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Long-awaited Law Commission report suggests only minor tweaks to ‘gold standard’ of arbitration
Review finds Arbitration Act still fit for purpose, but could benefit from minor improvements, write Faegre Drinker lawyers Robert Campbell, Christopher Jefferies and Emily Evans
Patents and the automotive industry – an explosion of litigation could be coming
Car manufacturers need to be wary of potential IP infringements as they increasingly rely on non-traditional tech suppliers, write RPC lawyers Matthew Jones and Ricky Cella
Ryder Cup brand owners hit opponents ‘into the rough’ in trademark spat
Stobbs IP experts Geoff Weller and Joel McDonald discuss the recent trademark dispute over the Ryder Cup founder’s name ahead of this year’s tournament
The Global Legal Post launches online international Commercial Litigation and Cross-border Enforcement guide
Law Over Borders guide helps users navigate commercial disputes in array of key jurisdictions
NFTs: luxury retail’s new frontier
Luxury lawyers Maria Luigia Franceschelli and Ghada Qaisi Audi examine the viability of digital and ‘phygital’ asset strategies in an evolving luxury world
Google escapes $15.1m jury verdict in dispute over audio patents
Judge throws out jury verdict ruling that the plaintiff didn’t provide enough evidence to support claim
How Mattel harnesses the brand narrative to create a Barbie world
Loeb & Loeb’s Emily Borich discusses this summer’s blockbuster movie and related IP issues
Luxury M&A heats up but not without risks
Oracle Solicitors’ Tim Fongern discusses how to balance the legal intricacies with brand preservation and future growth
Twitter’s rebrand to X – an IP minefield or much ado about nothing?
Elon Musk’s decision to rebrand Twitter to ‘X’ could create a number of IP issues, writes Marks & Clerk associate Erik Rõuk
The emperor’s new design
Stobbs’ Emma Teichmann explores what the recent KF Global Brands case says about the requirements for a successful design right infringement claim
Supreme Court litigation funding judgment threatens viability of collective claims
Surprise ruling on funding arrangements particularly throws competition claims into doubt
Court of Appeal revives £2.7bn FX litigation in boost to UK collective action regime
Appellate court overrules Competition Appeal Tribunal by approving class on opt-out basis
‘Robot wars’ ceasefire as AutoStore agrees to pay Ocado $250m
Success for Ocado’s global litigation strategy advisers Powell Gilbert as agreement reached over robotic technology patent dispute
US Appeals court reverses USPTO decision to invalidate five CRISPR patents
Five patents relating to groundbreaking gene editing technology cannot be quashed by interference proceedings used in previous US patent system
Barclays succeeds in major UK Supreme Court bank transfer fraud decision
Banks breathe sigh of relief as apex court hands down bank transfer fraud ruling in their favour
Foley’s top 10 tips for brands entering influencer marketing contracts
Foley & Lardner’s Grace Fucci explains how not to leave money on the table in the multi-billion dollar influencer marketing industry
Writer and performer Sarah Silverman joins class action lawsuits against OpenAI and Meta
Creators of ChatGPT face a spate of copyright infringement lawsuits
'I’ll note you in my book of memory': The importance of contemporary records
Parties that take contemporary notes rather than relying on memory are more likely to succeed when it comes to disputes, writes Haynes Boone counsel Jonathan Morton
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
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