Apple, Qualcomm, Sir Paul McCartney, Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Star Trek, TTAB, Niro Law – the week in IP

January 25 2017

An Apple lawsuit against Qualcomm, Sir Paul McCartney’s efforts to regain ownership over Beatles songs, a $625m Merck patent settlement with Bristol-Myers Squibb, a Star Trek copyright lawsuit, the end of Niro Law, and the top 10 TTAB decisions of 2016 were in the recent intellectual property headlines

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Trademarks

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Patents

A return to ‘big law’? what’s on the horizon for Judge Albright?

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Patents

Sheppard hires five partner team from Perkins Coie

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Patents

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Patents

Major FRAND case draws to a close at UK Supreme Court

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Withers & Rogers bets on Birmingham for new UK office

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Trademarks

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‘Listen, hunt in packs and don’t show up drunk’: lawyers’ top networking tips

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Trademarks

Weekly take: Why 'network for good' Brand Action turns connections into impact

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