The week in IP – UPC, Qualcomm, We Shall Overcome, RPX, EPO and more

February 01 2018

Recent intellectual property news included German organisations’ support for dismissing a UPC complaint, a $26.7m patent award to Illumina, a surprising trade mark ruling in Brussels, an EU court’s ruling on a vulgar mark, “We Shall Overcome” entering the public domain, the Supreme Court’s IP docket, the EU fining Qualcomm and RPX’s potential sale. Ellie Mertens reports

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Trademarks

360 offering: why Stephenson Harwood is taking a punt on prosecution

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Proving bad faith in Singapore

Gillian Tan of That.Legal discusses a recent decision by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore and what it reveals about the evidential burden in bad-faith trademark claims

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Patents

Trade Secrets in Brazil: strategic protection in an innovation-friendly environment

Attorneys at Di Blasi, Parente & Associados share how the protection of trade secrets strengthens innovation by bringing together legal practice, regulatory developments, and established international references

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Patents

Exclusive: Finnegan hires Kirkland partner as it eyes UK growth

Jin Ooi, who joins as a partner today, said he is excited to offer a ‘rounded’ IP service as the firm deepens its litigation expertise in the UK and Europe

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Patents

‘Sigh of relief for generics’: SCOTUS rules on Hikma v Amarin

As generics celebrate, practitioners believe innovator companies should brace for an ‘uphill battle’ when trying to prove induced infringement

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The timing argument that erased a $452m trade secrets verdict

A team from Cooley shares how they overturned a massive damages award by emphasising that the opposing company’s trade secrets claims were time-barred

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