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In-house lawyers from Google and other companies discussed how they work internally and with outside counsel at the Fordham IP Conference, with the Google counsel explaining why he has had to fire attorneys in the past

Wu Dongliang, Echo Lin and Simon Tsi of Chang Tsi & Partners evaluate the decision of the UK High Court to issue a global FRAND licence in Unwired Planet v Huawei, provide an insight into the way in which Chinese courts determine royalties for SEPs, and advise Chinese businesses on how to manage SEP litigation

Trademark attorneys who have a solid technology strategy can more easily beat down infringement but should avoid getting overwhelmed by too much information

Sidley’s Eric Solovy, Iain Sandford and Deepak Raju, who helped Qatar secure victory in a landmark WTO copyright case, explain why the decision is so important

Avoiding the double-filing of trademarks and designs and transferring .EU domain registrations are just two recommendations for IP owners in light of Brexit, as Beverley Potts, David Stone, Joachim Feldges, Keren Livneh and David Shen of Allen & Overy explain

Using a range of metrics, Eddie Obissi and David Grosby of McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff explore the relationship between the amount of damages awarded in a patent infringement lawsuit and the quality of the patent

In the present case, the German Federal Court of Justice again had to deal with the question of how a representation of information within the meaning of Article 52(2)(d) EPC is to be distinguished from a technical feature.

The customs initiated an administrative court case at the Commercial Court of St Petersburg against Foreign Brands, a Russian company that imported goods labelled with a trademark "Dr Pepper Est. 1885." This is a routine procedure for customs authorities when they suspect transportation of counterfeit goods through the border. The owner of the trademark in such cases is a third person with limited participation in the proceedings

The newly-born Greek law on trademarks implementing Directive (EU) 2015/2436 has an attention-worthy provision, relating to the renewal of trademarks within their grace period. More specifically, the new Greek law on trademarks provides that the payment of the renewal fee can be made within the last six months of the protection’s term. It can also be made within an additional term of six months following the expiry of the formal protection’s term, subject to the payment of the renewal fee increased by 50% and without negating third parties’ rights acquired in the meantime.

Artificial intelligence (AI), which does not yet have a solid definition, can generally be described as “the ability of a digital computer or computer controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings.” AI systems have started to play a part in our daily life and today they carry out crucial roles for human beings. For instance, BlueDot’s AI system was among the first in the world to identify the emerging risk from COVID-19.