Week’s news headlines – Apr. 7th 2017
Copyright Warner Bros tangled up in $900m ‘The Conjuring’ copyright claim Gerald Brittle, the author of a book on paranormal investigators, has taken a shot at Warner Bros in a copyright infringement claim focusing on film franchise “The Conjuring”. http://www.worldipreview.com/news/warner-bros-tangled-up-in-900m-the-conjuring-copyright-claim-13751 Producers of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ win dismissal of copyright suit over ‘Soft Kitty’ lyrics […]
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 – Aug. 26th 2016
Intellectual Property Implications of the Medical Wearable and Wellness Device Revolution for Startups We are exploding into a transformative revolution in the data processing and miniature biometric sensor space. This is fueling advances in both wearable “medical” devices as well as enabling a new industry in sometimes closely related wearable “wellness” devices. While both established […]