Monday, 18 May 2020

Disney Wins ‘Cars’ Copyright Case in China

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A Shanghai court has awarded damages to Disneyand Pixar Animation in a copyright case over a Chinese-made film called “The Autobots.” The co...

A Jury Ordered Facebook To Pay $500 Million In Damages For Copyright Infringement

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                                   A Dallas jury has ruled that Facebook owes $500 million in damages to a Dallas-based game maker that comp...
Thursday, 14 May 2020

Sony Patent Teases PS5 Game Planning Feature

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Anticipation for the release of the  PlayStation 5  is undoubtedly building and fans are keen to see what features the console will intro...
Wednesday, 13 May 2020

Canon Unlocking IP Patents for Others to Use in COVID-19 Pandemic Fight

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The novel coronavirus that started in Wuhan, China, last year and that has spread across the globe has proven a serious challenge for i...

Apple patent suggests ability to re-edit sent iMessages

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Ever considered editing already sent messages? And, what good would come out of correcting fat-finger errors once the receiver has read...
Thursday, 12 March 2020

Guide to Intellectual Property Rights

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From literary works to branding symbols, intellectual property rights help business owners protect their most important assets Intell...
Monday, 10 February 2020

Gucci and Guess End Nine-Year Trademark Dispute

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MILAN, Italy — After a nine-year long legal battle over the Guess logo and diamond pattern, which Gucci alleges are direct copies of its ...

Data-mining reveals that 80% of books published 1924-63 never had their copyrights renewed and are now in the public domain

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This January, we celebrated the Grand Re-Opening of the Public Domain, as the onerous terms of the hateful Sonny Bono Copyright Act final...

Americans should definitely be worried about the EU's new copyright rules

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The passage -- through MEPs erroneously pushing the wrong buttons! -- of the new EU Copyright Directive last March means that online plat...

Sanctions unlikely as US reviews SA’s copyright laws

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A diplomatic spat between the US and SA over SA’s copyright laws came to a head on Friday at a public hearing in Washington. The hearing,...

All the ‘Happy Birthday’ song copyright claims are invalid, federal judge rules

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None of the companies that have collected royalties on the “Happy Birthday” song for the past 80 years held a valid copyright claim to on...

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SAN FRANCISCO - A US trade panel said Thursday it was investigating a complaint that Google infringed on patented technology of smart spe...

$1.1 Billion CalTech Infringement Win Shows Patent Board Peril

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A $1.1 billion jury verdict against Apple Inc. and Broadcom Inc. spotlights a potential litigation pitfall for companies accused ...

Huawei Sues U.S. Carrier Over Alleged Patent Infringements

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Huawei filed lawsuits against U.S. wireless carrier Verizon in two U.S. district courts Thursday, accusing it of stealing its intellectua...