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Apple, ITC, Bob Goodlatte, Fish IP, Fish & Richardson, Blackberry, PTAB – the week in IP

November 15 2017

Recent US intellectual property news included the ITC initiating an investigation into alleged patent infringement by Apple, Representative Goodlatte announcing he will not seek reelection, the end of a trade mark dispute between Fish IP and Fish & Richardson, Blackberry announcing a licensing deal with Teletry, and an analysis of the percentage of PTAB cases tied to district court litigation

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