On November 13, Apple introduced their new MacBook Pro 16″ model that includes their desktop Magic Keyboard design retrofitted for the new MacBook Pro, abandoning the butterfly key design for the MacBook Pro only. A…
As of Saturday morning, 14 (!) amicus curiae briefs supporting the FTC against Qualcomm before the Ninth Circuit have been filed. The previous post discussed Professor Jorge Contreras’s submission as well as a brief signed…
While Americans and Canadians were enjoying Black Friday, Apple legal was busy filing a series of trademark applications to protect Apple’s Sidecar, Pencilkit and others. View the original article here: Apple Files Trademarks for Sidecar,…
Intel Corp sold its smartphone modem chip business to Apple Inc at “a multi-billion dollar loss,” the U.S. chipmaker said … View the original article here: Intel sold their Modem Chip Business to Apple at…
On Wednesday Patently Apple posted a report titled “Apple abides by Russian Law and Alters Maps and Weather Apps to reference Crimea and its Townsites as Russian Territory.” Apple’s decision to abide by Russian law…
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed its answering brief (prior coverage and commentary: 1, 2, 3) to Qualcomm’s Ninth Circuit appeal of the agency’s antitrust victory in the Northern District of California. This…
David Bloom explores IP insurance and how to add value to IP rights View the original article here: Hidden value The article was originally posted on IPMagazine. Each article is copyrighted to their original authors….
The National Association of Licensed Paralegals’ Amanda Hamilton discusses the growth of the profession and the role it will play in the future of the legal services sector View the original article here: Paralegals’ next…
Bird & Bird’s Richard Vary boldly predicts what the IP landscape might look like five years from now View the original article here: IP in 2025 The article was originally posted on IPMagazine. Each article…
Satoshi Watanabe sets out the changes made to patent regulations in Japan, highlighting the difference in opinion between large organisations and SMEs View the original article here: Patent changes create friction The article was originally…
Need for ‘continued vigilance’ and strengthening of measures to counter illicit trade in the UK’ View the original article here: Fakes in UK worth over £13bn, OECD report shows The article was originally posted on…
IP managers want to get the best from customs seizures in China. Saul Gong, Zoe Liu and James Godefroy set out how this is possible View the original article here: Damage control The article was…
Frederik Thiering joins from Harte-Bavendamm; new hire to start in May 2020 View the original article here: Bird & Bird brings in new Hamburg TM partner The article was originally posted on IPMagazine. Each article…
SolarEdge sees defeat in EPO opposition and German court against Huawei; asserted patent owner reveals plan to appeal View the original article here: EPO hands Huawei victory with solar patent revocation The article was originally…
The South East Asian country previously held no TM legislation; current mark holders can file first from 31 December View the original article here: Myanmar reveals long-awaited TM filing date The article was originally posted…
New plan aims to address industry changes; EUIPO said plan ‘holds IP value for businesses and citizens in Europe’ View the original article here: EUIPO looks to the future with 2025 strategic plan The article…
US copyright lawyer fails in attempt to recuse judge over ‘copyright troll’ reference; judge notes ‘there perhaps is even more justification’ to use the term in this case View the original article here: NY district…
Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published Apple’s fifth patent application relating to their gas sensor project titled “Telescopic analog front-end for Pressure Sensors.” View the original article here: Apple's fifth patent on integrating…
One of the first US cases tried under the Defend Trade Secrets Act sees the jury award the claimant $31m View the original article here: Trade secret theft The article was originally posted on IPMagazine….
As the number of section 337 investigations continues to rise, Morris, Manning & Martin’s Jonathan Link advises on how to reduce their disruption to business View the original article here: Reducing the disruption The article…