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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Wise Up: UK Court Invalidates Broad Software Terms in Landmark Decision Post-SkyKick

Hot on the heels of our recent update on the UK Intellectual Property Office's (UKIPO) revised approach to bad faith objections (UKIPO/SkyKick), we now have the first, and eagerly anticipated, English court decision assessing...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

UK Supreme Court Ruling: Sky Falls in Pivotal Trade Mark Battle with SkyKick

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The wait is over! The UK Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in the closely followed and long-running litigation between Sky, the well-known television and broadband company, and SkyKick, a lesser-known cloud computing...more

K&L Gates LLP

Sky v Skykick AG – Is This the End of a Claim for “Computer Software?”

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On 16 October 2019, Advocate General Tanchev of the CJEU has issued his opinion in Sky v SkyKick one of the most intriguing trade mark cases at the moment which will likely have a significant impact on EU trade mark law....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Copyright: Europe Explores Its Boundaries - CJEU Draws the Line with the Resale of Back-Up Copies of Computer Programs

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Europe’s highest court has ruled that software owners have potentially greater rights to prevent the resale of back-up copies of their works than may exist in relation to the original licensed programs. The Court of...more

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USPTO Pilot Program: Trademark Registrations May Now Be Broadened To Account For Evolving Technology

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Trademark Office rules generally prohibit the broadening of goods and services identified in existing trademark registrations. But on September 1, the USPTO announced a new pilot program that will create a limited exception...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Trade Secrets, Security, and Cloud Computing: Best Practices Now

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As businesses increasingly store and access confidential information in the cloud, questions arise as to how to safeguard a company’s private data once it becomes part of an external computing network. Standards for...more

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