PTAB, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, Radiohead, Lana Del Rey, EPO, Michael Kors, Wi-LAN, Panasonic, copyright legislation – the week in IP

January 11 2018

Recent intellectual property news included a strongly-worded PTAB order forbidding a tribe from filing any further discovery requests, Radiohead’s efforts to get credit for a Lana Del Rey song, the EPO’s plans for 2018, a trade mark win in China for Michael Kors, Wi-LAN’s purchase of a Panasonic patent portfolio and US associations backing pending copyright legislation

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Law firm mergers ‘inevitable’ as cross-border cases rise: Ashurst Australia IP head

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'Stop playing games': INTA bemoans low sign-ups from London firms

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This week on MIP: UKIPO boosts patent service | Avanci adds seven Chinese automakers

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‘Make it an easy decision’: Goodwin litigator on boosting trial exposure

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