brokers made a […]