IP News

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued a final rule establishing a separate design patent practitioner bar, allowing practitioners who are...
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On December 1, 2023, the Trademarks Opposition Board (TMOB) will implement changes regarding the Practice in trademark opposition proceedings and the Practice in section 45 proceedings....
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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published the World Intellectual Property Indicators 2023 Report (the “2023 WIPI Report”). The 2023 WIPI Report provides data...
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On 30 October 2023, US President Biden issued an executive order relating to the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence....
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Following in the footsteps of the Voltage Pictures LLC v. Salna reverse class action launched against alleged pirates of movies (see our previous reporting...
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The Government of Canada has announced a consultation focused on potential amendments to the Copyright Act in response to the recent rapid development of...
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X Social Media LLC has sued X Corp. (previously known as Twitter Inc.) after the latter’s rebrand of its social media platform from Twitter...
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”) issued its 1 millionth design patent on 26 September 2023. Design patent 1 million relates...
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Amazon announced on 29 September 2023 that it has joined the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Intellectual Property Enforcement Portal (IPEP) as a...
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Metabyte, Inc. has sued Meta Platforms for trademark infringement and unfair competition over Meta’s use of the trademark META in association with a variety...
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