Sir Paul McCartney, Washington Redskins, Federal Circuit, Newegg, Xiaomi, Nokia, Nike, Rob Gronkowski, USPTO, Kyle Bass – the week in IP

July 05 2017

A Sir Paul MCCartney and Sony settlement, the end of the Washington Redskins’ trade marks battle, a Federal Circuit ruling that Judge Gilstrap erred by not awarding Newegg fees, Xiaomi’s acquisition of Nokia patents, a Nike opposition to a trade mark application and the USPTO’s intervention in an appeal of a Coalition for Affordable Drugs PTAB win were in the recent intellectual property news

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Patents

PONS IP launches AI, software and quantum tech group

The Spain-based firm has appointed an industry veteran to lead the group, which it hopes will strengthen its ability to support clients in ‘disruptive technologies’

May 26 2026

Patents

Weekly take: Why ‘impossible to ignore’ IP became my 'Jedi path'

Shaina Haria, a final-seat trainee at an international law firm’s UK office, shares how she fell in love with IP and why the area of law has changed the way she views the world

Shaina Haria, May 26 2026

Trademarks

‘Don’t forget to think’: EUIPO conference tackles AI in ‘age of change’

Now in its sixth edition, the IP Case Law Conference was focussed on the notion of ‘growing through change’

Max Walters, May 26 2026

Trademarks

What Vietnam's ‘priority foreign country identification’ by the US means for IP owners

Nick Redfearn and Khanh Nguyen of Rouse discuss Vietnam’s latest identification in the 2026 Special 301 Report and how the country is taking genuine steps to meet US expectations

Nick Redfearn, May 25 2026

Patents

‘Build a bigger picture’: IP head hits three decades at Demarest

Tatiana Campello reflects on 30 years of practising at the firm, and urges women IP attorneys to think beyond the day-to-day

Sanjana Mishra, May 22 2026

Patents

This week on MIP: EUIPO registers first GI | Philips loses SEP appeal

A David v Goliath battle involving TikTok, and Via Licensing Alliance adding new members to its Voice Codec patent pool, were also among the top talking points

Sukanya Sarkar, May 22 2026

Patents

Latham’s new hire signals continued demand for IP litigators

Latham & Watkins bolstered its IP litigation bench in California with the addition of Kieran Kieckhefer, as partner demand for trial-ready expertise shows no sign of slowing

Sanjana Mishra, May 21 2026

Patents

Sharing the ‘secret sauce’: Sterne Kessler launches Section 101 AI tool

With the launch of a new patent eligibility AI tool, Sterne Kessler is leading a growing movement of law firms taking AI development into their own hands

Sanjana Mishra, May 21 2026

Patents

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Weekly take: There’s a UPC world beyond Germany

UPC cases are (very) gradually becoming more distributed across other local divisions outside Germany, which can only be good news for the pan-European forum

May 21 2026

Patents

UPC update: PI claim loses bite | ADR open for business

Clarification concerning jurisdictional reach and latest stats released by the court were also among the top talking points in recent weeks

Max Walters, May 21 2026