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Rihanna puts her foot in it over design rights on Instagram
Puma loses bid to dismiss a design invalidity ruling at the EU's General Court as popstar had already publicly disclosed it
Amazon loses UK Supreme Court appeal on cross-border internet sales
UK’s highest court dismisses e-commerce giant’s appeal to lift injunction over cross-border trademark dispute
Paul Hastings adds ‘firepower’ to IP bench with six-strong US team from Allen & Overy
The top 25 US firm secures highly respected team of tech-focused IP litigators in Silicon Valley and Washington DC
European Parliament votes through controversial patent reforms
Despite sustained criticism from many quarters, SEP regulation passes key hurdle
M&S successfully defends appeal in gin-soaked IP battle with Aldi
Court of Appeal ruling offers ‘encouragement’ for design holders faced with lookalike products
Group including Nokia and InterDigital urges MEPs to vote against EU SEP reforms
Proposals come under renewed attack as ‘urgent’ email is sent to politicians from a coalition of tech heavy hitters
BMW wades into dispute between Irish patent monetiser and its litigation funder
German car maker says it is still owed costs from one of the parties in a series of patent infringement actions
Volkswagen is latest carmaker to join Avanci’s 5G licensing programme
Group that includes Audi and Seat joins more that 25 automotive brands that can now use the standard essential patents of more than 60 patent holders
Partial win for OpenAI in dispute with high-profile authors
Suit brought against ChatGPT creator partially dismissed by court, but unfair competition action upheld
USPTO says AI can be on a patent but humans must also make ‘significant contribution’
IP office provides guidance on whether AI can be on a patent application but there is no “bright line” test for determining the necessary input from people
Nokia and China’s Vivo settle international patent dispute with 5G cross-licensing deal
Finnish telecoms equipment maker secures sixth 5G deal in 13 months as smartphone licence renewal cycle draws to a close
End in sight to dispute between BMW, patent monetiser and Susman Godfrey
Law firm had tried to withdraw as counsel, but parties now working on settlement in long running patent infringement action
Top European court sides with Audi in spare parts trademark case
Car manufacturer successfully argued that online seller of radiator grilles for old Audi models infringed its trademark
Controversial standard essential patent reforms backed by European Parliament committee
Legal Affairs Committee JURI adopts proposals, with 13 of 23 votes
European Court of Justice upholds validity of Lego brick’s registered design
Decision in favour of Danish toy maker welcomed as “great news” for designers of functional products
Court of Appeal green lights group claim against Marks & Clerk over commission payments
Case alleging secret client referral fees can proceed in first appellate ruling on representative actions since Lloyd v Google
UPC dismisses attempts by Mathys & Squire and Bristows to intervene in public access appeal
Court rules specialist IP firms lack “legal interest” in transparency test case involving Ocado and Autostore
US appeals court sides with Apple in dispute with Masimo over medtech in watches
Ruling comes as Apple also fights potential International Trade Commission import ban of watches for infringing other Masimo patents
OpenAI says New York Times infringement claims “without merit”
The creator of ChatGPT responds publicly to lawsuit, claiming that the media group is “not telling the full story”
Blank Rome secures prominent patent litigator in Washington DC from Hughes Hubbard & Reed
Patent and trade secret specialist Andrew Kopsidas joins after less than two years at former firm