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CJEU Grants Jurisdiction Over Foreign IP Infringement Cases

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The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") issued a landmark decision on February 25, 2025, in the case of BSH Hausgeräte GmbH v. Electrolux AB. The ruling extends the jurisdiction of EU courts to adjudicate...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

The Supreme Court and Intellectual Property in 2024-2025: What Was Decided, What Is To Come And What Was Declined

In wrapping up the 2023-24 term and embarking on the 2024-25 term, the Supreme Court was asked to decide a number of intellectual property cases. The Court issued several significant opinions in 2024 and has taken several...more

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The Year in Intellectual Property Law – 2024 Popular Reads on JD Supra

File under: a year-end recap of some of the most widely read IP updates, analysis, and guidance published on JD Supra throughout 2024....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Dolly Pardon: American Girl Can Sue Foreign Counterfeiter for Internet Sales

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified its standards for establishing personal jurisdiction over foreign defendants that conduct business over the internet. American Girl, LLC v. Zembrka, DBA...more

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Name That Artist: How AI Music is Shaping the Right of Publicity

Every industry today is abuzz with the possibilities of artificial intelligence, and music is no exception. In the year since the AI-generated hit “Heart on My Sleeve,” courts have started to tackle AI issues in the arts...more

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Recent Rulings in AI Copyright Lawsuits Shed Some Light, but Leave Many Questions

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The last few months have seen a flurry of activity in cases involving artificial intelligence (AI), including some of the first major rulings involving generative AI. Andersen et al. v. Stability AI Ltd. As we have...more

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Recent Trends in Generative Artificial Intelligence Litigation in the United States

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Although still in their infancy, a growing number of recently-filed lawsuits associated with generative artificial intelligence (AI) training practices, products, and services have provided a meaningful first look into how US...more

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Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Official Fees to Increase Substantially on January 1, 2024

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CIPO has recently announced that most of its official fees will increase by at least 25% in 2024. These adjustments will affect all pending applications for patents, trademarks, industrial designs and copyrights, as well as...more

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Federal Court of Canada launches specialized Intellectual Property Chambers pilot project

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With the creation of specialized Chambers in the Federal Court, parties can be confident that judges assigned to their intellectual property matters in Canada will have intellectual property expertise. ...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

2023 IP Outlook: Trademark and Copyright Supreme Court Update

Three interesting intellectual property cases are on the Supreme Court of the United States’ docket in 2023. The Supreme Court’s opinions in these cases could have significant implications for trademark and copyright disputes...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

2023 IP Outlook: Developments in Trademark and Copyright Process and Procedure

Throughout 2022, the procedural rules of the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and the newly formed Copyright Claims Board (CCB) underwent several developments. The PTO outlined a new administrative process for addressing...more

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Trademark and Copyright Cases to Watch in 2023

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It’s always good to start off the year with an overview of trademark and copyright cases to watch. This year, we have a couple of cases that we’ve previously discussed on our podcast The Briefing, when they were on appeal...more

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UK Trade Marks, Copyright and Designs - Outlook for 2023

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As we start the new year, we take a look back at some of the most significant legal developments and caselaw of 2022 in UK trade mark, copyright and designs law and highlight the changes that IP stakeholders should be aware...more

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Intellectual Property Law: Looking Forward to 2023

With the continuing advancements of cutting-edge technologies — such as genome editing (CRISPR) and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) — U.S. courts will have a full docket of challenging IP cases throughout 2023. Below are some of...more

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China’s Intellectual Property Enforcement Trends

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Comprising tiers of specialized intellectual property (IP) courts within its court system, China bifurcated judicial and administrative proceedings for those seeking to protect and enforce against a patent infringement. The...more

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Decentralized Domains: Metaverse Land Grab

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As the metaverse continues to become a more established marketplace, and consumers become more familiar with non-fungible tokens (NFTs), NFT marketplaces, decentralized domains, bitcoin, crypto wallets and the blockchain, it...more

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Canadian Trademark Law 2021: A Year in Review

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2021 offered many lessons to Canadian trademark owners including: reminders of the challenges of enforcing inherently weak trademarks and the importance and benefits of registering IP rights at the Canadian border. As well,...more

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Australian Court Holds That Use of a Corporate Logo for Purposes of Engaging in a Public Campaign Amounts to Mostly Fair Dealing

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Australia's Copyright Act allows for various "fair dealing" defenses that set out defined categories of acceptable uses of copyrighted work. These uses include research or study, criticism or review, parody or satire,...more

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Environmental Advocate Wins Battle Against “Australia’s Greatest Liability”

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Greenpeace, the well-known environmental campaign organization, recently prevailed over an electricity giant in the Australian case AGL Energy Limited v. Greenpeace Australia Pacific Limited. Australia’s parody and satire law...more

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Strategies for in-house counsel to mitigate risk related to intellectual property

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In today’s competitive innovation economy, companies across industries face a wide range of potential legal issues and risks related to intellectual property (IP). Whether it is infringement of a valuable patented technology,...more

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Out With The Old, In With The Gatsby Sequels: Trademark and Copyright News for the New Year

Most of us were thrilled to see the calendar turn to 2021 on January 1, closing the chapter on what was an extremely challenging year around the globe. Now that we are a month into the new year, and the fireworks have faded...more

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McNees 2020 in Review – Trademarks, Copyrights and Patents

2020 has been an unforgettable year. Not even a global pandemic could stop courts of all levels from issuing important decisions regarding intellectual property. While many of us are anxious to leave 2020 behind, let’s take a...more

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Major Changes To Trademark And Copyright Law Included In Massive Stimulus Package

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Highly publicized pandemic relief and economic stimulus legislation that hurriedly passed Congress late in 2020 with little debate also includes what has been called the most significant trademark legislation since the Lanham...more

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IP Basics for Start-Ups and Small Enterprises: What Growing Companies Need to Know About Respecting, Acquiring, and Enforcing...

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This article is based on a presentation made at the Association of Corporate Counsel’s 2020 Annual Meeting. Creighton Frommer, Chief IP, Technology & Procurement Counsel at RELX, and Melissa Fruge, Chief Legal Officer at...more

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IP Litigation Quarterly Update

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Introducing the IP Litigation Quarterly Update, a quarterly newsletter summarizing noteworthy and interesting opinions related to intellectual property law. In this first edition covering the first quarter of 2020, the...more

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