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Writer and performer Sarah Silverman joins class action lawsuits against OpenAI and Meta
Creators of ChatGPT face a spate of copyright infringement lawsuits
Sullivan & Cromwell adds former USPTO head and federal circuit judge
Andrei Iancu and Kathleen O’Malley join from Irell & Manella to bolster US firm’s patent practice in Los Angeles and Washington DC
Former acting deputy USPTO director moves to O’Melveny
Veteran government litigator Coke Morgan Stewart joins firm’s Washington DC office
SCOTUS curtails foreign reach of US trademark law in surprise ruling
Some 70 years of jurisprudence ‘effectively overruled’ as proving infringing and counterfeiting acts abroad becomes harder
Long-running SkyKick bad faith trademark dispute with Sky arrives at UK Supreme Court
Victory for SkyKick would spark rethink among trademark applicants leading to narrower specifications, reports Maura O'Malley
Bills aim to shake up US patent law
Legislation to tackle uncertainty surrounding what is patent-eligible subject matter and reforming the USPTO’s post grant review process was introduced last week in the US senate
Mattel objects to Burberry’s BRBY trademark
Toymaker has asked USPTO to reject British fashion house’s trademark application
Former Dentons US chair decamps for BCLP alongside 14-strong IP team
Seven partners among those joining transatlantic firm in Atlanta and Washington DC
‘Diversity of teams means a diversity of thought’ - five takeaways from Luxury Law Summit London
Maura O'Malley identifies key themes that surfaced during a day of discussion and debate at Luxury Law Summit London
Reed Smith targets Middle East entertainment work with senior DLA Piper hire
Leading media and IP specialist Jamie Ryder joins Reed Smith in Dubai as it extends practice to the region
Batman logo fights off trademark invalidity action at EU’s General Court
Caped crusader emerges victorious after dispute with Italian designer at Luxembourg court
Powell Gilbert opens Dublin office to support UPC work
London IP powerhouse launches first international base to capitalise on EU's new Unified Patent Court
Cheesemakers refused trademark for ‘emmentaler’ by EU court
German public see it as a type of cheese as opposed to its geographical origin
A 'new dawn' for European patent law as unified patent system takes effect from today
The Unified Patent Court has thrown open its doors in the most significant development in European patent law in decades, reports Maura O'Malley
US Supreme Court rules against Andy Warhol Foundation in dispute with photographer
Court rejects fair use defence in closely watched copyright case over photo of music icon Prince licensed to Condé Nast
Quinn Emanuel launches contentious IP practice in London with Pinsent Masons hire
Specialist disputes firm ‘fires the starting gun’ on building London IP ligation work with recruitment of David Lancaster
US IP office axes patent that a jury had previously ordered Intel to pay $675m for infringing
A patent underlying a jury verdict of over $2bn in damages for infringement has been found unpatentable for obviousness by the US Patent and Trademark Office
Amazon and Canon join forces in fake goods lawsuit
The household names band together to file a joint trademark infringement lawsuit against fake Canon battery and charger sellers
Gilead prevails against US government in billion-dollar patent trial
In an unusual move, the federal government had accused the biotech firm of infringing its patents related to HIV prevention
60% of companies hit by pandemic-fuelled counterfeiting rise, survey finds
Trademark association provides insight into how companies are working to address counterfeiting